A Letter to Our Community About the Corrupt Supreme Court
July 12, 2023
Last month the Supreme Court continued its attacks on our community as it continued to limit the rights of people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and women in favor of those who line their pockets. The same billionaire-backed Justices on the Supreme Court who took away our freedom to decide what happens to our bodies have…
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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…
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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…
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April Newsline: Reflections & Highlights from the month!
April 25, 2023
Hi Friend, This month, extremists and corrupt judges continued to attack our right to choose when or if to have a child by attempting to stop the use of a safe and effective abortion pill. The Supreme Court ruled to keep Mifepristone legal for now, its future is uncertain. If they allow judges to reverse…
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9to5 Wrapped December Newsline: Reflections & Highlights from the year!
December 20, 2022
Hi friend, In these final days of 2022, I’m reflecting on the challenges and successes of this past year. Despite attacks on our reproductive freedom, the rising costs of everything, and ongoing challenges like lack of access to paid leave, you have continued fighting for a better future for women of color and our families. …
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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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Statement: 9to5 speaks out on leaked draft of Alito decision
May 3, 2022
Statement of 9to5, National Association of Working Women Executive Director Leng Leng Chancey ATLANTA — In response to reports that the U.S. Supreme Court will reverse its decision that legalized abortion, Leng Leng Chancey, the executive director of 9to5, National Association of Working Women, issued the following statement: “The ability to make decisions…
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February Newsline: Reflections & Highlights from the month!
February 22, 2022
Hi Friend, It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about voting rights, utility justice, pay equity, housing rights, reproductive justice, or paid leave–we know that racism & sexism are baked into the institutions that uphold inequity. Our fight for a better future inherently means fighting against anti-Blackness and the pervasive way racial divisions have been used…
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December Newsline: Reflections & Highlights from the month!
December 28, 2021
Hi friend, I hope I’m catching you in the middle of a peaceful and joy-filled holiday season. As we wind down to the end of 2021 I am feeling incredibly grateful for the overwhelming generosity that you, our members, partners, friends, and co-conspirators have shown us this month. We set an ambitious fundraising goal of…
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Statement: Working women decry latest medical atrocities, ongoing state violence against detained immigrant women
September 15, 2020
Statement of 9to5, National Association of Working Women Executive Director Leng Leng Chancey ATLANTA — This week, a nurse at a private immigration detention center in Georgia came forward to report “jarring medical neglect” and outright human rights abuses at a U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. According to the whistleblower, the center…
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