9to5 Atlanta
9to5’s Atlanta chapter was founded in 1983. Our mission is to improve the workplace for women and strengthen the ability of low-wage women in Georgia to win economic justice.
9to5 Atlanta also helps lead coalition efforts to win state legislative reform including: 1) the Parent Protection Act, which would to require all employers in Georgia to provide 24 hrs/year leave for parents to attend school-related activities of their children; or routine medical appointments for themselves or a family member; and 2) to raise the GA minimum wage, index it to keep up with inflation and cover groups of workers who are left out of the federal minimum wage law.
For more information about 9to5 Atlanta, contact:
Charmaine Davis
Lead Organizer
501 Pulliam Street SW Suite 344
Atlanta GA 30312
404-222-0037 phone
404-222-0006 fax
Charmaine [at] 9to5 [dot] org
As a server supporting myself through school and as an artist for the past ten years, I know how hard it can be to live on tips alone. I have received an actual check from my employers only a handful of times. Usually, I receive a notice that says my base wage of $2.13 has gone to pay my taxes. As a server, I am reliant on tips, and those are vulnerable to the moods of customers and other circumstances outside my control.
Hi! My name is Charmaine Davis. I’m the latest addition to the Atlanta 9to5 office. My first day was Monday June 28th. I’ll be working on the Work-Family, Election Connection and Minimum Wage campaigns as the Lead Organizer. I started my organizing career as a political organizer for Project Vote.
With the election season in full-swing across the country, it will be Georgia's turn to elect our state and federal representatives this coming July 20th. 
Sidewalk Stories was created to capture and tell stories of local history, cultural diversity, and social progress in Fulton County. In an effort to start sharing these stories, five community organizations have partnered with People TV’s Office of Community Development to produce a feature-length documentary entitled Sidewalk Stories. One of the featured organizations, Center for Working Families, spolights the story of 9to5 member Marilynn 
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Yesterday, Atlanta staff as well as 9to5 member Marilynn Winn had the chance to attend a roundtable discussion with Sara Manzano Diaz, the newly appointed Director of the Women's Bureau at the U.S. Department of Labor. In attendance were the directors and members of dozens of Atlanta and Georgia based organizations all who share the primary focus of promoting the welfare of women and girls in our state. Ms. Manzano Diaz told her personal story of growing up in the Bronx as a child of Puerto Rican immigrants, and the formative experience of gaining the opportunity to move into public housing after living with her entire family in single room occupancy housing. ATL Upcoming Events
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08/03/2010 - 6:00pm
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