Labor Project in the News

No one should have to send their kids to school sick! PDF
Netsy Firestein fights for workers
WFC Resources Work-Life Newsbrief, May 2008

Family Medical Leave Anniversary Audio 
Netsy Firestein, Executive Director of the Labor Project for Working Families spoke to reporter Sarah Varney of the California Report (KQED) for a radio program on the third anniversary of California’s pioneering Paid Family Leave law. California was the first state in the nation to provide paid benefits to new moms and dads, and family members caring for seriously ill loved ones.
California Report, KQED, July 12, 2007

Real Flextime – Union Made
Netsy Firestein, Executive Director of the Labor Project for Working Families wrote a guest column for the AFL-CIO Media Center on the significance of union-negotiated workplace flexibility policies.
Point of View, AFL-CIO Media Center, May 2007

 

Press Releases

October 15, 2007
Governor Takes a Step Backward PDF

September 25, 2007
Bills that Value Family Ties Await Governor’s Okay PDF

July 6, 2007
Advocate Hail 3-Year Anniversary of Nation’s First Paid Family Leave Program PDF

June 4, 2007
Finding Affordable, Quality Child Care – A Guide for Union Parents PDF

February 20, 2007
Flex Pack – How Unions Can Push for Worker Controlled Flexibility PDF

 

Contact

The Labor Project for Working Families provides information to media on a wide range of work family issues.

Contact our Communications Coordinator:
Vibhuti Mehra
(510) 643-6813

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