Newsline February 2024

March 7, 2024

Hi Friend,  We are in the thick of legislative session at the state and federal level and our teams are working tirelessly to advocate for policies that put people first.  In Colorado we continue to fight for stronger renters rights, climate justice, and to ensure water quality for residents while at the same time our…

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9to5 Advocating for Bills in Support of the Working Woman’s Agenda

March 7, 2024

9to5 Georgia brought 75 advocates from 24 towns and cities across GA to the state capitol. Attendees united for a single purpose: to advocate for the Working Woman’s Agenda.

By Tiffany Garnace

Ending Workplace Harassment is Economic Justice

March 7, 2024

Since our founding, 9to5 has been organizing women against workplace sexual harassment, gendered perceptions of work responsibilities, and unequal career opportunities. After more than fifty years, many things have changed for women in the workplace but we continue to face ongoing and persistent sexual harassment that has a lifelong ripple effect on our ability to…

By Mica Whitfield

The Economic Harms of Restricting Reproductive Freedom 

March 1, 2024

Recently, we joined 60 other organizations to send a letter to Congress on how reproductive justice is an economic justice issue. Check out the full letter below. Dear Senator,  We, the undersigned 61 organizations dedicated to economic justice and gender justice write in support of access to abortion and recognize that the freedom to control…

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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.

By Christina Thor

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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House Bill Enables Local Governments to Consider Rent Control

February 9, 2024

In 2023, some state legislators are pushed to repeal the 1981 Colorado rent control. ban. The Repeal Prohibition Local Residential Rent Control repealed a provision in state law that prohibits rent control policies in the state of Colorado.  Representatives Javier Mabrey and Elizabeth Velasco, along with Senator Robert Rodriguez, have sponsored the legislation. Mabrey says…

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The High Cost of Living in Colorado

February 9, 2024

While Colorado’s economy seems to be booming, many Coloradans are barely scraping by, or are faced with making big changes to their daily habits to afford living there. The portion of Coloradans listing the high cost of living as one of their “extremely or very serious” problems rose to 88% in 2022 from 63% in 2020,…

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Colorado Democrats Propose ‘Rent Stabilization’ for Mobile Home Parks

February 9, 2024

Dismayed by changes in local mobile home parks, State lawmakers from Northern Colorado are proposing a sweeping new bill that would include the first statewide mandate for rent stabilization, which is similar to rent control. The bill which would cap rent hikes on mobile home lots each year is a response to the influx of…

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