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Families face a shortfall of time and money for care.  A majority of America's children have no one at home full-time to care for them, while others, including the elderly and people with disabilities, increasingly need care.  Jobs divide employees into those with high pay, benefits, but long hours and little time for family or leisure, and those with low wages, few benefits, and insufficient flexibility and financial resources to care for their families.  We can and should do better.  Working families have fundamental rights to financially sustain and to care for themselves and their families.  These rights include:

  1. The right to annual paid family, medical and personal leave for full- and part-time employees. Minimum standards for leave are:
    1. two weeks of employer-funded paid personal leave for all employees to be taken at the time of their choosing.
    2. seven days of employer-funded sick time for personal or family illness
    3. 12 weeks of paid leave for parents of newborn, adoptive and foster children, and for serious illness of the employee, a child, a parent or other relative, spouse or partner.
    4. 16 hours of employer-funded leave to be taken in small increments for doctor's appointments, parent-teacher meetings, and other small necessities.
  2. The right to negotiated flexibility over work hours and place:
    1. the ability to shift between full-time and reduced hours as family and personal circumstances change.
    2. equal pay rates and at least pro-rated benefits for reduced hours employees
    3. no mandatory overtime.
    4. flexible schedules and place of work, mutually agreed upon by employees and employers.
  3. The right to quality, affordable child and elder care.
  4. The right to a minimum wage set at a living wage level and indexed to inflation.
  5. The right to adequate health insurance for all.

These rights shall apply to all regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, age, place of birth, religion, sexual orientation, or marital, family or disability status.

Respectfully Signed,
9to5 Colorado9to5 National Association of Working Women
9to5 Poverty Network Initiative - Wisconsin9to5, Atlanta Working Women
A Better Balance: The Work & Family Legal CenterActivistas
AFL-CIOAFSCME
Alternatives to Marriage ProjectAmalgamated Transit Union, Local 192
Asian Law CaucusBay Area 9to5
Cambridge Women's CommissionCenter for the Education of Women, Univ of Mich
Center for Women and WorkCenter for WorkLife Law
Coalition of Labor Union WomenCoalition of Women from Asia and the Middle East
CWA Local 9575CWA Local 1034
CWA Local 9423DuPage NOW
Equal Rights AdvocatesFamily Caregiver Alliance
Family Voices NJFrench-American Foundation
Georgia Stand-UpIntegral Work/Life Consulting
Labor Project for Working FamiliesLolitek Consulting
Maine Women's LobbyMassachusetts Paid Leave Coalition
MIT Workplace CenterMOTHERS (Mothers Ought To Have Equal Rights)
National Council of Women's OrganizationsNational Employment Law Project
National Organization for WomenNational Partnership for Women & Families
New Jersey Citizen ActionNew Jersey Time to Care Coalition
Purdue University Women's Studies ProgramSan Mateo County Central Labor Council
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network of NJThe Mothers Movement Online
The Take Care NetWider Opportunities for Women
Women's Business Development CenterWomen's Opportunity Link of DE, Inc.
Working Innovations, Inc.WorkOptions.com
Donna AdkinsLauren Agoratus
Shalini AgrawalJocelyn Aker
Teresa AkerRandy Albelda
   University of Massachusetts Boston
Gloria Albrecht
   Professor
Eveli Alcazar
Tammy Allen
   Associate Professor, University of South Florida
Carolyn J Anderson
Kelly Andrade
   Rutgers University
Mary Angert
Lizbeth Aponte
   William Paterson University
Eileen Appelbaum
   Rutgers University
Peggy Arcadi
   Mothers At Work
Diego Arias
   Latino Education and Retention Network / Chair
Rhonda AronwaldMary Bailey
Kelly BainbridgeChardie Baird
reina baires
   nanny
Darleen Baker
Dean Baker
   Center for Economic and Policy Research
Waling BanaAg
Lee Ann BanaszakVicki Bartolini
Elizabeth BastosP Battistelli
Beverly Baty
   none
Lauren Beauseigneur
   Penn State University, IR/HR Graduate Student
Chawki Belhadi
   University of Texas at Arlington
Lissa Bell
Chris Benner
   Pennsylvania State University
Jacqueline Bennett
Mary BennettRachel Bennett
Debra Berke
   Messiah College
Eileen Berkun
Joyce A. BirdJoyce Blais
Valerie & David BloomWilliam Stuart Bloom
Lee BoesMindy Boffemmyer
Patricia Boling
   Purdue University, associate professor
Ann Bookman
Wendy BordeauEileen Boris
Heather Boushey
   Center for Economic and Policy Research
Michael Bowser
Terri BoyerKirsten Branigan
   Attorney
Ellen Bravo
   9to5, the National Association of Working Women
Jeanne Brown
Lauren Brown
   Boston College-Student
John W. Budd
Heather Bullock
   University of California - Santa Cruz
Angela Burgess
   MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Houston -
Virginia ByrdJillian Carter
Maureen ChangSandra Chapin
Lynette Chappel-Williams
   Cornell University
Susan Chase
Sherri Chiesa
   UNITEHERE, Executive Vice President
Emil Chuck
Loren Churchin
   Westinghouse/ Human Resources Intern
Leslie Cintron
Britteny Cioni
   Colorado State University/Adjunct Faculty
La Shonda Collier
Andrea CommakerHolly Cooper
Sonya CostenNancy Costikyan
Julie CovingtonRobin Creager
Ann Crittenden
   Author
Ann Crouter
ALNEY CRUZ
   RETIRED
Jennifer Cullen
John Curtis
   American Association of University Professors
Susan Daily
Ciara DanielsKelly Davis
Paul DavisLeslie de Pietro
Kris De Welde
   University of Colorado, Boulder
Cindi Dean
Sally Dear
   Binghamton University
Barbara DeFlumeri
   individual
Leslie dePietro
   Univ of Mich (ret'd)
Luisa Deprez
   University of Southern Maine, Professor
Kemberly DershemStephan Desrochers
   Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Maine
Brandon Diaz
   Pennsylvania State University
Christine Diaz
   Legislative Chair of IAMAW Local 2339H
Jillian DickertDonna Dolan
   Communications Workers of America
Anne DonadeyLori Dorfman
Nancy Dowd
   Professor of Law, University of Florida
Annie Downey
Diana DragoEva Drago
John DragoRobert Drago
   TakeCareNet, Penn State
Sophia DragoMaureen Duane
Mary Beth Dukespatricia durso
Teresa DursoRiane Eisler
   President, Center for partnership studies
beth eller
   Mrs.
kati eller
   Miss
Paula EnglandSuzan Erem
Jon EricksonSarah Beth Estes
   Assistant Professor of Sociology
Rachel Estroff
   Graduate Student
Genevieve Evans
Beth FariaLori Farrer
   Family and Consumer Sciences Western Michigan Univ
Ronnie Feit
   Nat'l Congress of Neighborhood Women, Bd.
Deborah Figart
Martha Fineman
   Professor - Emory University School of Law
Christine Firer Hinze
   Fordham University
Netsy Firestein
   Labor Project for Working Families
Amy Fish
Nancy Folbre
   Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Kimberly Fox
   Loyola University Chicago
Jacqueline Fralley
   Labor Heritage Foundation
Michael Francis
Melissa Freiburger
   Sociologists for Women in Society
Mindy Fried
   MIT
Stew Friedman
   Director, Wharton Work/Life Integration Project
Rita Fristoe
Krystal FroatsElizabeth Frye
   Rutgers University/ HRM Graduate Student
Kathi FullerFrank Furstenberg
   Prof. of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
Priya g
   programmer
Cynthia Gabriel
   University of Michigan, Postdoctoral Fellow
Daria Gabriel
   WomenHeart
Monique Galizio
Jamela GallowayJackie Gardner
Sarah Garrett
   UC Berkeley
Mary Gatta
   Center for Women and Work
Jennifer GeertsmaJennifer Geiger
   Tech Solutions Audio Visual/Owner
Hilary GerberKathleen Gerson
   Professor of Sociology, New York University
Naomi GerstelRita Ghilani
   President, Programs for Working People
Emily GilchristTERI GILLETTE
   HUMAN SERVICES FIELD
Jennifer GlassLonnie Golden
Maria GoldshollLeslie Gompf
Sara GoodkindJanet Gornick
   Professor of Political Science, CUNY
Mary Ellen Gornick
   Workplace Options
Jodi Grant
Mary Joan Graves
   Synchronicity Etc.
Terrell Greene
Margaret GreerJovida Guevara-Ross
   Associate Director, The Women's Building
Aramis Gutierrez
   Nontraditional Career Resource Center of NJ
Kelli Gutierrez
Hilary HaasEfrat Hadar
Ereney Hadjigeorgallis
   Assistant Professor, NM State University
MaryScott Hagle
Tara HahnMonica Halas
   Greater Boston Legal Services/Senior Attorney
Leslie HammerAmanda Hansell
   SHRM, PSU
Jennifer Harned AdamsMona Harrington
Cynthia HarrisonBarry Hart
   Boston DSA
Heidi Hartmann
   Institute for Women's Policy Research
Angela Hattery
   Wake Forest University
Ron HaydukAriane Hegewisch
   Center for WorkLife Law
Mareena HeiserJordanna Hertz
Rosanna HertzJerri Hertzberg
Jodie HertzogJanna Hewen
Heather HewettJody Heymann
   McGill University
Erin HiggsBillie Hill
Alexis HitchingsLaura Hitchings
Allison HoffmanCarol Hoffman
Arlene HofmannRichard Holober
Kathryn HoodChloe Hope
Nicole HorneSusan Horne
penelope huang
   Clayman Institute for Gender Research, Stanford U
brad hubbard
Arwa IbrahimChris Ince
Davie Ingram
   New Jersey City University
Michelle Issadore
Margaret JeronimoJane Jiumaleh
Carole Joffe
   U.of Califronia, Davis
Michael Johnson
Shenethia Jones
   Be Complete WLB Consulting
Susanna Jones
Mechele Judd
   Professor
Peggy Kahn
Rachel Kahn-Hut
   Professor of Sociology, Emerita
Lynn Kamenitsa
   Northern Illinois University/Associate Professor
Anne Kasper
   Montgomery County Maryland Commission for Women
laura keen
E. Brooke KellyErin Kelly
   University of Minnesota
Kimberly Kelly
   Graduate Student, University of Georgia
Tanya Kennedy
   University of Houston/Lecturer
Erika Kern
   Penn State University
Matthew Kerwin
Beth KiktaTricia Kinch
Robert KingLori Kirk
Lori KletzerMary Joan Koch
   blogger--Redstocking
Shelley KochThomas Kochan
   Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Laura Kramer
   Montclair State University
Marilyn Kraut
Robert KreiserJudith Kroll
Steve Kunysz
   Director, CWA Local 9400
Terry Kush
Kevin KvalvicSharaunta Laird
   Healthcare Industry
Rachel LambertPaul Landsbergis
Marty Langelan
   President, Turning Anger into Change
Kimberly Langley
Carol LauferJoann Leonard
Robert LeonardSharon Lerman
   Working Innovations, Inc./ President
Carolyn Lerner
   Heller, Huron, Chertkof, Lerner, Simon & Salzman
Anita Levy
Yao LiuCassie Lively Logan
Lori K. LongCarolina Lozada
   Latin American Women's Organization
Ann Lynch
   LWV, NOW
Rachel Madden
Debra MajorWendi Maloney
Betty Mandell
   Bridgewater State College, Professor Emerita
Linda Marks
Stephen MarksJessica Masterson
   Center for Women and Work
Sommer MaxwellElaine McDuff
Madeline McKee
   mom
Gretchen McMullen
Mary McNultyDale Melcher
   UMass amherst Labor Center
Coriander MeliousLaurie Mellas
Sue Falter Mennino
   Assistant Professor of Sociology, Loyola University
Linda Meric
   9to5, Natl Assn of Working Women/Director
Maria MezaCecile Mielenz
Marianne MilliganPeter Miraldi
Joya Misra
   University of Massachusetts
Gemma Mitchell
Peggy Mitchell
   Child Care Specialist
Elizabeth Mitloehner
Erin MohanCarrie Moore Barksdale
Marcy MorrisonJeylan Mortimer
   U of Minnesota/Professor
Karen MosesRobert Moyer
Hawwa Muhammad
   Rutgers University
Julie A. Nelson
Margaret NelsonLaurel Newman
Anne NolanLisa M Osburn-Sharff
   Lolitek Consulting, Founder
Wendy OserSusan Parish
Brenda ParkerAlicia Pascua
Rosie PellizzariMaureen Perry-Jenkins
   University of Massachusetts Amherst
Anthony PettineStephen Pimpare
   Wurzweiler School of Social Work
Kristen PipesMarilyn Power
   Sarah Lawrence College/Professor of Economics
Darylyne ProvostKarolyn Quianthy
Kate QuinnPhyllis Raabe
   Sociology Dept., University of New Orleans
Jacqueline Rae
   MBA
SMRITI RAJ
Jennifer Rehm-Clark
   Founder/Executive Director, WOLDE
Karin Retskin
Brittany Reutzeltrisha rhoades
Barbara Risman
   C-Chair Council on Contemporary Families.
Erin Ritchey
   Penn State University
Joyce RittenburgDan Robbin
Amanda RobertsLouie Rocha
   President/CWA Local 9423
Mary Rohrer-DannPatricia Roos
Nancy Rose
   Cal. State Univ.
Ellen Rosen
   Women's Tudies Research Program
Ruth Rosen
   UC Berkeley
Linda Roundtree
Cherese Ruffin
   Ph.D Student, University of Chicago
Carlton Ruley
Gail Ryall
   Coalition of Labor Union Women
erica samples
Suzanne AKA Soosan SarvianSnow Schaefer
   Self
Liane SchalatekJulia Scheerer
   M.A. lecturer at the university of Muenster, germa
Anders SchneidermanRob Schobert
   Student
Melissa ScopillitiNancy Segal
Laura SilverLeigh Ann Simmons
Louise Simmons
   Associate Professor, University of Connecticut
Paul Simpson, M.D.
Charles SiutaKeon Skelton
   student
John SladewskiAmanda Smith
Robert SmithAnastasia Snyder
Catherine SolomonJoan Spade
   Professor
Christann Spiegel
   Brandeis University
Joey Sprague
Sarah StandifordKai Dawn Stauffer
Mary Ann StegerJennifer Stotter
Ashley StreetmanLaurie Sudol
Beth SullivanCassandra Tarin
Monique TavaresSusan Tenner
brandon thomas
   Mr.
Kristina Thomas
Leann TiggesMary Trigg
Mary Tuominen
   Associate Professor, Denison University
Pamela Valera
   University of Iowa
Pamela Valera
   University of South Carolina
Amy Vance
cesar varela
   Artist
Erika Vela
   Rutgers University, student
Yury Vela
   Rutgers University
Wendy Villone
Allen Vogt
   Carthage College
Mary Wachsmuth
   WIC/Nutrition Assistant
Billie Jo Walker
   Rutgers AAUP-AFT/Staff Representative
Paget Walker
Jean WaltmanShelley Waters Boots
Mark WatsonBrian Wearing
Evan WearingTrista Wearing
Jill WeberHanne Weedon
   Third Path Institute
Stacia Weiner
   Individual
Jessica Weinstein
   AFSCME
Alison WeissChristian Weller
   Center for American Progress
Peter WhalleyKaren White
   Rutgers University
Krista WhiteLori Wiebold-Lippisch
   University of Kansas
Michael Williams
   AFSCME Local 446 / President
Nicole Willms
Sherry WilsonSarah Winslow
Steven Wisensale
   School of Family Studies, University of Connecticut
Judith Wittner
   Professor of Sociology, Loyola University
Dorian WoodsShane Wriglesworth
Heather Wyatt-NicholBrenda Wyss
   Assistant Professor of Economics, Wheaton College
Karen YarbroughCrystal Yost
   University of Washington
Elizabeth ZachaiDennis Zajac
Michele zajacRosemary Zajac
   none
Marsha Zakowski
   Coalition of Labor Union Women
Dace Zeps
   WI Women = Prosperity/Self Sufficiency Subgroup
Christine Zook
   Retired
Roberta Zozaya
Kathryn Zumberg

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