Archive for August, 2010
Cheers to 90 years!
In: Equal Pay|Events|Fair Pay|Labor|Laura Harper|Maine Women's Agenda|Maine Women's Lobby|Paid sick days|Women's Leadership
26 Aug 2010After nearly a century of struggle, on August 26th, 1920, the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote. In 90 years women voters have made a lot of progress – we’ve seen pioneering women like Shirley Chisholm, Hillary Clinton, and Margaret Chase Smith make bids for the presidency, and we have passed landmark legislation [...]
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Video: Salary Moms Earn Far Less
24 Aug 2010Watch Kristine of MomRising.org on Good Morning America speak to how ”the maternal wall is getting in the way of the glass ceiling.”
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Mark Horton of Woodman’s Bar and Grill shares his story about why he provides paid sick days to all of his employees on the national “Working Families Story Bank.” Mark says that providing Paid Sick days, has “been great for employee well being and great for employee retention.” Does this leave you inspired to share [...]
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BPA Hearing – Today!
19 Aug 2010The Maine DEP has proposed to designate bisphenol A as the first Priority Chemical under the Kid-Safe Products Act and take other actions to protect the health of Maine children. The proposed rule would: Designate BPA as a Priority Chemical under the KSPA; Ban the use of BPA in reusable food and beverage containers, effective [...]
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Let’s ban BPA in Maine!
12 Aug 2010Our state has an impressive record of leadership when it comes to protecting our health. In 2008, the Maine State Legislature passed the “Kids Safe Products Act” – and now, after a lot of hard work by people like you, the law is finally ready to be fully implemented with the State set to ban [...]
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It’s Official – The Jobs Bill is Signed into Law
11 Aug 2010Thanks to the supportive votes from Maine Representatives Chellie Pingree and Mike Michaud, the Jobs bill passes the House after Pelosi called House Members back for an emergency session. Thanks to the supportive votes of Maine’s Senate delegation last week, this bill was able to be considered by the house- and we are thankful they [...]
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Welcome, Justice Kagan
5 Aug 2010In a 63-37 vote, the United States Senate has just confirmed Elena Kagan as the next associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. This fall, three women will take their seats together on the bench for the first time in United States history. This is a monumental achievement for women in the [...]
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A Good Day for Politics!
5 Aug 2010On Wednesday, California’s federal court overturned the state’s ban on gay marriage in a historic step towards equality. The California judge, Vaughn Walker, found that the ban violated the 14th Amendment’s rights to equal protection under the law. “Fundamental rights,” he said, “may not be submitted to a vote; they depend on the outcome of [...]
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Time to Make Family Leave Affordable
2 Aug 2010August 5th marks the 17th anniversary of the implementation of the Family and Medical Leave Act – when federal law for the first time acknowledged that having a family shouldn’t cost workers their job. Sadly, for too many people in this country, taking a leave still costs too much. Nearly one in ten Americans have [...]
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