Give What You Can During the 9to5 Membership Drive!
February 16, 2015
February 15th marks the kickoff of 9to5’s nationwide Membership Drive! For the next two months, 9to5 members across the country will be telling family, friends, and coworkers why they care about working women’s issues – and inviting them to join our movement by becoming a member of 9to5.
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2015 Legislative Agenda
January 16, 2015
9to5 is committed to leading legislation that creates a more equitable economy and workplace for all working families in Colorado. Check out what we’re working on this year!
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Blog: All I Want for Christmas is Paid Family Medical Leave
December 18, 2014
Most people say all they want for Christmas is peace, joy, happiness, and their health. Sadly, for many in today’s world this is simply impossible.
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CBS Denver: Pregnancy Discrimination A Growing Problem In Colorado Workplace
November 19, 2014
Rebecca Walker is celebrating her brand new bundle of joy but she believes her son is the reason she lost her job as a cardiac tech at Denver Health.
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CPR NEWS: Colorado Healthcare System Preps for Surge of Seniors
October 29, 2014
Denver resident Mary Brandell, 93, is part of a wave of Colorado seniors that has health officials busily preparing the state’s care system to meet them. Brandell is healthy and she proudly notes that she’s still driving.
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Health News Colorado: Silver Tsunami Poised to Overwhelm Home Care Workers
October 23, 2014
While Colorado’s senior population surges and many may need help, the cadre of workers who can help retirees age in their homes probably won’t keep up.
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Facebook, Apple say they’ll help women freeze eggs; local clinic suggests fertility assessment tests
October 17, 2014
Earlier this week tech giants Apple and Facebook announced offering to pay female employees to freeze their eggs. They say it’s a way to help professional women pursue high-level careers without sacrificing their future families.
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Recession Ends, but Millions of Women Still Trapped in Poverty
September 29, 2014
Full Colorado report by Coalition on Human Needs and 9to5 here. 9to5 leaders and members are available for interviews upon request. Sept. 29, 2014 – Poverty is a women’s issue. Nearly six in ten poor adults are women, and more than half of all poor children live in families headed by women. Poverty rates are…
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Denver Post Op-Ed: Home Care Work is Skilled Work
September 21, 2014
Home care workers — the majority of whom are immigrant women — are not considered “skilled” workers by our immigration system the way that Silicon Valley engineers are, but their work is vital to our families and our nation’s economy.
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CBS News: Fast Food Workers Strike, 3 Arrested
September 9, 2014
*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 food workers in Denver are participating in a national strike to win $15 an hour wages, and three people were arrested when they sat down…
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