A Big Ugly Bill for Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
July 10, 2025
By Ashley Panelli and Mica Whitfield July 10th marks Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, a reminder that this country still runs on a system built on theft, and we’re the ones being robbed. Paid only 66 cents for every dollar a white man earns, Black women’s labor continues to be exploited, undervalued and dismissed. Black…
By Mica Whitfield
June 2025 Newsline
July 7, 2025
Hi Friend, This month, as the MAGA regime tried to spread fear and chaos in our communities, millions of Americans responded by taking to the streets in cities large and small. They echoed the same message: we will stand together, shoulder to shoulder, to defend our rights, our country, and our…
By Amanda Shaw
9to5 Wisconsin Q2 newsletter: We’re fired up right now
June 24, 2025
Hi friend, The last couple of months our members have shared their stories to the Joint Finance Committee and demanded an investment in child care in the 2025-27 state budget. We gathered online with members to debrief the Wisconsin Spring Election and what the outcomes mean for our state. And we…
By Becca Wyland
Working Women Stand in Solidarity with the People of Los Angeles and the Country
June 10, 2025
9to5 stands with the community—the hard-working neighbors, parents, friends, and allies—who are at the center of the fight against authoritarianism in this country. As the regime sows fear and chaos and prevents us from exercising our right to protest, we know we must join in our collective power through the kind of resistance we know…
By 9to5
STATEMENT ON ICE WHISTLEBLOWER LAWSUIT FILED IN COLORADO
June 6, 2025
Governor Polis made a choice. He chose ICE. He chose to betray immigrant families, working people, and the very laws he once claimed to stand behind. Polis is reportedly pressuring the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment to hand over private information from state-run programs, including FAMLI, to ICE. The whistleblower lawsuit filed on June…
By Cesiah Guadarrama Trejo
May 2025 Newsline
June 2, 2025
Hi Friend, From Atlanta to Milwaukee to Denver, and in every corner of the country, one thing is clear–our country has abandoned mothers. At the end of last month, the White House started assessing ways to encourage families to have more children, including a $5,000 baby bonus. In a recent Op-Ed we…
By Amanda Shaw
9to5 Wisconsin Quarter 1 Newsletter
May 7, 2025
Hi friend, As we close out the first quarter of 2025, I’m reflecting on the momentum we’ve built—and the urgency that fuels it. Our organizing this year has centered care, democracy, and leadership development, because the stakes have never been higher. When states refuse to invest in care infrastructure like child…
By Becca Wyland
April 2025 Newsline
May 1, 2025
Hi Friend, This month, we’ve been talking a lot about the real impact that tariffs will have on working women and nonbinary people of color. We made headlines when we called it “the pink tariff” – because women are going to be the ones hurt most by the tax. The fact…
By Amanda Shaw
Working Women Cannot Afford Senseless Tariffs
April 25, 2025
Donald Trump and his corrupt administration are once again reshaping the world’s economy with dangerous, authoritarian policies–and it’s women, working families, and communities of color who will pay the price. The Trump administration promised that massive tariffs would add large amounts to everything we buy, from diapers to cars. Just as we braced for them…
By Mica Whitfield
Colorado April Update
April 17, 2025
Hi Friend, It’s been difficult to pay attention to the news with the constant threats against our communities and confusing orders about every part of our lives, from health care to education to economics. Over the past few weeks, the federal administration has made moves that threaten our bottom lines. Even after making last-minute…
By Amanda Shaw
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