Family Values @ Work Action
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We partner with our state coalitions to build political influence among marginalized voters to elevate care economy issues via voter engagement and advocacy.
Milwaukee, WI
Joined April 2021
đ Take action NOW at https://t.co/i7BPKhkF2i Tell Congress: Include healthcare funding in the spending bill. Healthcare access shouldn't be a political bargaining chip. Family Values @ Work Action is fighting for care policies that put families first. Help us build power:
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Families are under attack! Stand up for security, justice, and economic freedom. Take Action Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTmMu-WdT1Q Our Mission The Fight for Families and the Care We Need...
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đ¨ 30 DAYS LEFT. December 31st: A healthcare crisis hits millions of American families. The clock is ticking in every state. Will you organize or scroll past? Right now, Congress is letting three critical programs expire at once. This isn't an accidentâit's orchestrated. Here's
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Rest in Power, Rest in Peace. One of Coloradoâs finest paid leave and environmental advocates taken in car accident. Your legacy will live on! #PaidLeaveforAll @9to5Colorado
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Faith Winter, a 45-year-old Democratic state senator and environmental activist, died on Wednesday night.
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THIS THANKSGIVING, the turkey isn't the only thing that costs more. đ Turkey prices are up 40% this year due to bird flu outbreaks. A Thanksgiving meal that fed 10 people for $58 last year now costs families even more. But here's what's really breaking family budgets: â No
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Families deserve ALL of this. đ This week, Congress showed what's possible when people organize and demand answers with the House-backed bill forcing the Justice Department to release the Jeffrey Epstein case files. But we can't stop there. Right now, families are being forced
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Democrats had a winning hand. For the first time since November, we had momentum. Public support. Federal workers saying, "We'll hold onâkeep fighting." Then eight senators decided to cave. They got nothing. No ACA subsidies. They gave $500K to Senators investigated as
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Finally - one of AZâs strongest voices was sworn in!! Congratulations âŚ@AdelitaForAZ⊠!! Weâve waited for 50 days and know that youâll bring your commitment to childcare, just immigration, paid leave and the rule of law to AZ and the nation!! âŚ@PoderLatinxâŠ
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đşđ¸ Veterans Day reality check: 5.5 million military caregivers are in crisis. The shutdown just made it visible. The numbers: 37,000 VA employees furloughed. 100,000+ vets lost job counseling. 50+ benefits offices closed. But the deeper story? Military caregivers were ALREADY in
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Yesterday, working families across America said something powerful: "We're not going backwards." California voted for fair representation. New Jersey and Virginia elected leaders who will fight for affordable childcare and paid leave. And Georgia voters chose to limit utility
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CARE IS ALWAYS ON THE BALLOT. đłď¸ 73% of voters support paid family leaveâacross ALL political parties. That's not a progressive issue. That's a people issue. Care is on the ballot today. Whether youâre voting for redistricting in CA, candidates in NJ or VA, or Public Service
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The crisis is HERE. Open enrollment started Saturday. And for millions of families, this nightmare is no longer theoreticalâit's happening RIGHT NOW: đ Healthcare premiums are DOUBLING - families logging into the ACA marketplace are seeing sticker shock đ˝ď¸ SNAP benefits RUN
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Happy Halloween! đ But here's what's REALLY scary! The GOP government shutdownânow approaching one monthâhas created a shutdown of our ability to care for ourselves. And the nightmare gets WORSE TOMORROW. On November 1st, families will face: đ Millions losing ACA healthcare
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Even Trump country showed up for the "No Kings" protests. A new Harvard study proves it was the most geographically widespread demonstration in US historyâ60% of counties, 7 million people. People understand: democracy means paid leave, childcare, and time to care for your
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We were honored to celebrate Melanie Campbell's 30 years of visionary leadership at the @NCBCP Spirit of Democracy Awards. She's centered gender justice, women's power, and care as the foundation of economic justiceâexactly the work we're fighting for. Care is democracy.
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Paid leave is coming. Itâs not a matter of ifâbut when. Because families, workers, and caregivers wonât stop pushing until it does. Congress needs to hear from you. Call your representatives ( https://t.co/CRcgppHoy8) and tell them to get back to work, save healthcare and what
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Remember: The longest shutdown happened under Trump - 32 days. Federal workers went to food banks. Families couldn't pay rent. We couldnât care for each other. We can't let this happen againâespecially when the solution is simple: prioritize families over billionaires.
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What Democrats are asking for: â Extend ACA Premium Tax Credits â Protect Medicaid (HR1 cuts healthcare for 17M people) â Stop cutting funds already approved by Congressâour communities need that funding! What Republicans are protecting: đ° $4.5 TRILLION in tax cuts for
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Republicans passed a CR WITHOUT negotiating with Democrats, then immediately went on recess. They literally left town to avoid discussing what working families need. Meanwhile, ACA Premium Tax Credits expire Dec 31 â 4 MILLION Americans lose healthcare Jan 1.
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THREAD: The government shut down. Here's what you need to know about what Republicans are really protecting (hint: it's not your healthcare) đ§ľ
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