Letter to the Editor – The Importance of Paid Leave

February 23, 2024

Wisconsin resident Leah Hibl is a medical professional who has seen both sides of the paid leave crisis. A part of our Wisconsin Care Coalition’s Storytellers Cohort, Leah shared her perspective in a letter to the editor of the Sheboygan Press. To read her letter click HERE.

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Letter to the Editor – Wisconsin Needs Paid Leave!

February 23, 2024

A member of our Wisconsin Care Coalition’s Storytellers Cohort, shared her thoughts on the importance of having a Paid Leave program for ALL Wisconsin families. Read her letter to the editor of the Cap Times. Click HERE.

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Voters Want Paid Leave – New Bill Delivers

February 22, 2024

Statistics show that nearly 76% of working people across Wisconsin, that’s nearly 2.4 million workers, do not have access to paid family and medical leave through their employer. That translates to more than 2 million Wisconsinites having to make difficult decisions between work and caring for their families. Voters across the state have made it…

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Survey Uncovers Dissatisfaction Among Working Women

February 9, 2024

In the fall of 2021, a national survey reported that one in three women had considered leaving the workforce or cutting back on their careers, a data point that Kimberly Kane found disturbing. To see what Wisconsin working women were thinking, Kane’s consulting firm commissioned a survey of their own and the results were stunning….

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Christmas Dreams – A Member’s Holiday Wish

December 7, 2023

Dear Senator LeMahieu: On this Thanksgiving Day, I wanted to express my gratitude for the recent fall legislative update I received from your office. To be able to read about the work you have been doing on behalf of your constituents and information about how taxpayer dollars are being spent gives me a clear picture…

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We Stand in Solidarity with Wisconsin Unions

December 5, 2023

Recently, a group of unions representing public employees, including teachers,  filed a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin Act 10. This law, signed the law in 2011 by former Republican Gov. Scott Walker despite some of the largest protests in state history, stripped collective bargaining rights from most public employees in the state. Forever changing the political landscape…

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Meet the Fantastic Interns of 9to5 Wisconsin

September 26, 2023

This month 9to5 Wisconsin and our partners at the Wisconsin Care Coalition officially launched our Paid Leave for Wisconsin Campaign. The focus is to ensure workforce and family-supporting solutions are a priority for our community and decision-makers. This important work could not be accomplished without the dedicated support of our interns. We just wanted to…

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June Newsline: Reflections & Highlights from the month!

June 29, 2023

  It’s been a year since the Supreme Court turned over Roe vs. Wade causing a disaster for women of color, low-income women, and women with disabilities. As of this week, more than half of states have enacted abortion bans or will enact them soon, affecting 15 million women of color.  But in that year…

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Summer Legislation Check-in!

June 23, 2023

The past few months have flown by as our teams in Georgia, Colorado, and Wisconsin have been hard at work fighting for paid leave, making sure workers can care for their families, stopping workplace harassment, equal pay, and more.  Here’s a more in-depth look at what our teams have been working on:  GEORGIA Our Georgia…

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March Newsline: Reflections & Highlights from the month!

March 28, 2023

Hi Friend, Last week I was incredibly excited to begin the celebration of 9to5’s 50th Anniversary! For 50 years you– our members, friends, and partners– have taken bold action to challenge the sexist, racist, and classist norms to work toward a future where we can thrive without worrying about economic hardships and we’re so excited…

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