Stand with 9to5 to end the Death Penalty
October 29, 2012
9to5 knows that we will never achieve full equality and economic empowerment if we don’t combat all forms of oppression. In our commitment to end all forms of oppression, we are opposed to legalized state executions because of its inherent systemic race and class discrimination.
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Media Coverage: Yes: Women deserve pay fairness
October 25, 2012
In Milwaukee recently, low-wage workers, union members and community activists joined a National Day of Action to raise the minimum wage.
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Event: 9to5 Movie Night Presents “Sicko”
October 25, 2012
You are invited to attend screening of a documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations and HMO horror stories
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Cleveland Day of Action
October 22, 2012
For the Day of Action I talked to people in my community about 9to5 and about the importance of everyone having access to paid sick days. I also got them to sign pledge cards to support candidates who will fight for working families.
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Media Coverage: Binders Full of Women Come Up Empty
October 19, 2012
Women represent more than half of the electorate and nearly half the workforce. So you’d think that President Obama and Governor Romney, vying to win the women’s vote, would focus on pay equity and its direct link to a healthy economy. But no, it took a woman to raise the question just three weeks before the presidential election.
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Media Coverage: Give Poverty the Attention it Deserves in the Debate
October 5, 2012
It’s time we give poverty, particularly child poverty, the attention it deserves. A good place to start would be the first presidential debate in Denver on October 3.
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Media Coverage: Please, President Obama and Gov. Romney, no lip service on family values
October 2, 2012
Jessica Smith started a petition to get President Obama and Governor Romney talking about paid sick days and family leave insurance. Jessica knows a little something about the need for these policies. She suffered a stroke when she was 3 years old.
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Mother and Son Making a Difference with Just One Pen
September 24, 2012
9to5 held its third annual National Day of Action on August 26, Women’s Equality Day. In Atlanta, chapter volunteer Nicole Corley blogs about her experiences helping register voters at the Five Points MARTA Station.
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Media Release: Top 10 Ways to Rebuild the Middle Class
September 13, 2012
A day after the Census Bureau reported that family income is the lowest in 16 years, a new report provides a roadmap to increase wages and benefits for strapped working and middle-class families.
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Media Release: Working Women Unite to Get Economy Working Again
August 26, 2012
On August 26, 2012, in celebration of Women’s Equality Day, 9to5 members and activists in 18 cities across the country will register voters and encourage them to call on their candidates to support earned sick days.
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