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Media produced by and with 9to5.

Dependent Contractor needs Paid Sick Days

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Hope is a Santa Clare county worker who missed a month of work without pay because she is classified as a contractor.

Non-Profit Youth Worker Needs Paid Sick Days

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Geneva Taylor is a non profit worker in Los Angeles for a summer job. Without paid sick days she either goes to work sick and risk the health of the youth she works with, or she loses out of days pay.

Everybody should have the right to paid sick days!

 

9to5 Joins Workers to Call on Big Oil to Do Their Part To Rebuild California's Economy

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On July 15, 2010 hundreds of workers rallied in LA to take a stand against Big Oil companies that use our dysfunctional budget process to their advantage and get away with paying zero taxes on the petroleum they extract from our state.
Check out our Los Angeles 9to5 intern Monica Mitchell speaking from the rally podium about the impact of child care cuts on her and her son!
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This is what California would look like if the Governor got his way…

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Are you currently a participant on CalWorrks?
Are you currently receiving SSI or Medi-Cali?
Do you have children in childcare or grade school?
Do you or a family member receive In Home Supportive Services (IHSS)?
Are you currently a college student?
 
Millions of Californians depend on these programs to help them survive.
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Your mother announced as “Mother of the Decade”

Celebrating the achievements of mothers everywhere, MomsRising.org and 9to5 have created a customizable video that anyone can send to their mothers or friends who are mothers for Mother’s Day.

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Paid Sick Days Podcast

Check out this great podcast about the paid sick days effort in Colorado!

9to5 Colorado Board Member Rev. Dawn Riley Duval and 9to5 Colorado Organizer Erin Bennett talk about the need for paid sick days in Colorado and how guaranteeing paid sick days for all workers will ensure healthy communities, healthy families and healthy workplaces.

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How To Make Shift Work Family Friendly-Audio

Loan Shark Week - Check out this video!

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Q: What kind of predator preys on low and middle-income families in desperate situations? 

A: The dreaded payday loan shark. 

Description: The Payday Loan Shark has massive teeth, which are positioned in rows and serrated. When the Payday Loan Shark attacks, it bites its prey and shakes it head back and forth. The serrated teeth act as a saw and literally tear the community apart. 

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

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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

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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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