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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 2010

After 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 [...]

Where Small Business Prospers

In: Family Caregiver Protection|Labor|Laura Harper|Maine Women's Lobby

29 Jul 2010

Here at the Maine Women’s Lobby, we’ve been researching family leave insurance for nearly ten years. It’s passed in three other states (California, Washington, and New Jersey), and many more are actively working on legislation. Right now, in Maine, when working families welcome a new baby or face a serious illness (think horrendous car accident [...]

Step Up, Man. Step Up and Change the Law

In: Congressman Michaud|Congresswoman Pingree|Discrimination|Equal Pay|Fair Pay|Maine Women's Lobby|Olympia Snowe|Susan Collins

21 Jul 2010

Vice President Biden didn’t mince words when he called upon reticent Senators to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act yesterday.  Official after official headlined the Middle Class Task foroce event, calling for an end to pay discrimination.  The Administration is in our corner on this — the House has already passed the bill, thanks to Representative [...]

It’s Only Fair: Paycheck Fairness Now!

In: Equal Pay|Fair Pay|Maine Women's Lobby|Obama

20 Jul 2010

Vice President Biden, along with members of the White House Middle Class Task Force and Council on Women and Girls, will announce recommendations from the Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force to help families negotiate the work-family balance. The passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act is among these recommendations. President Obama made it clear that equal [...]

Snowe and Collins on Kagan

In: Maine Women's Lobby|Press Link|Supreme Court|Susan Collins|Uncategorized

24 May 2010

With the confirmation hearings scheduled for June 28, Elena Kagan is making her rounds on the hill and meeting with key Senate votes. Last week she met with Senator Snowe; after the meeting, Snowe commented that, Kagan “certainly has the qualifications, and certainly has, I think, the balance in her approach — at least so [...]

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Labor Committee Fails To Act To Support Maine Workers

In: Labor|Maine Women's Lobby|Paid sick days

22 Mar 2010

Statement of Sarah Standiford, Executive Director: “Despite clear benefits to Maine people and businesses, today the Labor Committee rejected a bill to establish the critical protection of paid sick days for Maine people. In a major blow to Maine workers and their families, today, the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Labor voted Majority Ought Not [...]

Status of L.D. 1665

In: Labor|Maine Women's Lobby|Paid sick days|Senate President Libby Mitchell

22 Mar 2010

By now you may have heard the news: the Maine Legislature will not take up a bill to provide paid sick days for Maine workers. Without support from some members of the labor committee the sponsor, Libby Mitchell, committed to making sure this committee doesn’t leave Maine people with nothing, proposed an amendment where workers [...]

Check out the letter of support from the Maine Small Business Coaltion:

In: H1N1 Flu|Maine State House|Maine Women's Lobby|Paid sick days|swine flu

23 Jan 2010

Maine business leaders support paid sick days The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tell us to stay home from work or school in order to decrease the spread of the H1N1 virus. President Obama says, “If you’re sick, stay home.” Common sense tells us to limit our contact with others when we are sick. [...]

From the Majority Report

In: H1N1 Flu|Maine Women's Lobby|Paid sick days|Senate President Libby Mitchell|swine flu

17 Nov 2009

Senate President Libby Mitchell: In light of H1N1, Maine Needs Paid Sick Days “…Everyday during flu season, thousands of people go to work sick even though they know they should be staying home. The problem is, if they do the responsible thing and stay home, they lose a day’s pay. For the thousands of Mainers [...]

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From the White House: Support Paid Sick Days

In: H1N1 Flu|Maine Women's Lobby|Obama|Paid sick days|swine flu

13 Nov 2009

Here it is, folks, straight from the White House. It’s time that everyone had the protection of paid sick days. Said Secretary Solis yesterday, “Thanks to the leadership of Vice President Biden we are proud to work with our colleagues in the Cabinet and the Middle Class Task Force to improve work-life policies, and efforts [...]


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  • Kathleen Skillings: I would like to take this opportunity to address the editorial I read in yesterdays news. As a smal [...]
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