#MeToo Comes to the Georgia Capitol
March 12, 2020
Georgia HB 1211, introduced March 5th, is a bi-partisan effort to extend protections against workplace sexual harassment to women who work for employers of less than 15 people. 9to5 Executive Director Leng Leng Chancey spoke in support of this bill in House Committee. Here is her testimony: My name is Leng Leng Chancey and I…
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9to5 Leads in Paid Leave for All Movement
February 24, 2020
9to5 is proud to serve on the steering committee of Paid Leave for All, a new national collaborative that will develop a coordinated strategy to win a national, inclusive paid family and medical leave policy with bipartisan support. Member groups, including 9to5, have been driving state wins and research for years, paving the way for a national win. The…
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We Won’t Stop Till All Families Have Healthcare
December 19, 2019
9to5 Blasts Court Decision that Weakens the ACA On December 18, 2019 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down the mandatory coverage requirement of the Affordable Care Act, instructing a lower court to decide if the rest of the legislation can remain in force. Leng Leng Chancey, the Executive Director of…
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#WhatAboutMe: Standing up for Retail Workers this holiday season
December 12, 2019
9to5 Executive Director Leng Leng Chancey highlights the need for a focus on sexual harassment faced by retail workers in this OpEd, published in Ms Magazine. “The retail and restaurant workers who provide services to those customers are overwhelmingly women who are paid low wages for very hard and stressful work. What makes matters worse…
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Investing in Caregivers and Families
November 5, 2019
Statement of Becca Donaldson of Wauwatosa (at podium in photo), in support of Wisconsin Family & Medical Leave Insurance legislation Oct 22, 2019 In my day job, I’m an attorney. Like many attorneys, it’s also my night job. In the past few years I’ve taken on another job: caregiving for my mom. Last year, a…
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Challenging Sexual Harassment at All Levels of the Opera Industry
October 3, 2019
In response to yesterday’s news that Placido Domingo resigned his post at the L.A. Opera after numerous complaints of sexual harassment, Leng Leng Chancey, the executive director of 9to5, National Association of Working Women, issued the following statement: “Yesterday’s resignation by Placido Domingo is a step in the right direction, as opera companies across the…
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Georgia Families Need a Georgia Work Credit!
September 9, 2019
9to5 Georgia is building support statewide for a Georgia Work Credit that would provide a bottom-up tax cut to working families by reducing taxes for families that are struggling to make ends meet because of low-wage jobs. Nearly 1.1 million Georgia families, representing 28% of all households, received the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)…
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Renters win in Inglewood, California!
September 5, 2019
After a three year campaign, community activists have won a rent control ordinance and just cause eviction rights in the city of Inglewood, part of the Los Angeles Metro Area. 9to5 California, as part of the Uplift Inglewood Coalition, fought to ensure these basic rights to prohibit rent from skyrocketing, and to ensure that tenants…
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Join me in the fight for Black Women’s Equal Pay
August 22, 2019
Growing up I watched my mother go to work every single day. She worked as a Provisional Specialist for Ohio Bell (now AT&T). For a long time I was like, “Wow, my mom has a great paying job with a fancy title”. She had a union and all seemed well. As I got older saw…
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Immigrants build America: uniting us with the promise of opportunity and equality
August 8, 2019
In response to the Aug 7th massive raid at a Koch Food plant, in Mississippi, by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE), 9to5 Executive Director, Leng Leng Chancey, issued the following statement: “Yesterday’s raid at a food plant in Morton, Mississippi is yet another outrageous attack on immigrant families. With 680 workers taken into custody, we know…
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