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9to5 Atlanta Launches "Fair Eats" Campaign to Raise Tipped Worker Min Wage

Posted on 02/19/2010 - 12:45pm
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9to5 Atlanta officially kicked off it's 'Fair Eats' Campaign to raise the tipped worker minimum wage.  The tipped worker min wage has been stuck at $2.13 for 19 years, and there is currently legislation in the state House, HB 290, that would raise it to $3.63.  At the "Show Your Server Some Heart" press conference at Noni's restaurant on Edgewood last Saturday, 2/13, 9to5 Atlanta members spoke out telling their personal stories about struggling to make ends meet on $2.13. 

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$2.13 is NOT ENOUGH! Raise the tipped Min Wage in GA

Posted on 02/11/2010 - 10:38am
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Show Your Server Some HEART this Saturday, 2/13 @2pm

Join us for a press conference to kick off the Fair Eats campaign to raise the tipped Min Wage!

Date: THIS Saturday, February 13
Time: 2pm
Location: Noni's restaurant - 357 Edgewood Avenue, Atlanta GA 30312

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LISTEN To "Miss American Way"

Posted on 01/29/2010 - 11:55am

Today, we unveil "Miss American Way:  The Lilly Ledbetter Song."
 
For years, the national network of 9to5 members and activists have been fully engaged in closing the wage gap; organizing Equal Pay Day events, speaking out on state and federal legislation, serving on Equal Pay boards and commissions. It is with that history -- and the future -- in mind that we observe the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act. 
 
On January 29, 2009, President Barack Obama made the signing of the Ledbetter Act the first of his new Administration. During his 2010 State of the Union address, he reconfirmed the commitment to equal pay for equal work.
 
To celebrate both these critically important moments in time, songwriter Camille Bright-Smith, a 9to5 member who operates the site BloginSong, has written a Ledbetter musical tribute that you will want to share with your family, friends and colleagues.. 
 
Hear Camille Bright-Smith's triumphant, high-energy song, "Miss American Way," at (http://bloginsong.com/). It reminds us that there is no better time than now to speak out legislation like the Paycheck Fairness Act that will move us toward closing the wage gap once and for all.
 
Camille Bright-Smith Bio:
 
Camille Bright-Smith is a full time songwriter who founded BloginSong.com in order to push the limits of songwriting, activism and blogging commentary.  After 6 or 7 years of studying Opera and Composition in college she set out for rock stardom in Los Angeles and enjoyed a dozen years of chasing the dream up and down California’s Coast.
 
She now performs with an 80’s cover band called Mullet Over, gardens a lot, continues with a full schedule of very liberal activism, and of course writes lots of songs.  Commercial success has come in the form of several indie film and television placements of her songs.  She has twin toddlers who consider her an angel from fairy land or the most mean of the blue meanies, depending on the day and the amount of sugar they have taken in.

 

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Change Comes from Within

Posted on 01/27/2010 - 1:26pm
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Atlanta chapter CIP graduate Ebony Thomas is passionate about 9to5 and is deeply committed to the issue areas we champion.  During the fall of 2009 Ebony joined chapter Organizer Shyria Coleman and fellow members Marilynn Winn and Jerretta Johnson at the 2009 Community Media Organizing Project (CMOP) Annual Media Skills Training held in Nashville Tennesee.  Ebony was tracked to a special project during the three day media skills retreat where she learned the ins and outs to digital stroy telling.  Ebony, along with other grassroots leaders from across the southeats, created m

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Georgia Women's Assembly

Posted on 12/21/2009 - 3:23pm
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Jennifer Hughes - former 9to5 Atlanta Community Intern and current member - writes about the highlights of her experience at the Georgia Women's Assembly conference in November, from hearing Lily Ledbetter speak to recording her own story of working for minimum wage at the digital storytelling booth set up by 9to5. Check out the video here!  www.youtube.com/9to5org#p/a/u/1/Onj65zwdtZ8

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Who Needs Paid Sick Days? Harriet in California

Posted on 12/13/2009 - 10:56pm

 Check out 9to5 California Member Harriet, she needs paid sick days in CA!

Disinfectant Overkill

Posted on 11/11/2009 - 4:14pm
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A new report by Women’s Voices for the Earth, Disinfectant Overkill, exposes the links between the overuse of disinfectant chemicals and serious health impacts such as asthma, immune system problems, hormone imbalance, and potential reduced fertility. The report also details safer ways to keep your home clean and your family healthy, including non-antibacterial soap and water for routine cleaning jobs.

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Tahirah Foster Needs Paid Sick Days!

Posted on 11/06/2009 - 3:00pm
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My name is Tahirah Foster. I live in Denver and I'm the mother of a precocious 4-year-old named Sa’mari, who lives with asthma.

I was forced to leave my dream job as a crew leader at a fast food restaurant because I had no access to paid sick days and my employer refused to allow me the time to be away from work when my daughter had an asthma episode.

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Angel Warner Needs Paid Sick Days

Posted on 10/02/2009 - 8:01am

Check out 9to5 member Angel Warner and her testimony for paid sick days.

Liliana speaks out

Posted on 08/10/2009 - 9:08am
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Liliana a canvasser with the Hudson Bay Corporation from Houston, Texas speaks out about her family's experience with workplace fairness.  She talks about fair working conditions, fair pay, minimum wage, and sick days.