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Not only are we losing domestic and agricultural workers due to Florida's anti-immigrant law, but we're also losing them due to meager wages & unsafe conditions. The implications for South Florida will be devastating. Give @FloridaPolicy a follow for the facts! #flapol
Florida's 112,000+ domestic workers face meager wages, unsafe & unstable working conditions, scant benefits, & lack of protections afforded to other working people. It's long past time to right these wrongs. @SocialPsychA #sayfie
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Minnesota may be on the verge of a huge blow to corporate tax avoiders. But corporate lobbyists are now out in force trying to derail these important reforms.
@gardmaf explains what's happening.
Without international migrants moving to WV, our population loss would be even worse. Our much touted positive net migration was largely due to international migrants.
"As a state that values fairness and equality, we must ensure that all members of our community have access to the care they need to stay healthy and thrive."
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We're looking for a Community Engagement Specialist with strong public speaking, relationship building and organizing skills and the ability to communicate sometimes complex information effectively to diverse audiences, working primarily in metro-Detroit: https://t.co/sgGhInMWmF
New report: In an employer survey, nearly half said workplace accommodations they made for people with disabilities cost nothing. For those with one-time costs, the median = $300.
Benefits included retaining valuable employees, improving productivity
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POLICY MATTERS: Families hear about $7,500 for private school education, and they envision the doors of Heritage Hall or Holland Hall swinging wide open for their children. But, buyer beware. That tax credit falls short of their tuition by about $15,000. https://t.co/ASi3fBlc5G
Child labor violations are way up in Kentucky, & 14 states have recently introduced legislation weakening child labor protections.
Instead KY should strengthen these laws & do more to help all kids get the childhood they deserve. New analysis here: https://t.co/nZRU2jexBP
A new conference report making it harder for hungry Kansans to receive the food assistance they need is headed to the floor. 1 in 10 Kansans are going hungry today. Instead of helping, this bill does the opposite. #ksleg should reject the CCR on HB 2094 and vote NO
Today is #TransDayofVisibility 🏳️⚧️. In Michigan, we’ll fight for your freedom to live your life, and be yourself without fear of discrimination. While other states are engaging in the business of bigotry, we’re taking action so every Michigander is free to be who they are.
It's #TDOV! Today, we:
💙 honor all trans people
🤍 celebrate trans visibility
💗 recommit to the fight for trans equality
We are one in power and solidarity.
Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
@BellPolicy's latest installment in our In the Know series is on Colorado school finance. It's the single largest general fund expense -- and it has been funded at $10 billion less than constitutionally required over the last 12 years. #coleg#copolitics https://t.co/awicXEkXxc
Workers who are in a union make about 10% more than similar workers who are not in unions, and they have better working conditions and benefits, says EPI's @hshierholz during House Committee on Education & the Workforce hearing. https://t.co/dP5f8PrAoj
We are so sad to see Amy leave the Institute. The passion Amy has for helping others is so evident in everything she does. We wish her the best at Covering Kids & Families of Indiana as the Director of Public Policy and Communications.
On today's menu, @BernieSanders is serving @HowardSchultz a steaming hot cup of accountability.
The former @Starbucks CEO is testifying before the @HELPCmteDems to finally answer the claims he was involved in illegal union busting at the coffee giant.
“Women’s Bill of Rights,” House Bill 1449 (passed out of chamber Thursday), essentially says transgender women and girls are not women and girls as far as the state of Oklahoma is concerned. https://t.co/33Z72fmBUE