Building Worker Power
March 6, 2025
Lessons from the Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW) Worker Summit By: Michelle Sauve & Jasmine Okokhere At the beginning of Black History Month, Michelle Sauve, an organizer with 9to5 Georgia, and Jasmine Okokhere, 9to5 GA Member Leader, attended the Union of Southern Service Workers Summit in Greensboro, North Carolina— a city with deep historical…
By Michelle Sauve
Georgia Statement on Apalachee High School
September 6, 2024
For inquiries contact: Tiffany Garnace, 9to5 Georgia Communications Coordinator at tiffany@9to5.org September 6th, 2024 To our community, the survivors, and the families affected by the tragic shootings at Apalachee High School, We are saddened and outraged by the senseless act of violence that occurred in Winder, Georgia. Our hearts go out to the survivors and…
By Tiffany Garnace
Check us out on WABE and Welcome 9to5 Canvassers!
August 23, 2024
Georgia Chapter Newsletter Sign up for our emailing list to get Georgia Chapter updates straight to your inbox! Posted August 22, 2024 A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of participating in a conversation with Rose Scott on “A Closer Look with Rose Scott” alongside Black Girls Vote’s Chief of Staff Natasha Murphy….
By Tiffany Garnace
The Child Care Crisis: Errors Threaten Providers and Families in Georgia
May 24, 2024
Parents and caregivers exist on two sides of the same terrible coin: Parents who work to pay hundreds of dollars a week in child care and barely break even after rent and necessities, (if they’re breaking even at all), and child care workers who on average earn less than $13 an hour. Just 1 in…
By Amanda Shaw
June Newsline: Reflections & Highlights from the month!
June 29, 2023
It’s been a year since the Supreme Court turned over Roe vs. Wade causing a disaster for women of color, low-income women, and women with disabilities. As of this week, more than half of states have enacted abortion bans or will enact them soon, affecting 15 million women of color. But in that year…
By 9to5
Summer Legislation Check-in!
June 23, 2023
The past few months have flown by as our teams in Georgia, Colorado, and Wisconsin have been hard at work fighting for paid leave, making sure workers can care for their families, stopping workplace harassment, equal pay, and more. Here’s a more in-depth look at what our teams have been working on: GEORGIA Our Georgia…
By 9to5
Child Care Organizer: Georgia
June 13, 2023
Child Care Organizer II Position based in Savannah, Georgia 9to5 Georgia seeks an experienced Organizer based in Savannah. This organizer will focus on recruiting and engaging members and leaders for local and statewide child care campaigns. The organizer will be responsible for organizing child care providers and parents around key issues related to child care…
By 9to5
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