ATU Local 192 & AC Transit Shift into Gear
A look at the new family care program negotiated by ATU Local 192 for transit workers in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California. Written for the California Public Employee Relations Journal, April 2001.
Bargaining for Families
An article on bargaining strategies unions have used to provide child care for their members. This article profiles HUCTW, the union representing Harvard University clerical and technical workers, and HERE Local 2, representing San Francisco hotel workers. Published in the New Labor Forum, Spring 1998.
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Queens College Labor Resource Center
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California's new Paid Family Leave Law (A guide for public employees)
Information on paid leave for workers not participating in the SDI program. Originally published in the California Public Employee Relations Journal, August 2003.
Child Care Choices for Working Families
This report examines the Child Care Choices of Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Union Local 2 Members Working in San Francisco's Hospitality Industry. Written by the Labor Project for Working Families and the CA Child Care Resource & Referral Network, 2002.
Family-Friendly Workplaces – Do Unions Make a Difference?
A report released by Labor Project for Working Families with the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education (CLRE) that shows that unionized workplaces are more likely to offer family-friendly policies like paid family leave, paid sick days, and family health insurance. The report also shows that unionized workers are more likely to be informed about important laws such as the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and have fewer worries about taking leave.
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This paper was commissioned by the Work, Family & Democracy Project to include in its report Learning from the Past - Looking to the Future, a report on the current climate of family leave in the United States.
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Kurt Wuerker
The Johnson Foundation
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Racine, WI 53402
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Labor's Role in Addressing the Child Care Crisis
By Lea Grundy, Lissa Bell, and Netsy Firestein
This paper was funded by the Foundation for Child Development to examine labor's role on child care issues. We interviewed top labor leaders about labor and child care issues and what it would take to make child care a higher priority for the labor movement. The paper outlines several models for more labor involvement in child care.
The Motherhood Manifesto
By Joan Blades and Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
This book explores what it means to be a mother in America today through heartfelt stories of women who are discriminated against simply because they are mothers. Netsy Firestein, Executive Director of the Labor Project for Working Families, authored a section in this book on how unions are helping working families address some of the issues raised in the Motherhood Manifesto.
New Approaches to Organizing Women and Young Workers: Social Media & Work Family Issues
This report by Labor Project for Working Families, Cornell ILR Programs and UC Berkeley Labor Center includes highlights of interviews with 23 organizers about how they use new social media tools and work and family issues in organizing campaigns. It also includes recommendations that may help unions strengthen their relationships with women and young workers, especially with regard to the use of work and family issues and social media that might ultimately help unions be more successful in organizing.
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Putting Families First: How California won the Fight for Paid Family Leave
This report highlights how California won paid family leave through the unwavering support of labor, advocacy and community groups. It details the lessons learned in pushing for, and wining, new legislation for working families.
The Sex of Class: Women Transforming American Labor
Netsy Firestein, Executive Director, and former staffer Nikki Dones of the Labor Project for Working Families co-authored a chapter in this book edited by Dorothy Sue Cobble, Cornell University Press. This collection of essays describes why class inequalities are becoming larger and how women are taking a larger role in unions, the women's and working class movements.
Unions and Child Care
An article on the role labor unions have played in the lives of working families, specifically in providing child care through collective bargaining. Includes background information on women in the workforce and the need for child care around the clock. Published in the California Public Employee Relations Journal, June 1998.
Work and Family and Labor/Management Collaboration
A paper looking at joint labor/management initiatives around work and family issues. This paper briefly outlines the history of labor/management collaboration in the U.S. and looks at how the trend toward such cooperation has led to joint initiatives on work/family issues. It provides seven case studies from the United States and Canada.
Work, Family and the Labor Movement
This report reviews the labor movement's approach to work and family issues, and its legislative and negotiating strategies for helping American workers balance home and work.
Work-Life Policies
Netsy Firestein, Executive Director of the Labor Project for Working Families has authored a chapter titled "Union Strategies for Work-Family Issue: Collective Bargaining and Public Policies" in this book edited by Ann C. Crouter and Alan Booth, the Urban Institute Press. The book analyzes the factors that are vital to easing conflicts between work and home and underscore the importance of tailoring effective accommodations for all employees based on their unique needs.
