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Two decades of organizing and winning #PaidLeave, paid sick and safe time, and progressive work-family policies for ALL in America 🇺🇸♥️👶🏽🗳 #NetworkStrong in 27 States! Organize with us: familyvaluesatwork.org
📣The same forces that deny Latinas equal pay also deny workers #PaidLeave and #PaidSickDays. America can do better for workers.🛠️ No worker should labor knowing that they are valued less than others doing the same work and with the same qualifications. #LatinaEqualPay
Latina work is worth more than 60 cents of the dollar their white counterparts earn for the same work, #EqualPayDay #PowerPayProgress #Trabajadoras El trabajo de las latinas vale más que 60 centavos del dólar que ganan sus homólogos blancos por el mismo trabajo.
Latinas are paid, on average, 53 cents to every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men. This number includes all Latinas with reported earnings, like part-time, seasonal, and migrant workers. This is not ok. Equal pay for equal work. #PowerPayProgress #Trabajadoras
🌈Queer Latinas are victims of unequal pay. Denying Latinx workers #PaidLeave compounds the poverty that paycheck disparity creates. #LatinaEqualPay Las latinas queer son víctimas de salarios desiguales.
Latinas need to work up to October 8 -- that's an extra 10 months -- in order to earn what their white male counterpart (with same the qualifications) earned last year. That is not equal pay, we can do better in America! #LatinaEqualPay #Trabajadoras
It's working! Congratulations Maine -- paid leave for all means time to care for a sibling, a parent, an adult child, a loved one, and most importantly, time to receive care. https://maineaflcio.org/news/more-8300-workers-apply-benefits-during-first-three-months-maines-paid-family
More Than 8,300 Workers Apply for Benefits During First Three Months of Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program
Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program will remain stable for the next 10 years, according to a new state actuarial report.
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Latina equal pay day is 10/8 👀 but let’s be clear, Latinas getting just 60 cents📉 on the white male dollar is the national average for Latinas – but the gap is BIGGER in places like Alabama! #LatinaEqualPay #Trabajadoras
ICYMI, join the conversation about the rights of workers, the upcoming elections, and how the voice of workers are showing us the way forward. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuO9...
Network @ Work: Principles for Worker Liberation Partners in Conversation
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Are workers rights under threat? What rights do workers have that they sometimes do not realize? Join us for a lively conversation with organizers from the Principles for Worker Liberation Project -- presented by Family Values @ Work Thursday, 10/1 @ 12:30 pm
Trillions in value. Zero dollars in wages. Too little investment in care. https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/09/17/americans-chores-and-unpaid-household-labor-could-have-6-trillion-collective-value-report-finds/
Americans’ Unpaid Household Labor—Including Chores and Childcare—Valued At Up to $6 Trillion
A new report from the Government Accountability Office found unpaid household labor was valued between $5.6 trillion and $6 trillion in 2024, or about 20% of the U.S.’ GDP.
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Wage gaps make it difficult–if not impossible–for families to provide safe, healthy environments and futures for their children. We must achieve #equalpay across the United States and its territories for every family. ❤️
Unequal pay and lost wages affect Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders ability to retire and their family’s future. To make matters worse, these women lack access to jobs with paid family or even sick time. It’s time to protect our workforce with #equalpay and #timetocare.
It is not enough to talk about how women in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands are being paid 67 cents to the dollar for the same work and with the same qualifications as white males, we need action to end wage discrimination. #EqualPay
Today, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women have finally reached the earnings of white non-Hispanic males from last year. No, 67 cents to the dollar us unacceptable. This is just a small example of the inequality women of the NHPI ancestry face in the workplace💔 #EqualPay
The 67¢ earned by NHPI women for every $1 earned by white, non-Hispanic men reveals a painful inequality. This income disparity compounds over time, impacting the ability to support families and create a financial safety net for unforeseen challenges. #EqualPay
#BackToSchool can also mean getting the call: your child is sick. Too many caregivers fear answering because missing work to care for a child can mean losing pay--or even a job. It doesn’t have to be this way. Everyone deserves access to a paid sick and safe time policy.
Ten years after a state-sponsored feasibility study showed the way forward, Pennsylvanians are still waiting for paid family and medical leave. Family Values @ Work’s Marianne Bellesorte asks: What’s the hold up? https://familyvaluesatwork.org/pennsylvanians-cannot-wait-for-paid-leave/
Pennsylvanians Cannot Wait for Paid Leave | Family Values @ Work
10 years after feasibility study workers are still waiting.
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NEW report: Nationwide, more than 29 million employees have no paid holidays off. US law provides no paid holidays, no paid family leave—no paid time off. But there are proposals in Congress to change that. Read more at PaidLeaveForAll.org.
Family Values @ Work Mourns the Passing of Gloria Steinem #gloriasteinem #thankyou https://familyvaluesatwork.org/family-values-work-mourns-the-passing-of-gloria-steinem/
Family Values @ Work Mourns the Passing of Gloria Steinem | Family Values @ Work
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NEW: Family Values @ Work Executive Director Gayle Goldin and Julie Kashen make the case that having time to care is essential to our democracy. https://msmagazine.com/2026/08/20/paid-family-medical-leave-childcare-paid-sick-time-women-work-minnesota-minneapolis-organizing-care-mutual-support-aid/
Care Is Becoming America's Strongest Form of Resistance
This midterm season, as courts and legislatures chip away at who gets to have a voice in our elections and governance, shoring up our democratic infrastructure is more important than ever. An unlikely...
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Paid leave makes it possible to take time to give and receive care.
You shouldn't have to need paid time to care for yourself or loved ones to support policies that allow everyone doing the same -- just sayin' 😕 https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mitch-mcconnell-sick-leave-votes/
Did Mitch McConnell vote against sick leave 4 times? We checked his record
People shared the claim about the former U.S. Senate majority leader in summer 2026 after he spent weeks away from work following a reported fall.
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We love seeing our network members and their coalition partners celebrated for their impactful work. So proud of you, Connecticut #PaidLeave https://bipartisanpolicy.org/issue-brief/supporting-working-families-policy-spotlight-on-connecticut/
Supporting Working Families: Policy Spotlight on Connecticut
Introduction American families are under growing financial strain, caught between a shifting labor market and support systems that weren’t designed for the modern economy. Child care is financially un...
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Care is respect for human dignity. Everyone should be able to take the time they need to heal, seek care, and support a loved one without fear of losing their job or income. https://mndaily.com/opinion/opinion-were-sick-of-having-no-national-paid-sick-leave/07/26/2026/eicmndaily-com/
Opinion: We’re sick of having no national paid sick leave
As I prepare to move into the professional world, I’ve found myself imagining what my ideal job would look like. After all, there is an entire world of jobs out there with different descriptions, resp...
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"The Family and Medical Leave Act protected my job, but it did not protect my income." There's a movement for that: #paidleaveforall https://www.dailycamera.com/2026/07/29/motherhood-birthrate-work-employment-maternity-leave-opinion/
Wonder why the birthrate is falling? Look how we treat mothers. (Opinion)
The American workplace is still organized around an ideal worker who has no body, no children, no aging parents, no illness, no grief and no caregiving responsibilities. Motherhood exposes that fictio...
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Last week we had the pleasure of hosting state administrators, advocates, and national partners at the 2026 Paid Family and Medical Leave Collaborators Convening with Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP). We are grateful to all for this powerful experience. #careforall #paidleaveforall
Not just paternity leave, but paid family land medical leave for ALL. (Can someone send this to JD Vance?) https://www.parents.com/pregnancy/my-life/maternity-paternity-leave/why-new-dads-should-take-paternity-leave/
Why New Dads Should Take Paternity Leave
If you live in the US, non-gestational parents are entitled to parental leave through the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), but most don't take it. Here's how to make it happen, plus the surprising way...
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