Let get to the finish line on AB 2382!
AB 2382 would eliminate the discriminatory CalWORKS truancy policy that double penalizes poor families. Now it’s up to Governor Brown to sign it! Use this easy tool to urge him to support this bill.
September 23- National Voter Registration Day
Event: National Voter Registration Day Details: In celebration of National Voter Registration Day 9to5 members will be registering people to vote at the West End mall. If you would …
STATEMENT: Senate Succeeds in Pushing Paycheck Fairness Act to Full Debate
For the first time ever, the Senate yesterday agreed to move on to a full debate of the Paycheck Fairness Act (PFA), by a vote of 73-25. We’ve passed the first of many hurdles, but it’s not over – this is the Senate’s chance to do the right thing.
CBS News: Fast Food Workers Strike, 3 Arrested
*9to5 marched alongside fast food workers and home care workers in a national strike demanding $15 an hour and the right to form a union. DENVER (AP/CBS4) — Fast …
Blog: Surprises and Lessons from Outreach at the Library
Tucson, AZ Action Network member Lini Burton shares surprises and lessons from outreach at the public library for 9to5’s National Day of Action
Member Op-Ed: On Women’s Equality Day, a Call for Paid Leave
Across the nation, women like myself struggle to make a living. We struggle to care for and provide for our families. We risk job and income loss when faced with illness or the need for maternity leave.
Huff Post: Women’s Equality Day: Voices Unite to Say #WEMatter
Women’s Equality Day, August 26, celebrates the anniversary of the day Congress stopped denying women the right to vote: a key moment in our history brought about by women organizing to demand equal rights under the law.
Press Coverage: Milwaukeeans to demonstrate in support of outraged Ferguson residents
9to5 Wisconsin joined other concerned organizations and individuals in protesting racial profiling and police brutality, in solidarity with the community of Ferguson, Missouri.
Are you kidding me? Paid Family Leave is Not for Everyone?!
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.
Linda Meric: Unpredictable, Inflexible Schedules Burden Women; We Need Schedules That Work
Joi Jackson works full-time at a call center. As a single mom with four kids, she struggles to get her kids to and from child care. Schedule flexibility to meet family needs at her place of employment is practically nonexistent. She is faced with an impossible decision: keep her job so she can provide for her family, or quit her job so she can care for her family.