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Resturant Workers Need Paid Sick Days

In: Heath Care Reform|Paid sick days|Sarah Standiford

10 Feb 2010

February 9th, 2010- The The Restaurant Opportunity Center of Maine held a panel discussion on the findings of their new report: Behind the Kitchen Door: Low Road Jobs, High Road Opportunities in Maine’s Growing Restaurant Industry.  Sarah was a panelist along with Professor David Wagner of USM, Blanca Santiago of El Centro Latino Maine, Caitlin [...]

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Sarah on Maine Watch

In: Paid sick days|Sarah Standiford

5 Feb 2010

Watch our executive director, Sarah Standiford, discuss paid sick days with Peter Gore from the Chamber of Commerce on Maine Watch: Watch the video here (it is about 8 minutes in) “We may be the first to pass paid sick days, but we certainly won’t be the last to pass paid sick days protection,”concludes Sarah [...]

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Maine Women's Lobby Co-hosts Roundtable Discussion with Secretary Sebelius

In: Congresswoman Pingree|Heath Care Reform|Maine Women's Lobby|Press Link|Sarah Standiford|Secretary Sebelius|Women's Leadership

3 Sep 2009

MAINE WOMEN TO SECRETARY SEBELIUS: HEALTH SYSTEM IS FAILING US Congresswoman Pingree hears health care stories; says current system unacceptable No one knows better about how the health care system is failing than the women-young and old-who met with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius today in South Portland. The Maine Women’s Lobby [...]

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 2009

Last 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: [...]

Go Sarah, Go Sarah!

In: Maine Women's Policy Center|Sarah Standiford|Uncategorized

20 Jun 2009

In a recent publication of the Maine Women’s Fund, our fearless leader, Sarah – and the work she directs at the Maine Women’s Policy Center – was highlighted. Check out what they had to say: “Sarah Standiford is changing Maine. As executive director of the Maine Women’s Policy Center and its sister organization, the Maine [...]


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