LA Community Interns put their organizing skills to work!
In LA, 9to5’s Community Interns are championing the repeal of CalWORKs’ discriminatory Maximum Family Grant!
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Important Information for California Voters!
Heads up for all California voters! Find out where to check your voter registration, how to vote in a primary if you’re not registered with a specific party, and more helpful info.
Event: 9to5 LA’s Fair Trade and Conscious Gifts Holiday Bazaar!
Come support 9to5 as well as local and international artisans with fair trade, unique, hand-made and affordable gifts.
Drum roll please…
Find out the results of the key bills on 9to5 California’s 2015 Legislative Agenda, including several exciting victories!
9to5 LA Event: Aug 29 Outreach at Venice Beach
Find us at Venice Beach on Saturday where we’ll be sharing information about 9to5 and the working women’s movement!
9to5 San Jose Event: Aug 29 March for Women’s Equality
Join 9to5 San Jose at Silicon Valley’s first Women’s Equality Day March!
Victory! After years of workers organizing, Los Angeles City Council passes $15 minimum wage with enforcement against wage theft
After years of organizing from 9to5 and other workers groups, the Los Angeles City Council has raised the minimum wage and passed enforcements to protect workers from wage theft. We’re celebrating this major victory and rolling up our sleeves for what’s next!
Equal Pay Day and #BetterHaveMyMoney campaign
As I began to draft a blog post on Equal Pay Day the new Rhianna song “ Bitch Better Have My Money” began playing on my Pandora station. Equal Pay Day is the date that symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year. I immediately found myself nodding to the Kanye West-produced track and loving the sound of Rhianna’s Bajan accent screaming over the huge beat. By the time the chorus came through my speakers I was beginning to feel guilty for enjoying the song so much.
Stop Punishing My Family for Being Poor
I don’t want to be on welfare. I’m in school and trying to use CalWORKs benefits as a tool to get back on my feet and provide for my family. But welfare policies that assume I’m trying to game the system make it an uphill battle.
2015 Legislative Agenda
What’s 9to5 California up to? Check out our legislative agenda for a full list of the bills we support at the local, statewide, and federal level to support working women!