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little beards?
In: BPA|Budget|Charlotte Warren|Choice|Civil Rights|Discrimination|election|Governor LePage|Labor|Maine State House|Maine Women's Lobby|Reproductive Health|safe cosmetics|transgender|Uncategorized
30 Dec 2011It’s that time of year again when we look back at the work we did together – from right here on our computers (or smart phones, tablets … you get the idea). This is a compilation of the most read action alerts and the issues they communicated. Throughout this past year, we fought against roll-backs [...]
Working Families Story Bank
30 Jun 2011At the Maine Women’s Lobby we are working to collect stories from the community about paid sick days. Do you have a story to share? Email Anne at Asheldon@mainewomen.org. Yesterday we collected a story from retired teacher and legislator, Jackie Norton. Click here to check it out.
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Second Win This Month, Fourth City to Pass Legislation
In: Labor|Maine Women's Agenda|Maine Women's Lobby|Paid sick days
17 Jun 2011Philadelphia just passed paid sick days! Hooray! Last week Connecticut became the first state to pass paid sick days, and yesterday Philadelphia became the fourth city. What a month for workers! Read below for a blog post from family values at work about the vote and the future victories! Anyone who’s been to Philly knows [...]
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the good. the bad. and the tabled.
In: Charlotte Warren|Choice|Civil Rights|Labor|Laura Harper|Maine State House|Maine Women's Lobby|Reproductive Health|transgender
10 Jun 2011The Good (well, actually, the great!) This week, Maine lawmakers stood firm against efforts to roll back access to reproductive health care and civil rights protections for transgendered Mainers. The bills were defeated by wide margins—and for good reason. In upholding Maine law, legislators put the health of Maine women and teens first and did [...]
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The Incredible Shrinking Paycheck
3 Jun 2011Lower Pay for Women Lower pay – especially for women. That’s what so-called “Right to Work” laws do to union and non-union women workers across the country1. Maine lawmakers should not weaken the very institutions that improve the well being of women and working families – especially during tough economic times. Unfortunately, the Legislature is poised to do just that. [...]
Great news coming out of Connecticut
In: Labor|Paid sick days
27 May 2011A fellow New England state may be the first in the nation to pass a state-wide paid sick days law! According to Family Values At Work blog, The Connecticut State Senate has approved the paid sick days bill, SB 913 with a vote of 18 to 17. The House is expected to vote next week. [...]
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Jobz v. skool
In: Charlotte Warren|Helpful Links|Labor|Maine Women's Lobby|Women's Leadership
25 May 2011Last week, the legislature voted to pass an amended version of L.D. 516 – increasing the number of hours a teen can work during the school week. The amended bill represents a very significant improvement over the initial bill that, as written, would have removed all hourly protections for teen workers, but – to be [...]
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- Tags: child labor
Round Up of News Media: Child Labor
In: Labor|Laura Harper
20 May 2011This week the legislature voted to pass L.D. 516 –increasing the number of hours a teen could work during week. This is a significant improvement over the initial bill that, as written, would have removed all hourly protections for teen workers, but still a set-back for teen workers. There is something to celebrate: L.D. 1346 [...]
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Here’s the skinny
In: Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine|BPA|Charlotte Warren|Choice|Civil Rights|Governor LaPage|Labor|Maine Women's Lobby|Reproductive Health|Roll Call|Women's Leadership
18 May 2011Feeling blue about the state of affairs in Augusta these days? I hear ya (although it might also be the rain). That’s why I’m writing to you today. Believe it or not, we have A LOT to celebrate. Thanks to you, and your calls, emails, and visits to the State House we have – together [...]
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Child Labor Sneak Attack
9 May 2011You did it. You called, you emailed, you wrote letters, you testified, you lobbied – and on Friday, Maine’s Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development Committee listened. The committee unanimously killed L.D. 1346 – “An Act to Enhance Access to the Workplace for Minors.” This is the bill that would have repealed hourly protections for [...]
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- Tags: Augusta, child labor
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