Posts Tagged ‘Maine State House’

Girls' Day Video

In: Girls' Day|Hannah Pingree|Women's Leadership

25 Mar 2010

Hear what the 100 girls that participated in Girls’ day this year had to say!

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 [...]

State House Halls Filled With Maine's Future Leaders – Girls!

In: Hannah Pingree|Maine Women's Policy Center

22 Mar 2010

Last week we held our 14th Annual Girls’ Day at the State House, and what a day it was! I have to say that my personal favorite moment was when the girls filled the house chamber to debate and vote on a bill while Speaker of the House, Hannah Pingree, ran the debate. I learned [...]

Send virtual cookies to our lawmakers!

In: Paid sick days

4 Mar 2010

Today, members of the Maine Women’s Lobby, along with our friends at MomsRising and the Maine People’s Alliance, will bring good fortune (in cookie form) to our legislators. That’s right, fortune cookies. Why? Because healthy workplaces are worth a fortune! And, because we want our legislators to know that the future of Maine’s families and [...]

And the winners are…

In: Paid sick days

1 Mar 2010

Last week scores of you registered your support for paid sick days by voting for your favorite fortune. These personalized fortunes will be delivered to legislators in support of L.D. 1665, the paid sick days bill. Here are the lucky winners (in order of popularity): 1. Healthy workplaces are worth a fortune – support paid [...]

What do all these organizations have in common?

In: Discrimination|Family Caregiver Protection|Family Responsibilities Discrimination|Maine State House|Maine Women's Lobby

18 May 2009

..They support L.D. 962 “An Act to Protect Family Caregivers” Among them: American Cancer Society, Disability Rights Center, Equality Maine, League of Young Voters, Legal Services for the Elderly, Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center, Maine Center for Economic Policy, Maine Centers for Work and Community, Maine Children’s Alliance, Maine Civil Liberties Union, Maine Employment Lawyers [...]


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