Paid leave is good for babies, women, families, businesses and America. Here’s why. – Motherly
Future mothers and fathers, currently pregnant women and soon-to-be dads, new moms and dads, seasoned parents, aunts and uncles, grandparents, friends and coworkers: We all need to speak up. Our voices can effect change for the next generation of working parents. Here’s how to get informed and fight for paid leave.
Paid Family Leave Would Actually Make Businesses Stronger – Motherly
With every other developed country except the United States guaranteeing workers paid leave, the feasibility of paid leave has been well-tested across the world. But nevertheless, there still remains an underlying fear that it’ll somehow be bad for businesses in this country.
Why Getting Paid Leave Right Is A Racial Justice Imperative That You Should Care About – Blavity
Failing to provide paid leave has especially devastating consequences for people of color that compound and exacerbate deep-seated and longstanding discrimination, institutionalized racism and vast income and wealth disparities.
Northbrook adopts Cook County paid sick leave ordinance after opting out last year – Chicago Tribune
[Trustee Muriel] Collison has previously said that since the board’s decision to opt out, the issue has been on her mind. A number of full-time workers in Northbrook told Collison that not only do they not receive paid sick days, but that if they miss work for more than three days in a year, for whatever reason, they would be fired, she said.
Austin workers deserve paid sick leave, and students can help them get it – The Daily Texan
[Implementing the paid sick days ordinance] will be worth it for Austin workers, including financially independent students who work in Austin and stand to benefit from the ordinance.
I Thought Paid Leave Mattered Most For Women — Until My Husband Got Sick – Forward
Before I became a parent, it never once registered that “paid leave” was about so much more than new parenthood.
Wrestling with paid leave: New moms in Nebraska government rely on co-workers to donate time – Omaha World-Herald
“You shouldn’t have to rely on the generosity of your co-workers to meet the needs of your family and protect your job,” [Tiffany Joekel, policy and research director for the Women’s Fund of Omaha] said.
Paid sick leave bill passes in Westchester County – News 12 Westchester
[O]ne small business owner in Yonkers tells News 12 he has been giving employees five to six paid sick days a year for the past 15 years. “I think people should have some personal days off, paid if you can afford it, I think it’s the right thing to do, it also makes everybody happy,” says Rich Angelori, owner of Midway Electric.
Gun violence, health care among top concerns for women, especially minorities, new survey finds – NBC News
“November will be an important time for change,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families, in regards to the upcoming midterm elections next month.
‘Rise up, women!’: Angry crowds flood Capitol Hill to protest Brett Kavanaugh nomination – USA Today
After Flake announced his surprise move to tie an FBI probe to his final vote on the nominee, Amalya Smith, with the National Partnership for Women and Families, who was addressing the crowd, announced that Flake is “manning up,” triggering wild cheering. Then she added, “or, womaning up.”
