Event: Show Working Families Some Love: Economic Justice Lobby Day
January 22, 2013
Join 9to5 and Colorado Progressive Coalition for a Valentines Day lobby day! We’ll focus on advocating for legislation that supports working families.
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Event: Rally for the Family Care Act and Anniversary of FMLA
January 22, 2013
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Family Medical Leave Act on February 5, one of the most significant advances for working families in our nation’s history.
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Media Coverage: Not everyone can skip work, even if it prevents spread of flu
January 15, 2013
The lack of paid sick days is an important public health issue that needs to be addressed by policymakers.
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Media Coverage: Boston declares flu health emergency, shows Denverites deserve paid sick days
January 15, 2013
2013 is already shaping up to be one of the worst flu seasons in years. Without paid sick days, too many low-wage workers will be forced to come to work sick, spreading the flu to clients, customers, and co-workers.
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Media Coverage: Colorado’s minimum wage increase will help boost economic growth
January 11, 2013
While stagnant wages and sluggish job growth continue to cloud the post-recession recovery, a bright spot exists in Colorado: 66,000 of the state’s lowest-paid workers got a raise.
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Media Release: Colorado to Increase Minimum Wage on New Year’s Day
December 20, 2012
On January 1, 2013, Colorado’s full minimum wage and tipped minimum wage will each increase by 14 cents to $7.78per hour and $4.76 per hour, respectively, benefiting an estimated 66,000 low-wage workers in the state and boost consumer spending by $11 million.
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Event: Colorado MLK Parade
December 18, 2012
Join 9to5 to celebrate the largest Martin Luther King, Jr. march and rally in the United States.
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Media Coverage: Give Poverty the Attention it Deserves in the Debate
October 5, 2012
It’s time we give poverty, particularly child poverty, the attention it deserves. A good place to start would be the first presidential debate in Denver on October 3.
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Media Coverage: Please, President Obama and Gov. Romney, no lip service on family values
October 2, 2012
Jessica Smith started a petition to get President Obama and Governor Romney talking about paid sick days and family leave insurance. Jessica knows a little something about the need for these policies. She suffered a stroke when she was 3 years old.
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