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It’s Only Fair: Paycheck Fairness Now!
20 Jul 2010Vice 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 [...]
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We asked, and our Senators answered!…Again!
16 Jul 2010On Thursday, financial reform received a green light from the Senate when it passed in a 60-39 vote. Three Republicans joined the 57 Democratic supporters for an overhaul of financial institutions that is understood to be the most substantial financial reform since the Great Depression. Among the supporters were – drum roll, please! – our [...]
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Work-life balance in the news
In: Labor|Obama|Paid sick days
15 Mar 2010While driving to the office this morning I heard some comforting words from our First Lady, Michelle Obama. Quoted on a NPR piece, More Employers Make Room for Work-life Balance, the first lady commented that, “this isn’t just about family balance, this is about making workplaces stronger and attracting the most qualified people.” It’s true! [...]
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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 2009Here 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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- Tags: Healthy Families Act, Paid sick days, White House, Workplace Flexibility
The women of the Maine Women's Lobby reflect on the 124th
In: Charlotte Warren|Civil Rights|Discrimination|Equal Pay|Events|Fair Pay|Family Caregiver Protection|Family Responsibilities Discrimination|Gay Marriage|Girls' Day|Governor Baldacci|Hannah Pingree|Laura Harper|Maine State House|Maine Women's Lobby|Maine Women's Policy Center|Marriage Equality|Obama|Paid sick days|Press Link|Sarah Standiford|Speaker of the House
24 Jun 2009Last week, the Village Soup posted an article featuring reflections on the 124th session from capital-area legislators. Their reflections are really interesting – and got me wondering what others thought. So, I started asking around … and here are some reflections from the women of the Maine Women’s Lobby: Here’s what Laura had to say: [...]
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Family Friendly Policies are "Critical to Empowering Employers" says, First Lady Michelle Obama
In: Discrimination|Family Caregiver Protection|Family Responsibilities Discrimination|Obama|Paid sick days
7 May 2009On May 7, Michelle Obama spoke at the Corporate Voices for Working Families Annual Partners Meeting in Washington, D.C. The First Lady talked about balancing work and life and the importance of family friendly policies that benefit working families and strengthen the competiveness of American business. Corporate Voices for Working Families is the leading national [...]
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The Obama victory was the largest for a Democratic candidate since LBJ in 1964. Ironically, the Johnson era was also the last major upgrade to civil rights legislation. Stephen Farrand examines the possibility of civil rights change in an era of economic crisis and the brewing backlash in Maine hate crimes.
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