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United Methodist Women is partnering with Family Values at Work to advocate for paid family and medical leave as part of the Living Wage for All Campaign.
Paid family and medical leave is essential to guaranteeing all workers a living wage. Only 17 percent of the private sector workforce has access to paid leave. Low-wage workers are the least likely to have any paid time for caregiving, and they must take unpaid time off from work. Loss of wages or a job means that even workers earning a living wage see their income drop well below what they need to live. Making $0 an hour when you need time for caregiving responsibilities is particularly hard when you don’t have savings or family members who can afford to help. Unequal access to paid leave exacerbates inequity and reinforces gender and racial stereotypes. Women still shoulder a disproportionate amount of caregiving responsibility and often must quit their jobs or face getting fired to provide that care.
Click here to Contact your Senators and Representatives asking them to co-sponsor the FAMILY Act! Send a Letter or Postcard to Your Senators and Representatives now! Host a video screening of the documentary "Zero Weeks" in your unit or congregation and sign up for ongoing campaign information. Sign up for ongoing advocacy opportunities on paid leaveto continue your advocacy work Tell your stories of need for paid leave. Do you have a story to share about a time that you needed paid leave? Tape a 1-3 minute video on your phone and post it to our Economic Inequality Facebook page. Also submit it to the Family Values at Work Storybank.
"Paid Leave Helps Families" - read the story by Ellen Bravo and Wendy Chun-Hoon in response magazine Learn more about United Methodist Women’s Living Wage for All Campaign. Learn why paid leave is so important to families
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Zero Weeks Screening Discussion Guide Christian Reflections on Family, Health, Care Work, and Economic Justice