9to5 California In the Press

In the Press: "Lynch Mob at Walmart Breakfast"

Milpitas Post, Milpitas, California, 01/13/2010 -

Letter to the Editor
Posted: 01/13/2010 02:14:49 PM PST

Dear Editor,

In a community organized meeting Saturday of the newly formed Milpitas Coalition for a Better Community primarily led by union steward Ron Lind, a panel of speakers presented their campaign against the proposed Walmart expansion, at the Sunnyhills United Methodist Church. They succeeded in demonizing Walmart for such preposterous claims like "jobs at Walmart keep women in poverty" (Cathy Deppe, 9to5 California Chapter of the National Association of Working Women, and "Moms Rising"), people being fired for getting sick, "They'll screw anybody," and the failure to pay prevailing wage (Nancy Mendizabal, announcing her candidacy for Milpitas City Council.) They proceeded to claim that Walmart was causing all the problems of Milpitas, including destroying the small-town character of our city.

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In the Press: Trains are For Boys and Dolls are For Girls

The Xenia Institute, 12/28/2009 -

Editor's Note: This essay was written by 9to5 Los Angeles member, Caitlin Frazier for the Xenia Institute blog. The post-holiday period is a good time to ponder the gendering of toys/clothes for children.

For all intents and purposes, Christmas is over.  Whether you celebrate a cultural holiday (just one day),  a religious holiday (technically twelve days but rarely celebrated that way) or none at all, the thrill (or lack thereof) is past.  Gifts have been opened and exchanged.  Trees have come down.  Normal diets have been resumed.

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In the Press: Walmart Abuses Rights

Milpitas Post, 12/10/2009 -

Published in The Milpitas Post, December 10, 2009.

Letters to the Editor, pp. 31-32.

Walmart abuses rights

Dear Editor,

Walmart in Milpitas should not be allowed to replace good local jobs that pay living wages and health benefits with more Walmart poverty-level jobs by expanding into a Supercenter.

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In the Press: 9to5 Activist Janel Martinez and Son, Cody, Fight for Affordable Housing in San Jose

Mercury News, 11/11/2009 -

Janel Martinez, longtime activist and former board member of Bay Area 9to5 testified at San Jose City Council to save affordable housing programs in San Jose.

Hoping to avert what they believe will cause undue hardship for many, hundreds of San Jose residents packed City Hall's council chamber Tuesday night, pleading with officials not to permit the city's cash-strapped redevelopment agency to raid affordable housing funds.

One by one, they begged the council to reconsider the agency's proposal to borrow $40 million from housing to help balance its budget.

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In the Press: Silicon Valley’s low-income single moms struggle to survive

La Oferta, 04/08/2009 -

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In the Press: KPFA Evening News: 9to5 Regional Leadership Conference

KPFA 94.1 FM in Berkeley (Pacifica), 03/21/2009 -

KPFA Evening News, Saturday, March 21, 2009

Report on 9to5's Fifth Annual Regional Leadership Conference.

Story at 15:07 minutes into the full program
 

In the Press: Women Gather in San Jose to Support Paid Sick Leave

KCBS 740 AM and 106.9 FM in San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, 03/21/2009 -

KCBS Local News, Saturday, March 21, 2009

Women Gather in San Jose to Support Paid Sick Leave

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KCBS)  -- An organization representing working women gathered in San Jose Saturday in support of paid sick days for all workers.

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In the Press: KPFA News: Paid Sick Days Interview

KPFA 94.1 FM (Pacifica Radio), 03/21/2009 -

Interview and report on the need for Paid Sick Days in California during the 2009 Regional Leadership Conference

In the Press: Low-Income Single Moms Struggle to Survive in Recession with No Health Insurance

California Progress Report, 03/19/2009 -

In California, we are facing the worst recession in the past twenty-five years. Every week, 9to5 California Chapter of the National Association of Working Women receives calls at our offices in Los Angeles and San Jose from low-income mothers struggling to survive.

We hear stories about the plight of low-income mothers who work at jobs that lack health insurance and paid sick days. Many are afraid to go to the doctor because they can't afford to pay. Other low-income mothers go to work sick because they can't afford to stay home. And others are getting fired for just being sick.

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