It's time to build an America where families can thrive. The FAMILY Act is the solution. @clasp.org demonstrates how a national #PaidLeave program would reduce poverty, improve health outcomes, and support families. #PaidLeave #FAMILYAct #FamiliesFirst www.clasp.org/wp-content/u...
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In NC, Childcare cost 57% more than in-state tuition. and there are no student loans for childcare! $11,720: average cost of NC infant care
North Carolina must invest in affordable childcare so we have an economy that works for all of us, regardless of who we are or where we live. Tell your state lawmaker that a thriving economy is #poweredbychildcare! #ncpol
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12.08.2025 17:01 β π 11 π 6 π¬ 2 π 0
Raising a Family Is Increasingly Expensive. The Child Care for Working Families Act Would Help.
Imagine families having reliable, stable child care options that met their needsβaffordable, convenient, with no wait listβand ensured their children were
Today @murray.senate.gov and @bobbyscott.house.gov reintroduced the Child Care for Working Families Act. This critical legislation would make child care affordable so that all parents have high-quality care options for their children. A quick thread on why this matters π§΅ tcf.org/content/comm...
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HHS announced today they will consider Head Start a welfare program, not an education program, and will subject it to new citizenship requirements. This goes against decades of legal precedence that all children in America have a right to education. Announcement here. www.hhs.gov/press-room/p...
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With Trump's attacks on equity & diversity, it's more important than ever to protect Black & brown people from hair discrimination.
On this CROWN Day, 27 states have already passed the #CROWNAct, but more states need to combat racism & ban hair discrimination at work, school, & beyond! #CROWNLove
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We have to do more to support working families, especially women in light of proposed Medicaid cuts that will make child birth more dangerous! No one should have to make the impossible decision of choosing between their health/bonding time and financially supporting their baby.
02.07.2025 18:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
My story is not unique, however, there is still no guaranteed national PFML law and in steps toward paid leave, Alabama has the most progressive state paid parental leave law in the South.
02.07.2025 18:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
I had a successful recovery, but it took over a month for my blood pressure to regulate and I still needed that time to make sure my new favorite girl was doing well. Undoubtedly, my recovery would not have been as smooth if not for paid parental leave.
02.07.2025 18:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Last year, as I neared the final weeks before my due date, I was emergency induced due to Preeclampsia. After she was born, all I wanted to do was look at her precious face and hold her little hand. That was interrupted by medical procedures to manage my seizure-level blood pressure
02.07.2025 18:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
π§΅Mother and Fatherβs Day are over but in light of so many horrific I cuts, I want to again highlight the urgent need for a comprehensive Paid Family and Medical Leave program in addition to other protections!
02.07.2025 18:58 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
We have to do more to support working families, especially women in light of proposed Medicaid cuts that will make child birth more dangerous! No one should have to make the impossible decision of choosing between their health/bonding time and financially supporting their baby.
02.07.2025 18:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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My story is not unique, however, there is still no guaranteed national PFML law and in steps toward paid leave, Alabama has the most progressive state paid parental leave law in the South.
02.07.2025 18:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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I had a successful recovery, but it took over a month for my blood pressure to regulate and I still needed that time to make sure my new favorite girl was doing well. Undoubtedly, my recovery would not have been as smooth if not for paid parental leave.
02.07.2025 18:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
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Last year, as I neared the final weeks before my due date, I was emergency induced due to Preeclampsia. After she was born, all I wanted to do was look at her precious face and hold her little hand. That was interrupted by medical procedures to manage my seizure-level blood pressure.
02.07.2025 18:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Crockett: How is it that you can explain that we still are running up the credit card and we have nothing to show for it except for the fact that we won't have food on the tables and we wonβt have health care.
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"This country deserves better than this dumpster fire of a bill," says EPI President @hshierholz.bsky.social.
Read her full statement here: www.epi.org/press/epi-pr...
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Happy anniversary to the Fair Labor Standards Act! π
We hope you last another 87 yearsβand that you get some long-overdue improvements!
The FLSA brought us important labor standards like the federal minimum wage and child labor protections.
Check out our work on these important topics: π§΅
25.06.2025 18:22 β π 44 π 17 π¬ 1 π 1
Chart titled: βLow-income Southerners pay twice as much tax as the richest 1%, on averageβ
Bar graph shows tax rates of lowest 20% and top 1% for each Southern state
In the South, low-income people pay twice as much tax as the richest 1%
Does that seem fair to you?
Many Southern states prioritize corporations & the rich, at the expense of working people. We need to make the rich pay their fair share of taxes!
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18.06.2025 17:54 β π 30 π 18 π¬ 1 π 2
Politico headline reading: "Wealthy gain, low-income people lose from GOP megabill, analysis finds"
Today, House Republicans passed a dangerous bill that betrays working people, takes food from kids, & rips away health care from the poor to give massive tax breaks to the rich.
EPI condemns this bill and all who voted for it. The Senate needs to reject this bill.
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22.05.2025 16:11 β π 27 π 19 π¬ 0 π 0
Screenshot of the AFL-CIO's statement condemning the Trump administration's executive order stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government.
Stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government is the very definition of union busting β and a blatant attempt to silence us.
We will fight this outrageous attack on our members with every fiber of our collective being.
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