Vote Ready 2021
October 19, 2021
The next election is just around the corner with state and local positions are on the ballot this year. Last year, despite a raging pandemic, we turned out in record numbers to vote for the values we believe in. We cannot back down now with so many local, state, and national issues at stake. Elections,…
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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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A Statement for Our Coalition Member on Daunte Wright’s Murder
April 13, 2021
“The public execution of Black folks will never be normal.” In a statement from one of our coalition members, the Wisconsin African American Civic Engagement Roundtable, Andrena Sawyer addresses yet another slaying of a young black man at the hands of the police. To read the full statement CLICK HERE.
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9to5 Wisconsin Remarks on the Need for Paid Sick Days for All: “Our Lives Are Interdependent”
January 27, 2021
Statement of 9to5 Wisconsin Senior Organizer Chineva Smith MILWAUKEE — On, Wednesday, January 27, 2021 9to5 Wisconsin held a press conference to announce the findings of a new report by University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, Healthy Workers, Thriving Wisconsin: Solutions Addressing Lack of Income as a Barrier to COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine. The…
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Working women demand extension of emergency paid leave
December 8, 2020
ATLANTA — Without Congressional intervention, emergency paid leave protections for workers provided by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act are set to expire December 31, 2020. Leng Leng Chancey, the executive director of 9to5, National Association of Working Women, issued the following statement: “As Congressional leaders continue negotiations on the latest version of the COVID-19…
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9to5 declares “Every Vote Counts – Count Every Vote”
November 4, 2020
Record number of voters have cast their ballots – now it’s time to make sure we’re heard.
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Dear Racine … You Matter! Take Power, Get Counted!
October 1, 2020
I am a proud Racine community member born and raised. I’m a graduate of the Racine Unified school district, of Gateway Technical College, and spent part of my working life as a Coordinator for the Adult high school GED/HSED program for the City of Racine, Park and Rec. Cultural services. I believe we all are…
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