Posts Tagged ‘Maine Women’s Lobby’
Testimony in Opposition to LePage’s Budget Cuts
In: Budget|Governor LePage|Laura Harper|Maine State House|Maine Women's Lobby
15 Dec 2011Testimony in opposition: Senator Rosen, Representative Flood, Senator McCormick, Representative Strang Burgess and members of the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs and the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services, my name is Laura Harper, and I represent the Maine Women’s Lobby, an organization that has been working for 33 years [...]
Hot off the press: A new study shows that two-thirds of employers support nation’s first paid sick days law Strengthening the case for new paid sick days laws in Maine and across the country, a research study has found significant benefits for workers and minimal impact on businesses from the nation’s first paid sick day [...]
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- Tags: family friendly policy, Maine Women's Lobby, Paid sick days, San Francisco, sick leave
Day One at the State House: Eliminate…
In: Charlotte Warren|Labor|Maine State House|Maine Women's Lobby
30 Nov 2010The new Maine Legislature meets for the first time tomorrow. And, the first order of business of Maine’s new legislative leadership may be to eliminate the Labor Committee – the committee that serves the needs of women workers. The Labor Committee has existed in the Maine Legislature continuously since 1887 (yes, that’s right – over [...]
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- Tags: Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Family Medical Leave Insurance, Family Values at Work, Gender equality, Maine Women's Lobby, work-family
Statement from Maine Women’s Lobby on Fair Pay Vote
In: Discrimination|Equal Pay|Maine Women's Lobby|Olympia Snowe|Susan Collins
18 Nov 2010Paycheck Fairness: How Long Will it Take? Maine Women’s Lobby Responds to Vote to Defeat Paycheck Fairness Act Statement of Sarah Standiford, Executive Director, Maine Women’s Lobby “The failure of the U.S. Senate to proceed to an up-or-down vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act has jeopardized the economic standing of Maine’s women, and the families [...]
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- Tags: Discrimination, Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Maine Women's Lobby, Paycheck fairness, Paycheck Fairness Act, Senator Collins, Senator Snowe, U.S. Senate
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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- Tags: Civil Rights, Discrimination, Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Gay Marriage, Girls' Day, Girls' Day at the State House, House of Representatives, Laura Harper, LD 1020, Leadership, Maine Women's Lobby, Maine Women's Policy Center, marriage, Marriage Equality, Paid sick days, public hearing, State House, Welfare, women's issues, YouTube
girls rock…
21 Jun 2009I mean, these girls REALLY rock. Today, I spent my afternoon at the offices of Hardy Girls Healthy Women in Waterville. We were invited to share the nuts and bolts of creating change. (and when I say nuts and bolts, I really do mean problem, solution, message, and target). These girls are the experts! The [...]
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- Tags: Leadership, Maine Women's Lobby
Teeing up the witnesses
11 Jun 2009Debra Ness, President of the National Partnership, is going first. “the sooner we act, the better off we will be. “America needs a basic workplace standard that allows employees to earn …up to seven paid sick days a year.” Debra’s reminding us that, in the wake of the H1N1 virus, CDC asks people to stay [...]
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- Tags: Congress, Maine Women's Lobby, National Partnership for Women and Families, Paid sick days, swine flu
Hearing on Healthy Families Act beginning!
In: H1N1 Flu|Labor|Maine Women's Lobby|Paid sick days|swine flu
11 Jun 2009The federal Health and Education Committee is about to start a hearing on the Healthy Families Act – paid sick days for US workers. Rajiv Bhatia, from San Francisco’s department of public health, is on deck after the bill’s sponsor Representative Rosa DeLauro and Rep. Grayson. You can watch it live . And we’ll be [...]
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- Tags: Healthy Families Act, Maine Women's Lobby, Paid sick days, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, US Congress, Women, working families
Candlelight Vigil in Remembrance of Dr. George Tiller
In: Dr. Tiller|Maine Women's Lobby|Press Link|Reproductive Health|Uncategorized
4 Jun 2009Maine’s reproductive health community is deeply saddened by the murder of Dr. George Tiller. His death is an enormous loss for the patients who relied on him, his dedicated staff, and the women’s health care community. To honor Dr. Tiller, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, the Family Planning Association of Maine, the Maine Women’s [...]
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Maine Groups Cheer Sotomayor Nomination
In: Civil Rights|Discrimination|Equal Pay|Maine Women's Lobby|Olympia Snowe|Supreme Court|Susan Collins|Women's Leadership
27 May 2009Maine Fair and Independent Federal Courts Coalition Lauds Historic Nomination (Augusta) Today in a news release, organizations representing Maine people celebrated the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. “In selecting Judge Sotomayor to be his nominee to the highest court, President Obama has chosen someone who is superbly qualified and has [...]
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- Tags: Discrimination, Equal Justice, Fair Federal Courts, Maine Women's Lobby, SCOTUS, Sotomayor, Supreme Court
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