Working women will continue to fight for equality
November 7, 2024
Working women will continue to fight for equality and reproductive rights in the face of adversity Statement from 9to5 As we face a second Trump administration, we renew our commitment to advocating for the rights and needs of women and non-binary people of color who are at greatest risk of losing hard-fought gains. Our fight…
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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
We Stand in Solidarity with Wisconsin Unions
December 5, 2023
Recently, a group of unions representing public employees, including teachers, filed a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin Act 10. This law, signed the law in 2011 by former Republican Gov. Scott Walker despite some of the largest protests in state history, stripped collective bargaining rights from most public employees in the state. Forever changing the political landscape…
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9to5, National Association of Working Women condemns U.S. Supreme Court ruling
June 24, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 24, 2022Contact: Kristin Kepplinger (212-255-2575 x109 or kristin@caminopr.com) ATLANTA — In response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling today in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 9to5, National Association of Working Women Executive Director Leng Leng Chancey issued the following statement: “The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is…
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Climate Justice is Economic Justice
April 22, 2022
We know the climate crisis doesn’t exist in a bubble, but it can be hard to connect the dots to our families and communities. When systematic injustice based on race, class and gender intersect with the climate crisis, people of color, women, and working people are impacted the most. As politicians and corporations continue to…
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Working women demand wage parity on Equal Pay Day
March 15, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMar.15, 2022Contact: Kristin Kepplinger (212-255-2572 or kristin@caminopr.com) ATLANTA — Tuesday, March 15, is Equal Pay Day, which spotlights the gender pay gap by marking the date that women must work into the next year to be paid what men were paid in the previous year. Leng Leng Chancey, the executive director of 9to5,…
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City of Milwaukee Passes Paid Paternal Leave
February 10, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 8, 2022Contact: Kristin Kepplinger (212-255-2572 x109 or kristin@caminopr.com) 9to5 Wisconsin celebrates passage of paid parental leave for City of Milwaukee employees Statement of ​​9to5 Wisconsin State Director Christina Thor MILWAUKEE, Wis. — This morning, the City of Milwaukee Common Council passed ordinance #211166, which grants six weeks of paid parental leave to…
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Welcome to the Team, Christina!
July 15, 2021
Join us in wishing a very warm welcome to our new 9to5 Wisconsin State Director, Christina Thor. Christina comes to us with an impressive background in civic engagement, communications and development in the nonprofit sector. Christina joins us with an admirable history in civic engagement work. Her background in leading communications and development in the…
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Working women condemn xenophobia, racism and anti-Asian violence
April 23, 2021
Statement of 9to5 Executive Director Leng Leng Chancey MILWAUKEE — This week, the Appleton Common Council declined to support a resolution condemning xenophobia, racism and anti-Asian violence, instead referring the resolution back to committee. Leng Leng Chancey, the executive director of 9to5, National Association of Working Women, issued the following statement: “9to5, National Association of…
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