paid parental leave legislation

[Guest guest]

It is likely many of you already received this, and forgive the

duplication. I do my best to stay out of politics, and this isn't

really political issue in my opinion. I have responded, with a

personal/professional note including about rest being the #1 RX....and

the powerful results we have taking care of moms. Thank you for

considering.

Warm Regards,

Ysha

 

Dear MomsRising.org member,

 

We're scratching our heads over here and need your help. We just got

word from our partners in Washington, DC, that some Senators feel they

haven't heard enough from their constituents about the Federal

Employee Paid Parental Leave Act. We know thousands of letters have

already gone in from MomsRising members, and now we need more

attention on this to protect government employee families.

 

Let's shower them with messages so no one has the excuse that they

aren't hearing from parents.

 

Take action at:

http://www.momsrising.org/Senate_PaidParentalLeave

 

Now is the perfect time to contact your Senators. Why? Well, U.S.

Senators are heading to their respective party conventions this week.

Contacting them today will make sure they carry the message to their ...

We know that paid parental leave helps provide children with a healthy

start and keep families out of poverty. Yet, the United States lags

behind every developed country in the world in offering paid leave to

new mothers.

 

With more than 1.8 million civilian employees, the federal government

is the nation's largest employer. Currently, federal workers don't

have any guarantee of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child.

Some have accrued paid sick or vacation time that they may be able to

use while on unpaid FMLA leave. However, others, especially younger

workers who haven't accrued sick or vacation time, have no choice but

to take unpaid leave. If the Senate doesn't hear from us now, this

historic bill could be ignored. Your voice will make a difference.

 

http://www.momsrising.org/Senate_PaidParentalLeave

 

With the help of MomsRising.org members, New Jersey and Washington

state recently made history by passing paid leave policies. Now, we

have another chance to bring paid leave to more than 1.8 million

working people across the country.

 

Here's to making history together! -- Kristin, Joan, Katie, Mary,

Nanette, and the MomsRising team

 

A special thank you to the National Partnership for Women & Families

for all the amazing work they're doing on this and many other issues.