Executive Council Statement
Guarantee Equal Pay for Women and Paid Family and Medical Leave for All
… Americans are working harder and longer than ever, but wages remain too low for millions of families to make ends meet. The lack of basic labor protections makes it nearly impossible for many workers to balance the demands of job and family. More than 50 years after passage of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the … based on gender remains. Similarly, Congress voted in 1993 to provide a first step toward helping workers balance work and family through the (unpaid) Family and Medical Leave Act. However, millions of working people cannot afford to …