Media Coverage: Increase in minimum wage is fair
The temperature had dropped well below zero at 5:45 a.m. on Dec. 5. But that did not deter the group of 75 bundled-up fast-food workers and their supporters.
Highlighting 9to5 Member Stacey Calvin: For Working Moms, One Sick Kid Can Spell Disaster
For working middle- to lower-income moms, a family emergency can easily spell financial disaster.
Media Coverage: ‘Ban the Box’ Campaign Moves Ahead, Pushed by Formerly Incarcerated People
9to5 Atlanta organizer Marilynn Winn shares stories about her youth and starting 9to5’s Ban the Box campaign.
9to5 San Jose Winter Newsletter
Download the 2014 Winter Newsletter here!
Event: Lobby Day at the Georgia Capitol
Stand Up! Speak out! Urge your legislators to pass the Family Care Act and support Ban the Box at 9to5’s Lobby Day!
Event: MLK Day March at the Capitol
Join us as we fight for livable wages for ALL workers on MLK Day!
Letter to the Editor: MLK’s vision of economic justice
To continue Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, we must fight to raise the minimum wage.
Hot Off the Presses: Maria Shriver’s New Report, “A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink”
This week, The Shriver Report releases a new report addressing women’s poverty in the U.S. and some of the good jobs, workplace flexibility, equal opportunity and economic security issues that 9to5 organizes around.
Press Release: 9to5 calls on Congress to extend unemployment compensation
Congress needs to return to Washington ready to govern, and the first thing on their agenda should be the extension of this critical safety net for workers who have been laid off and unable to find new jobs.
Event: 9to5 Los Angeles Movie Night
Join us for our bi-monthly movie nights highlighting working women.