Because We All Deserve a Second Chance
June 9, 2016
Our Wisconsin chapter is doing great work around #BanTheBox! “As an organizer with 9to5 Wisconsin, I work with a huge population of women who are struggling to turn their lives around; to get and keep jobs after returning from prison.”-Nancy Yarbrough, 9to5 WI Chapter Organizer. Check out Nancy’s Op Ed, published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Denver CBS4: 9to5 Colorado protests steep RTD fare
June 7, 2016
Hear about 9to5 Colorado’s successful protest of the Regional Transportation District’s A Line cost and its burden on working women.
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WTMJ-4 Milwaukee: Gender pay gap costs women thousands
May 30, 2016
Watch Astar Herndon, 9to5 Wisconsin Organizer, break down the costs of the wage gap for women of color and the impact it has for our families and communities.
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Denver Post: House considering a trio of equal pay bills
May 30, 2016
Hear about the collection of Equal Pay bills championed by 9to5 Colorado, and our success so far!
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Colorado Independent: Republicans killed this parental leave bill two years in a row
May 30, 2016
9to5 member Nicole Rodriguez testifies to elected officials of the need for the CO Parental Involvement for Academic Activities bill.
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Wisconsin Public Radio: Supporters Turn Out At Hearing For Expanded Family And Medical Leave
May 30, 2016
Take a look at this coverage of 9to5 members and allies at a public hearing in support of paid family and medical leave insurance in Wisconsin!
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Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journel Sentinel: Make paid family and medical leave available to all families
May 30, 2016
Learn about the ways that paid family and medical leave insurance, championed by 9to5 Wisconsin, will benefit families, workers, businesses, and our economy, according to more than 200 business school faculty members from across the country.
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CBS Milwaukee: Local worker’s rights groups react after Ryan says he wants to spend more time with family
May 30, 2016
Watch 9to5 Wisconsin Director Martha De La Rosa speak out on the rights of all workers — not just the Speaker of the House — to have access to paid leave to heal or care for a loved one.
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WKOW: Bill to expand Wisconsin’s time off law to give workers paid option
May 30, 2016
Check out this coverage of the bill 9to5 champions for Wisconsin paid family and medical leave insurance.
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Ban the Box Is a Win for Women
November 6, 2015
I know that this will open the door for families all over the United States to be able to bounce back, get on their feet, and make positive changes in their lives. It shows that one mistake does not have to define you for the rest of your life.
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