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EllenBravo wrote a new diary post: Who Speaks for Small Business? Not the NFIB
The National Federation of Independent Businesses loves to wrap itself in the flag of neighborhood Mom and Pop shops when it lobbies on Capitol Hill, but many small business owners maintain the NFIB’s agenda doesn’t address their priorities, and say the lobbying group even fights against policies that small businesses need. As Reuters recently reported , “the [...]
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EllenBravo wrote a new diary post: The Gifts Mothers Really Want
My favorite Mother’s day gifts from my sons were their original stories, songs and poems. But what I needed when they were infants and toddlers was something children can’t deliver: affordable time off when they were born and when they were sick. So for all those candidates and elected officials interested in the women’s vote and [...] -
EllenBravo wrote a new diary post: Stop the War on Mothers
I love the image of conservatives hiding behind the flag of motherhood to protect themselves against charges of gender insensitivity. It’s like kids who move the couch to cover up a stain and hope no one will notice. By all means, let’s talk about the importance of motherhood. We can start with the right to [...] -
EllenBravo wrote a new diary post: Celebrate Second Annivesary of Affordable Care Act
Experts like to talk about cost-benefit analyses. Badly needed reforms to inefficient systems may cost money, but often the benefits from that change far outweigh the costs. What gets overlooked is the cost of NOT implementing reforms. Take the Affordable Health Care Act, which is celebrating its second anniversary. Offsetting the costs to reform our [...]
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EllenBravo wrote a new diary post: Abra-ca-dabra Arithmetic Won’t Cancel Paid Sick Days
Paid sick days are good for our economy, according to numerous studies by seasoned economists. That’s why Americans in cities and states across the country from all parts of the political spectrum support this policy . The same policy is under fierce attack by big corporate lobbyists, whose job it is to protect the top 1% of society [...]
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EllenBravo wrote a new diary post: Fighting Gender Inequality in the Restaurant Industry
Name a country where large numbers of women legally earn less than minimum wage and have to drag themselves to work sick or risk losing their job. To all the places that come to mind, add the United States of America. The workers in question are employed in one of the largest and fastest growing sectors [...]
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EllenBravo wrote a new diary post: 9to5 Milwaukee Files Ethics Complaint Against Supreme Court Justice
The group that led the fight for paid sick days in Milwaukee has filed an ethics charge against a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, after learning that he had accepted free legal services worth tens of thousands of dollars from the same law firm that appeared before him to argue against paid sick days in Milwaukee. [...] -
EllenBravo wrote a new diary post: Connecticut Workers Welcome Paid Sick Days
This time last year, Desiree Rosado, a school bus driver in Groton, Connecticut, was dreading flu season. “Working without paid sick days, you’re always worried about what will happen if you get sick,” she said. “When my kids caught the swine flu, I missed a week of pay to stay home and take care of [...]
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EllenBravo wrote a new diary post: Contagion: Not Just a Movie
What’s most frightening about the movie Contagion is that it’s NOT science fiction. Flu epidemics are real, and they can spread quickly – especially in the United States, where 44 million people without paid sick days are forced to choose between their financial security and their health when they get sick. During the recent H1N1 outbreak, seven million [...]
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EllenBravo wrote a new diary post: Workers Strike Back At Verizon Cuts
Verizon appears not to have learned the lesson of Wisconsin – workers DO notice when “sacrifice” is a one-way street. Corporate giants like Verizon are trying to kill middle class jobs in America, even going after the paid sick days that help foster a healthy and productive work environment. But working families have sacrificed enough. [...] -
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