Media Coverage: 9to5’s Linda Meric talks with Jamila Bey about Low-Wage Working Women on the Sex, Polictics and Religion Hour
April 5, 2013
In recognition of Equal Pay Day on April 9, 2013, Linda Meric talks about the pay gap and a host of other issues affecting low-wage working women with Jamila Bey on the Sex, Politics, Religion Hour.
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Media Coverage: City of Atlanta Joins Growing List of Employers to “Ban the Box”
April 2, 2013
9to5 Atlanta announces new City of Atlanta policy promoting fairness in employment. In a campaign led by 9to5 Atlanta, the City of Atlanta became the 44th local jurisdiction in the nation to remove the conviction history question from its job applications.
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Media Coverage: Colorado anti-discrimination bills protect workers’ rights, strengthen economy
March 21, 2013
Many working women in Colorado face sexual harassment on the job, but they don’t have sufficient remedies available under state law to seek justice. These bills will preserve, not cost, Colorado jobs, and should be supported by all of us.
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Media Coverage: 9to5 Member Interviewd by FOX 31 Denver
March 7, 2013
Check out the interview 9to5 Colorado Member De Ana Jimenez did with FOX 31 Denver about her past experience of being denied a job due to her poor credit report because of her children’s medical bills.
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Media Coverage: MSNBC Story on President Obama’s call for universal preschool
February 19, 2013
Linda Meric, the national executive director of 9to5, an organization dedicated to ensuring the rights of women, applauded Obama’s decision, noting “The average cost of childcare ranges from $3,900 to $11,700 annually, often making it impossible for women in low-wage jobs to make ends meet.”
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Media Coverage: Women Still Not Earning Equal Pay
February 14, 2013
Dana Schultz, 9to5 Milwaukee Chapter Director, appearing on TMJ4’s “Wisconsin Tonight” shares why Congress must pass the Paycheck Fairness Act.
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Media Coverage: Op-ed in the Huffington Post on FMLA Anniversary
February 5, 2013
Americans agree that there’s nothing more important than taking responsibility and caring for your family members. After 20 years, it’s time to make FMLA more affordable and accessible. Our country needs healthy and economically secure families to help fuel a strong, thriving economy.
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Media Coverage: Colorado Democrats support workplace antidiscrimination proposal
February 1, 2013
Erin Bennett, Colorado director of 9to5, National Association of Working Women, said the changes are necessary because the monetary compensation some plaintiffs get isn’t enough to cover attorneys’ costs. This leads to some attorneys not being willing to take discrimination cases against small businesses, leaving those victims without any means for justice, she said.
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Media Coverage: Why secretary is still the top job for women
February 1, 2013
Check out this story by CNN Money on 9to5’s fight for equal pay featuring Cindia Cameron, 9to5 organizing director.
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Read about the early organizing days of Lead Organizer Cathy Deppe
January 24, 2013
Check out the amazing story in “Our Weekly” about 9to5 California’s Lead Organizer Cathy Deppe. The story highlights her involvement in the early days of the Civil Rights Movement and how it helped prepare her to fight for women’s rights and more.
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