February 11, 2019 in #FightingForFamilies, Family Economic Security
Recent polls coordinated by SiX in states across the country show that state policies that will help families thrive are overwhelmingly popular. SiX tested support for policies that would ensure equal pay, overtime pay, paid sick leave, paid family leave and childcare funding in North Carolina, Maine, Washington, Arizona, Virginia, Maryland and Colorado. Those opposed? […]
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February 8, 2019 in #FightingForFamilies, Labor
By: AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler In her response to President Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, Stacey Abrams encapsulated the sentiment of our current times when she said, “Under the current administration, hard-working Americans are falling behind, living paycheck to paycheck, most without labor unions to protect them from even worse harm.” […]
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in #FightingForFamilies, #MeToo, Workplace Policies
By Andrea Johnson, Senior Counsel for State Policy, National Women’s Law Center When #MeToo went viral in October 2017, there was a scramble by state and federal lawmakers to meet the bravery of the survivors coming forward and enact meaningful, substantive policy reforms to stop and prevent sexual harassment. Our phones at the National Women’s […]
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February 7, 2019 in #FightingForFamilies, Equal Pay
By Kim Churches, the chief executive officer of the American Association of University Women. We’ve been hearing the same grim story about the gender pay gap for far too long: Working women take home, on average, 20 percent less than working men—and the gap is even wider for women of color. While the median annual […]
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February 6, 2019 in #FightingForFamilies, Family Economic Security, Paid Family and Medical Leave
By Jessie Ulibarri, Executive Director of the State Innovation Exchange While many pundits and politicos have been focused on Washington this week, we at the State Innovation Exchange (SiX) are focused on the progressive legislators who are fast at work in state capitols advancing legislation to improve the lives of working families. That is why […]
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December 19, 2018 in #FightingForFamilies, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Working Families
The annual SiX #FightingForFamiliesWeek of Action is a national, coordinated effort to highlight the work of progressive state legislators to create an economy that works for all, not just the wealthy few. The next Week of Action will be February 4-8, 2019. WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN Join a national movement to highlight the work of […]
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February 9, 2018 in #FightingForFamilies, Center for Reproductive Rights, Contraception, CRR, Week of Action
By Agata Pelka The ability to plan, time, and space children is inextricably linked with economic opportunity, stability, and security for women and families. This is no surprise to the majority of women who report using contraception as a means to complete their education, keep or get a job, and to support themselves and their […]
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in #FightingForFamilies, Michigan, Retirement Security
As part of SiX’s 2018 #FightingForFamilies Week of Action, Michigan Rep. Jon Hoadley (D-Kalamazoo), wrote a guest blog on the importance of supporting our country’s aging population by improving access to long-term care for seniors and ensuring caregivers are paid fair wages. By Michigan Rep. Jon Hoadley By 2030, Michigan’s senior population will double, meaning that in just over […]
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February 8, 2018 in #FightingForFamilies, AFLCIO, Unions, Week of Action
As part of SiX’s 2018 #FightingForFamilies Week of Action, Liz Shuler, the Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO wrote a guest blog about the importance of women in the labor movement, and how labor unions are helping advance policies at the state level that support working families. By Liz Shuler Women in the workplace have made […]
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in #FightingForFamilies, #MeToo, NWLC, Sexual Harassment, Week of Action
As part of SiX’s 2018 #FightingForFamilies Week of Action, Andrea Johnson, the Senior Counsel for State Policy at the National Women’s Law Center, wrote a guest blog about how legislators can fight for systemic, structural changes in our workplaces to alleviate the gender power imbalances that have allowed sexual harassment to persist. By Andrea Johnson From the moment it was announced that the National […]
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February 7, 2018 in #FightingForFamilies, CBPP, Tax Cuts, Week of Action
As part of SiX’s 2018 #FightingForFamilies Week of Action, Erica Williams, the Director of State Policy Initiatives with the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, wrote a guest blog emphasizing how state governments can move away from tax cuts for the wealthy, and raise and spend tax revenue in ways that profoundly affect families and communities. By Erica Williams Choices states make about investing […]
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in #FightingForFamilies, AAUW, Equal Pay, Week of Action
As part of SiX’s 2018 #FightingForFamilies Week of Action, Kim Churches, the Chief Executive Officer of the American Association of University Women wrote a guest blog about the importance of fighting for equal pay for all women coast-to-coast. By Kim Churches Women and families are hurt by the gender pay gap. Taking home 13 percent, 20 percent, 37 percent, 41 percent, 43 percent, or 46 percent less than a colleague […]
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February 6, 2018 in #FightingForFamilies, Infrastructure, Millions of Jobs Coalition, State Innovation Exchange, Week of Action
As part of SiX’s 2018 #FightingForFamilies Week of Action, Tate Hausman, the Executive Director of the Millions of Jobs Coalition, wrote a guest blog on the importance of public infrastructure investment that doesn’t rely on private investment or place an undue burden on state and local governments. By Tate Hausman It’s no secret – America’s infrastructure is failing. The crumbling state of our infrastructure earned it […]
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in #FightingForFamilies, Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools, AROS, Education, Week of Action
As part of SiX’s 2018 #FightingForFamilies Week of Action, Lyn Hoyt, State Alliance Coordinator for the Tennessee Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools, wrote a guest blog on the importance of investing and supporting K-12 public schools and advancing local efforts supporting community schools in Tennessee and nationwide. By Lyn Hoyt Public schools are the vehicle through which we guarantee all children a free education from kindergarten through 12th grade. In our collective […]
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February 5, 2018 in #FightingForFamilies, FMLA, National Partnership for Women and Families, NPWF, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Vicki Shabo, Week of Action
As part of SiX’s 2018 #FightingForFamilies Week of Action, Vicki Shabo, the vice president for workplace policies and strategies at the National Partnership for Women & Families, wrote a guest blog commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and explaining the importance of fighting for a real national paid family and medical leave plan that doesn’t leave anyone behind. […]
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