Congrats @abdulelsayed.bsky.social on your historic victory! A father, fighter, and our Democratic nominee for Senate from Michigan. You demonstrated what's possible when we're accountable to the people — not corporations. And we're taking nothing for granted as we work to win in November.

The historic results last night are a testament to what we've known: Democrats win when we center the people. Democrats win when we fight for bold policies that go as broad and deep as the hurt our communities are facing. Democrats win when we don't moderate our aspirations.

I agree, no one should have to make the impossible choice btwn a paycheck and caring for yourself or a loved one. Unfortunately Trump’s law was just a big beautiful handout of taxpayer $$ to multibillion dollar corporations already providing paid leave benefits home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...

Treasury, IRS Issue Guidance on the Permanent Expansion of Paid Family and Medical Leave under the Working Families Tax Cuts

WASHINGTON — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2026-28, providing guidance on the employer credit for paid family and medical leave (PFML) under the W...

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Paid Leave for All@paidleaveforall.bsky.social · 5d ago

Members of Congress are taking months of paid medical leave, and we applaud that and wish them health and healing. And, we demand they fight for their constituents and hardworking Americans to have that same right and dignity. #PaidLeaveForAll

Members of Congress are taking months of paid medical leave, and we applaud that and wish them health and healing. And, we demand they fight for their constituents and hardworking Americans to have that same right and dignity. #PaidLeaveForAll

“To build an economy that works for everyone, we need federal paid sick leave to support working families,” said Sen. Tina Smith in a statement. “Caring for your child or an aging parent shouldn’t be something only the ultra-wealthy can afford, it’s basic humanity.” mndaily.com/opinion/opin...

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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🗞️In the New York Times today. 🗞️ The costs of care are some of the biggest sources of financial and emotional stress in our lives—and what if we saw and talked about them as much as gas prices? Paid leave and care are about affordability, reclaiming the American Dream, and so much more.

“I wish Congressman Kean healing and a full recovery. But a four-month leave with fully paid salary is something few Americans have access to — he’s enjoyed rights that he directly voted against for his own constituents,” Dawn Huckelbridge, director of @paidleaveforall.bsky.social

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · last mo.

Funny how that works. www.huffpost.com/entry/tom-ke...

“What would you need to be satisfied with your life? Our research reveals that the answer to that question is not simply about money but money as one of a handful of enablers to time—or put differently, to a life with enough room for the things that matter most.” democracyjournal.org/magazine/81/...

Families Need More Than Money

Sure, working families need more money. But they’re also crying out for something else: more time. Politicians need to listen.

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“The affordability crisis is the lack of care infrastructure by another name” @symonedsanders.bsky.social at the @paidleaveforall.bsky.social Lifelines screening

You know who has put paid leave for all on their platform? The mom and health care leader running for his seat. @rebeccabennettforcongress.com

Dawn Huckelbridge@dhuckelbridge.bsky.social · last mo.

I wish Rep. Kean health and healing. But he also voted against paid leave in NJ and I hope all elected leaders reckon with that. Everyone deserves the dignity to care and recover. That shouldn’t be a luxury for a privileged few—nor a right an elected enjoys but votes against for their constituents.

I wish Rep. Kean health and healing. But he also voted against paid leave in NJ and I hope all elected leaders reckon with that. Everyone deserves the dignity to care and recover. That shouldn’t be a luxury for a privileged few—nor a right an elected enjoys but votes against for their constituents.

NEW from @newamerica.org: Most Americans underestimate the cost of care, overestimate public investment, and don’t know how families find, manage, or pay for care across the lifespan (neither do we!)—and say government should play a role in helping us afford care. www.newamerica.org/insights/the...

This was powerful. The understanding that caregiving issues—paid leave, child care, aging and disability care—are at the heart of an economic and political agenda, but also that a broader agenda encapsulates care, whether health or housing or financial security. We should all stand for care.

Paid Leave for All@paidleaveforall.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“It’s not just an affordability agenda. It’s a care agenda.” @menendez.house.gov

Thanks to @mollyww.bsky.social for giving us some positive news. Turns out dads want, and are using, paid leave for their children — as much as moms. #PaidLeaveForAll

Paid Leave for All@paidleaveforall.bsky.social · 2mo ago

NEW report out today and some good news for this Father’s Day: Dads are coming close to, or even exceeding, the rates of moms taking paid leave to bond with new children in most state paid leave programs. #PaidLeaveForAll paidleaveforall.org/wp-content/u...

Man, that Obama grand opening lineup as the real 250th.

I’d like to elect the people that give us a majority to take children and human beings out of concentration camps. You?

These things are not pipe dreams. They’re not radical. They’re not even hard to do. Nearly every country in the world does. We’re simply being swindled in this country, including out of the things working families pay into and billionaires and corporations—beneficiaries of welfare—do not.

Dawn Huckelbridge@dhuckelbridge.bsky.social · 2mo ago

What if—bear with me, it sounds shocking but it’s commonplace in much of the world—people had paid leave when they got sick or gave birth or needed to care for a parent. What if child care and pre-k and care for your family was easy to come by. What if health care and education was simply a given.

What if—bear with me, it sounds shocking but it’s commonplace in much of the world—people had paid leave when they got sick or gave birth or needed to care for a parent. What if child care and pre-k and care for your family was easy to come by. What if health care and education was simply a given.

Dawn Huckelbridge@dhuckelbridge.bsky.social · 2mo ago

What if, instead of the donor advised funds and breadth of philanthropy that isolates mass resources for generations or picks pet projects, the wealthiest and biggest corporations simply paid their fair shares of taxes — to the country and communities that enabled their wealth.

What if, instead of the donor advised funds and breadth of philanthropy that isolates mass resources for generations or picks pet projects, the wealthiest and biggest corporations simply paid their fair shares of taxes — to the country and communities that enabled their wealth.

Even as her daughter was fighting for her life in the NICU, Olympian Allyson Felix wasn’t thinking only of her—she also had to worry about her income. That’s why she’s become a prominent advocate for paid family leave: https://bit.ly/43jAXy3

A New Documentary Shows How Paid Leave Gives Families a Lifeline

The film reveals what’s possible when families can access supportive policies. Olympic champion Allyson Felix understands this issue intimately.

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Recent polls show that 91 percent of voters support a national paid family and medical leave policy. But just 13 states and D.C. have paid family and medical leave programs.

91% of Voters Support a National Paid Leave Program. How Do We Make It Happen?

The United States is one of only seven countries lacking a federal mandate for paid maternal or family leave. Within the country, only 13 states and D.C. have paid family and medical leave programs, a...

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Paid leave is personal — and it's pro-worker, pro-family, and pro-growth. It's why I lead the effort in Delaware and it's why I'm championing it in Congress.

If this country can find trillions for tax breaks for the rich and wars of choice, it can find the resources to guarantee paid leave for every worker in America.    Virginia led. Now Congress must act. Let's pass the FAMILY Act.

Far too often women feel forced to leave their jobs to care for loved ones, losing income & career opportunities. We are fighting for legislation that makes access to paid leave, childcare, eldercare, and family care a guarantee.

“Those additional weeks of leave allowed me to reclaim my story with M. We bonded, played and slowly built routines. It gave us time to heal. Without this state-funded support, I likely would not have stayed in the workforce.” @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

My baby was in the NICU. Paid leave allowed us to be a family. | Opinion

I answered emails and joined meetings beside incubators and monitors, saving my leave for the day my daughter came home. It shouldn't be this way.

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“But what’s sometimes missing from the affordability conversation is time—our ability to have it with the people we love without sacrificing our livelihoods. Being denied that time is a poverty in itself.” @dhuckelbridge.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Paid Leave Is a Lifeline. Every American Deserves It

The United States is one of the only countries in the world to not guarantee any form of paid leave. It's time for that to change.

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ALSO TODAY, the new short film Lifelines is released to the public. Lifelines follows two families’ journeys, but it’s all of our stories—and it shows the difference paid leave can make. Watch it at LifelinesTheFilm.com and share your own paid leave story with hashtag #Lifelines. #PaidLeaveForAll

Homepage - Life Lines the Film

Lifelines is a short documentary following two families whose lives are transformed overnight when they find themselves needing to care for vulnerable family

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Today, we released the first comprehensive report of paid leave progress since the pandemic and Build Back Better, and we counted substantive wins in a stunning 42 states and DC. The momentum is growing, and a federal policy is next. #PaidLeaveForAll paidleaveforall.org/wp-content/u...

And now—Virginia has paid sick days. For all. Congratulations to all those who fought for this victory.