Why I Write Letters to the Editor
9to5 Action Network member Judy Belanger shares how she uses Letters to the Editor as a powerful tool for public education and raising the level of discussion around working women’s issues.
9to5 Action Network member Judy Belanger shares how she uses Letters to the Editor as a powerful tool for public education and raising the level of discussion around working women’s issues.
Tucson, AZ Action Network member Lini Burton shares surprises and lessons from outreach at the public library for 9to5’s National Day of Action
Growing up in California, where we have access to Paid Family Leave, I didn’t realize that many people could not take paid time off work for a loved one’s serious injury or illness. I now see how blessed my family was to have paid family leave and not worry about losing their jobs or their paycheck.
Learn more about the new bill to institute a national paid leave family insurance program, so no one has to put their job or their paycheck at risk to care for themselves or their family.
9to5 is excited to launch our new summer-long campaign to raise up women’s voices and votes on behalf of our families and communities!
Read Kiki’s speech to the Pennsylvania House Labor and Industry Committee urging them to pass a bill that would prohibit the kind of hiring discrimination that Kiki endured as a single mom.
The momentum’s building for paid family and medical leave for New York State. Right now it is crucial for the NY Senate to hear a groundswell of support for this important legislation. Add your voice to the momentum!
Join Action Network members in a quick, simple outreach project to honor Mother’s Day and spark discussion about justice for working women!
Pay discrimination goes deeper than just numbers. Voting against policies that help families, and failure to provide options such as parental leave and paid sick days, hurt women more than men.
On Equal Pay Day, recognized this year on April 8, 9to5 members across the country took action to protest the gender wage gap. Several hundred 9to5 members made their voices heard as they demanded pay equality regardless of gender and race!