Care and human rights were on the ballot in many of yesterday’s races. We are encouraged by the voters and organizers that pushed through the noise all over the country, to ultimately elevate a united call for the rights of people to be represented by elected officials who support the…

By Josephine Kalipeni, Executive Director, Family Values @ Work I recently watched a television commercial about breast cancer awareness month, and thought, “How do workers who have breast cancer, or who are caregivers to individuals who have breast cancer, manage without paid sick or family leave?” When do they rest…

By Preston Van Vliet, State Organizer Trigger Warning: mentions of domestic violence, mentions of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, and safe time. October is End Domestic Violence Month, and indeed the movements to pass and equitably implement paid sick and safe days (PSSD), paid family and medical leave (PFML), and…

By Luis Larin, Digital Organizer “Ring me ASAP.” Even amidst her wedding plans, my sister’s four words hit me like a freight train. Followed by that feeling that my stomach just sunk. My family lives in Guatemala, which always gives me this powerless feeling. My sister, whose voice is a…

By Makeda Scott, Family Values @ Work Communications Associate For this year’s International Day of the Girl, I pay tribute to Sara Collins Rudolph, the forgotten survivor of the Sept. 15th, 1963, bombing of the 16th St. Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. …

By Staci Bryant, State Lead Imagine a Democracy where the people have a voice in the decisions that are made about them, their families and their communities. Elected officials are sworn to protect and serve constituents, instead of inflicting poor policies and prioritizing corporate profit over people’s livelihoods. We would…

By Safiya Simmons, Communications Director at FV@W Honey, I’m still tired. Last week, Family Values @ Work brought together its partners from across the nation for our annual meeting. Nearly 100 partners joined us in Houston, TX, for three days of co-conspiring, dream building, and fun. We met for breakfast…

By Sammy Chavin-Grant, Federal Strategy Director at FV@W Last night I joined millions of Americans in watching the second Republican National Convention Presidential debate. While a lot (most) of the debate was a group of folks yelling over each other trying to get their snappy sound bites in and claim…

At the end of [September], America’s working families who rely on affordable child care are going to be in a free-fall when Congress pushes them off the child care cliff…Alarmingly — and not widely known — the clock is ticking on this vital support for America’s working families. The $37…