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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.Donna Adkins
Lauren AgoratusShalini Agrawal
Jocelyn AkerTeresa Aker
Randy Albelda
   University of Massachusetts Boston
Gloria Albrecht
   Professor
Eveli AlcazarTammy Allen
   Associate Professor, University of South Florida
Carolyn J AndersonKelly Andrade
   Rutgers University
Mary AngertLizbeth Aponte
   William Paterson University
Eileen Appelbaum
   Rutgers University
Peggy Arcadi
   Mothers At Work
Diego Arias
   Latino Education and Retention Network / Chair
Rhonda Aronwald
Mary BaileyKelly Bainbridge
Chardie Bairdreina baires
   nanny
Darleen BakerDean Baker
   Center for Economic and Policy Research
Waling BanaAgLee Ann Banaszak
Vicki BartoliniElizabeth Bastos
P BattistelliBeverly Baty
   none
Lauren Beauseigneur
   Penn State University, IR/HR Graduate Student
Chawki Belhadi
   University of Texas at Arlington
Lissa BellChris Benner
   Pennsylvania State University
Jacqueline BennettMary Bennett
Rachel BennettDebra Berke
   Messiah College
Eileen BerkunJoyce A. Bird
Joyce BlaisValerie & David Bloom
William Stuart BloomLee Boes
Mindy BoffemmyerPatricia Boling
   Purdue University, associate professor
Ann BookmanWendy Bordeau
Eileen BorisHeather Boushey
   Center for Economic and Policy Research
Michael BowserTerri Boyer
Kirsten Branigan
   Attorney
Ellen Bravo
   9to5, the National Association of Working Women
Jeanne BrownLauren Brown
   Boston College-Student
John W. BuddHeather Bullock
   University of California - Santa Cruz
Angela Burgess
   MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Houston -
Virginia Byrd
Jillian CarterMaureen Chang
Sandra ChapinLynette Chappel-Williams
   Cornell University
Susan ChaseSherri Chiesa
   UNITEHERE, Executive Vice President
Emil ChuckLoren Churchin
   Westinghouse/ Human Resources Intern
Leslie CintronBritteny Cioni
   Colorado State University/Adjunct Faculty
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
Kelly DavisPaul Davis
Leslie de PietroKris De Welde
   University of Colorado, Boulder
Cindi DeanSally Dear
   Binghamton University
Barbara DeFlumeri
   individual
Leslie dePietro
   Univ of Mich (ret'd)
Luisa Deprez
   University of Southern Maine, Professor
Kemberly Dershem
Stephan Desrochers
   Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Maine
Brandon Diaz
   Pennsylvania State University
Christine Diaz
   Legislative Chair of IAMAW Local 2339H
Jillian Dickert
Donna Dolan
   Communications Workers of America
Anne Donadey
Lori DorfmanNancy Dowd
   Professor of Law, University of Florida
Annie DowneyDiana Drago
Eva DragoJohn Drago
Robert Drago
   TakeCareNet, Penn State
Sophia Drago
Maureen DuaneMary Beth Dukes
patricia dursoTeresa Durso
Riane Eisler
   President, Center for partnership studies
beth eller
   Mrs.
kati eller
   Miss
Paula England
Suzan EremJon Erickson
Sarah Beth Estes
   Assistant Professor of Sociology
Rachel Estroff
   Graduate Student
Genevieve EvansBeth Faria
Lori Farrer
   Family and Consumer Sciences Western Michigan Univ
Ronnie Feit
   Nat'l Congress of Neighborhood Women, Bd.
Deborah FigartMartha Fineman
   Professor - Emory University School of Law
Christine Firer Hinze
   Fordham University
Netsy Firestein
   Labor Project for Working Families
Amy FishNancy Folbre
   Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Kimberly Fox
   Loyola University Chicago
Jacqueline Fralley
   Labor Heritage Foundation
Michael FrancisMelissa Freiburger
   Sociologists for Women in Society
Mindy Fried
   MIT
Stew Friedman
   Director, Wharton Work/Life Integration Project
Rita FristoeKrystal Froats
Elizabeth Frye
   Rutgers University/ HRM Graduate Student
Kathi Fuller
Frank Furstenberg
   Prof. of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
Priya g
   programmer
Cynthia Gabriel
   University of Michigan, Postdoctoral Fellow
Daria Gabriel
   WomenHeart
Monique GalizioJamela Galloway
Jackie GardnerSarah Garrett
   UC Berkeley
Mary Gatta
   Center for Women and Work
Jennifer Geertsma
Jennifer Geiger
   Tech Solutions Audio Visual/Owner
Hilary Gerber
Kathleen Gerson
   Professor of Sociology, New York University
Naomi Gerstel
Rita Ghilani
   President, Programs for Working People
TERI 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
Terrell GreeneMargaret Greer
Jovida Guevara-Ross
   Associate Director, The Women's Building
Aramis Gutierrez
   Nontraditional Career Resource Center of NJ
Kelli GutierrezHilary Haas
Efrat HadarEreney Hadjigeorgallis
   Assistant Professor, NM State University
MaryScott HagleTara Hahn
Monica Halas
   Greater Boston Legal Services/Senior Attorney
Leslie Hammer
Amanda Hansell
   SHRM, PSU
Jennifer Harned Adams
Mona HarringtonCynthia Harrison
Barry Hart
   Boston DSA
Heidi Hartmann
   Institute for Women's Policy Research
Angela Hattery
   Wake Forest University
Ron Hayduk
Ariane Hegewisch
   Center for WorkLife Law
Mareena Heiser
Jordanna HertzRosanna Hertz
Jerri HertzbergJodie Hertzog
Janna HewenHeather Hewett
Jody Heymann
   McGill University
Erin Higgs
Billie HillAlexis Hitchings
Laura HitchingsAllison Hoffman
Carol HoffmanArlene Hofmann
Richard HoloberKathryn Hood
Chloe HopeNicole Horne
Susan Hornepenelope huang
   Clayman Institute for Gender Research, Stanford U
brad hubbardArwa Ibrahim
Chris InceDavie Ingram
   New Jersey City University
Michelle IssadoreMargaret Jeronimo
Jane JiumalehCarole Joffe
   U.of Califronia, Davis
Michael JohnsonSusanna Jones
Peggy KahnRachel Kahn-Hut
   Professor of Sociology, Emerita
Lynn Kamenitsa
   Northern Illinois University/Associate Professor
Anne Kasper
   Montgomery County Maryland Commission for Women
laura keenE. Brooke Kelly
Erin Kelly
   University of Minnesota
Kimberly Kelly
   Graduate Student, University of Georgia
Tanya Kennedy
   University of Houston/Lecturer
Erika Kern
   Penn State University
Matthew KerwinBeth Kikta
Tricia KinchRobert King
Lori KirkLori Kletzer
Mary Joan Koch
   blogger--Redstocking
Shelley Koch
Thomas Kochan
   Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Laura Kramer
   Montclair State University
Marilyn KrautRobert Kreiser
Judith KrollSteve Kunysz
   Director, CWA Local 9400
Terry KushKevin Kvalvic
Sharaunta Laird
   Healthcare Industry
Rachel Lambert
Paul LandsbergisMarty Langelan
   President, Turning Anger into Change
Kimberly LangleyCarol Laufer
Joann LeonardRobert Leonard
Sharon Lerman
   Working Innovations, Inc./ President
Carolyn Lerner
   Heller, Huron, Chertkof, Lerner, Simon & Salzman
Anita LevyYao Liu
Cassie Lively LoganLori K. Long
Carolina Lozada
   Latin American Women's Organization
Ann Lynch
   LWV, NOW
Rachel MaddenDebra Major
Wendi MaloneyLinda 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
Jennifer Rehm-Clark
   Founder/Executive Director, WOLDE
Karin RetskinBrittany Reutzel
trisha rhoadesBarbara Risman
   C-Chair Council on Contemporary Families.
Erin Ritchey
   Penn State University
Joyce Rittenburg
Dan RobbinAmanda Roberts
Louie Rocha
   President/CWA Local 9423
Mary Rohrer-Dann
Patricia RoosNancy Rose
   Cal. State Univ.
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
Snow Schaefer
   Self
Liane Schalatek
Anders SchneidermanRob Schobert
   Student
Melissa ScopillitiNancy Segal
Laura SilverLeigh Ann Simmons
Louise Simmons
   Associate Professor, University of Connecticut
Paul Simpson, M.D.
Charles SiutaJohn Sladewski
Amanda SmithRobert Smith
Anastasia SnyderCatherine Solomon
Joan Spade
   Professor
Christann Spiegel
   Brandeis University
Joey SpragueSarah Standiford
Kai Dawn StaufferMary Ann Steger
Jennifer StotterAshley Streetman
Laurie SudolBeth Sullivan
Cassandra TarinMonique Tavares
Susan Tennerbrandon thomas
   Mr.
Kristina ThomasLeann Tigges
Mary TriggMary Tuominen
   Associate Professor, Denison University
Pamela Valera
   University of Iowa
Pamela Valera
   University of South Carolina
Amy Vancecesar varela
   Artist
Erika Vela
   Rutgers University, student
Yury Vela
   Rutgers University
Wendy VilloneAllen Vogt
   Carthage College
Mary Wachsmuth
   WIC/Nutrition Assistant
Billie Jo Walker
   Rutgers AAUP-AFT/Staff Representative
Paget WalkerJean Waltman
Shelley Waters BootsMark Watson
Brian WearingEvan Wearing
Trista WearingJill Weber
Hanne Weedon
   Third Path Institute
Stacia Weiner
   Individual
Jessica Weinstein
   AFSCME
Alison Weiss
Christian Weller
   Center for American Progress
Peter Whalley
Karen White
   Rutgers University
Krista White
Lori Wiebold-Lippisch
   University of Kansas
Michael Williams
   AFSCME Local 446 / President
Nicole WillmsSherry Wilson
Sarah WinslowSteven Wisensale
   School of Family Studies, University of Connecticut
Judith Wittner
   Professor of Sociology, Loyola University
Dorian Woods
Shane WriglesworthBrenda 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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