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March 22, 2023
In 2021, President Biden announced a new initiative to establish a national minimum staffing standard for nursing home workers, improve compensation and make it easier for these workers to join a union. This is surely one of the single biggest ongoing initiatives to address the inequities facing women and workers of color.
March 14, 2023
The Paycheck Fairness Act increases penalties when employers violate equal pay provisions. It also makes it unlawful to prohibit employees from discussing their wages. Take two minutes to ask your senators and representative to support the Paycheck Fairness Act.
March 7, 2023
This Women’s History Month, we’re profiling leaders who are making women’s history across the labor movement today. There’s been a surge of organizing by women.