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Several participants at the Republican debate last week spoke fervently about putting Rosa Parks’ image on the $10 bill. They also spoke fervently in support of a decision by Congress to defund Planned Parenthood—an organization that counted Rosa Parks among the members of its national board.
The contradiction would have been obvious and painful to Ms. Parks. Like many of us, she’d have been bewildered by the priorities of candidates who have held vote after vote on shutting down vital health services for women, but won’t even schedule a hearing on the FAMILY Act, a bill to provide affordable family and medical leave. It’s impossible to care about families and leave communities bereft of services for contraception, mammograms and other cancer screenings, and dozens more critical health services for women. It’s also impossible to call yourself “pro-life” and oppose a badly-needed, common sense program to make family and medical leave affordable to care for a new child or a seriously ill family member.
In 1993, the Family and Medical Leave Act passed Congress with bipartisan support. The FMLA provided up to 12 weeks unpaid leave for care of a new child or a serious personal illness or that of a child, spouse or parent. Republicans as well as Democrats saw that valuing family meant making sure people could care for family members without losing their jobs or health insurance. Many of the state and local campaigns within Family Values @ Work’s national network have leaders from both parties—including the numerous Republicans leading the charge for the Family Care Act in Georgia.
So what’s the problem in the nation’s capital today?
The FMLA is now 22 years old. While it constituted a major breakthrough and established the principle that having a family shouldn’t cost you your job, the leave remains out of reach for millions—some because they’re not covered by its protections (two-fifths of the nation’s workforce), and many who are eligible because they cannot afford to take unpaid leave. According to a study done for the Department of Labor (DOL), nearly one in four employed mothers who are pregnant go back to work within two weeks of giving birth—with disastrous results for maternal and infant health. Others who take the time they need to heal and bond with a child often face financial hardship.
intervention.
Why do you require even more govern"mental"
Private industry is free to offer paid maternity leave anytime they feel like it. Some companies have already started the ball rolling.
Four words constantly need repeating for you thick-skulled dembulbs:
LET THE MARKET DECIDE
Republican "family values" don't exist, unless it involves protecting zygotes.
If Republicans Cared About Families, They’d Stop Blocking Paid Leave
Several participants at the Republican debate last week spoke fervently about putting Rosa Parks’ image on the $10 bill. They also spoke fervently in support of a decision by Congress to defund Planned Parenthood—an organization that counted Rosa Parks among the members of its national board.
The contradiction would have been obvious and painful to Ms. Parks. Like many of us, she’d have been bewildered by the priorities of candidates who have held vote after vote on shutting down vital health services for women, but won’t even schedule a hearing on the FAMILY Act, a bill to provide affordable family and medical leave. It’s impossible to care about families and leave communities bereft of services for contraception, mammograms and other cancer screenings, and dozens more critical health services for women. It’s also impossible to call yourself “pro-life” and oppose a badly-needed, common sense program to make family and medical leave affordable to care for a new child or a seriously ill family member.
In 1993, the Family and Medical Leave Act passed Congress with bipartisan support. The FMLA provided up to 12 weeks unpaid leave for care of a new child or a serious personal illness or that of a child, spouse or parent. Republicans as well as Democrats saw that valuing family meant making sure people could care for family members without losing their jobs or health insurance. Many of the state and local campaigns within Family Values @ Work’s national network have leaders from both parties—including the numerous Republicans leading the charge for the Family Care Act in Georgia.
So what’s the problem in the nation’s capital today?
The FMLA is now 22 years old. While it constituted a major breakthrough and established the principle that having a family shouldn’t cost you your job, the leave remains out of reach for millions—some because they’re not covered by its protections (two-fifths of the nation’s workforce), and many who are eligible because they cannot afford to take unpaid leave. According to a study done for the Department of Labor (DOL), nearly one in four employed mothers who are pregnant go back to work within two weeks of giving birth—with disastrous results for maternal and infant health. Others who take the time they need to heal and bond with a child often face financial hardship.
Why do you require even more govern"mental"
Private industry is free to offer paid maternity leave anytime they feel like it. Some companies have already started the ball rolling.
Four words constantly need repeating for you thick-skulled dembulbs:
LET THE MARKET DECIDE
Why not let children work in factories, underpaid and over worked? Let the market decide, works for the third world.
Why do you require even more govern"mental"
Private industry is free to offer paid maternity leave anytime they feel like it. Some companies have already started the ball rolling.
Four words constantly need repeating for you thick-skulled dembulbs:
LET THE MARKET DECIDE
Why not let children work in factories, underpaid and over worked? Let the market decide, works for the third world.
Why do you require even more govern"mental"
Private industry is free to offer paid maternity leave anytime they feel like it. Some companies have already started the ball rolling.
Four words constantly need repeating for you thick-skulled dembulbs:
LET THE MARKET DECIDE
Why not let children work in factories, underpaid and over worked? Let the market decide, works for the third world.
How angry and greedy of me to expect parents to provide for their OWN childrenWhy do you require even more govern"mental"
Private industry is free to offer paid maternity leave anytime they feel like it. Some companies have already started the ball rolling.
Four words constantly need repeating for you thick-skulled dembulbs:
LET THE MARKET DECIDE
Why not let children work in factories, underpaid and over worked? Let the market decide, works for the third world.
Please don't give angry greedy white Republican dude any ideas. Stop it.
They will scream that since it helps the little guy it is unconstitutional and socialism. These people could give a shit less about 99% of this nation.
Sick bastards.
Why do you require even more govern"mental"
Private industry is free to offer paid maternity leave anytime they feel like it. Some companies have already started the ball rolling.
Four words constantly need repeating for you thick-skulled dembulbs:
LET THE MARKET DECIDE
Why not let children work in factories, underpaid and over worked? Let the market decide, works for the third world.
Why not, next time yo have a thought....let it go, morAn
How angry and greedy of me to expect parents to provide for their OWN childrenWhy do you require even more govern"mental"
Private industry is free to offer paid maternity leave anytime they feel like it. Some companies have already started the ball rolling.
Four words constantly need repeating for you thick-skulled dembulbs:
LET THE MARKET DECIDE
Why not let children work in factories, underpaid and over worked? Let the market decide, works for the third world.
Please don't give angry greedy white Republican dude any ideas. Stop it.
Why do you require even more govern"mental"
Private industry is free to offer paid maternity leave anytime they feel like it. Some companies have already started the ball rolling.
Four words constantly need repeating for you thick-skulled dembulbs:
LET THE MARKET DECIDE
Why not let children work in factories, underpaid and over worked? Let the market decide, works for the third world.
That is exactly what the republican tea party wants...These bastards want to destroy all the protections and regulations that have built this nation over the last 150 years.
Evil is what they're. As simply they wouldn't care if this country looks like central America as long as the rich got theirs.
Why do you require even more govern"mental"
Private industry is free to offer paid maternity leave anytime they feel like it. Some companies have already started the ball rolling.
Four words constantly need repeating for you thick-skulled dembulbs:
LET THE MARKET DECIDE
Why not let children work in factories, underpaid and over worked? Let the market decide, works for the third world.
That is exactly what the republican tea party wants...These bastards want to destroy all the protections and regulations that have built this nation over the last 150 years.
Evil is what they're. As simply they wouldn't care if this country looks like central America as long as the rich got theirs.
Where is there time for maternity leave????
There are 365 days this year.
There are 52 weeks per year in which you already have 2 days off per week, leaving 261 days available for work.
Since you spend 16 hours each day away from work, you have used up 170 days, leaving only 91 days available.
You spend 30 minutes each day on coffee break. That accounts for 23 days each year, leaving only 68 days available.
With a one hour lunch period each day, you have used up another 46 days, leaving only 22 days available for work.
You normally spend 2 days per year on sick leave. This leaves you only 20 days available for work.
We are off for 5 holidays per year, so your available working time is down to 15 days.
We generously give you 14 days vacation per year which leaves only one day available for work and I'll be damned if you're going to take that day off!
Why do you require even more govern"mental"
Private industry is free to offer paid maternity leave anytime they feel like it. Some companies have already started the ball rolling.
Four words constantly need repeating for you thick-skulled dembulbs:
LET THE MARKET DECIDE
Why not let children work in factories, underpaid and over worked? Let the market decide, works for the third world.
That is exactly what the republican tea party wants...These bastards want to destroy all the protections and regulations that have built this nation over the last 150 years.
Evil is what they're. As simply they wouldn't care if this country looks like central America as long as the rich got theirs.
Where is there time for maternity leave????
There are 365 days this year.
There are 52 weeks per year in which you already have 2 days off per week, leaving 261 days available for work.
Since you spend 16 hours each day away from work, you have used up 170 days, leaving only 91 days available.
You spend 30 minutes each day on coffee break. That accounts for 23 days each year, leaving only 68 days available.
With a one hour lunch period each day, you have used up another 46 days, leaving only 22 days available for work.
You normally spend 2 days per year on sick leave. This leaves you only 20 days available for work.
We are off for 5 holidays per year, so your available working time is down to 15 days.
We generously give you 14 days vacation per year which leaves only one day available for work and I'll be damned if you're going to take that day off!
Virtually every other country on earth guarantees paid leave, many workers lack it, it's common sense.Republican "family values" don't exist, unless it involves protecting zygotes.
If Republicans Cared About Families, They’d Stop Blocking Paid Leave
Several participants at the Republican debate last week spoke fervently about putting Rosa Parks’ image on the $10 bill. They also spoke fervently in support of a decision by Congress to defund Planned Parenthood—an organization that counted Rosa Parks among the members of its national board.
The contradiction would have been obvious and painful to Ms. Parks. Like many of us, she’d have been bewildered by the priorities of candidates who have held vote after vote on shutting down vital health services for women, but won’t even schedule a hearing on the FAMILY Act, a bill to provide affordable family and medical leave. It’s impossible to care about families and leave communities bereft of services for contraception, mammograms and other cancer screenings, and dozens more critical health services for women. It’s also impossible to call yourself “pro-life” and oppose a badly-needed, common sense program to make family and medical leave affordable to care for a new child or a seriously ill family member.
In 1993, the Family and Medical Leave Act passed Congress with bipartisan support. The FMLA provided up to 12 weeks unpaid leave for care of a new child or a serious personal illness or that of a child, spouse or parent. Republicans as well as Democrats saw that valuing family meant making sure people could care for family members without losing their jobs or health insurance. Many of the state and local campaigns within Family Values @ Work’s national network have leaders from both parties—including the numerous Republicans leading the charge for the Family Care Act in Georgia.
So what’s the problem in the nation’s capital today?
The FMLA is now 22 years old. While it constituted a major breakthrough and established the principle that having a family shouldn’t cost you your job, the leave remains out of reach for millions—some because they’re not covered by its protections (two-fifths of the nation’s workforce), and many who are eligible because they cannot afford to take unpaid leave. According to a study done for the Department of Labor (DOL), nearly one in four employed mothers who are pregnant go back to work within two weeks of giving birth—with disastrous results for maternal and infant health. Others who take the time they need to heal and bond with a child often face financial hardship.
Another fine example of commiecrats endless desire to give away other peoples money to buy votes for themselves.
Why do you require even more govern"mental"
Private industry is free to offer paid maternity leave anytime they feel like it. Some companies have already started the ball rolling.
Four words constantly need repeating for you thick-skulled dembulbs:
LET THE MARKET DECIDE
Why not let children work in factories, underpaid and over worked? Let the market decide, works for the third world.
That is exactly what the republican tea party wants...These bastards want to destroy all the protections and regulations that have built this nation over the last 150 years.
Evil is what they're. As simply they wouldn't care if this country looks like central America as long as the rich got theirs.
Virtually every other country on earth guarantees paid leave, many workers lack it, it's common sense.Republican "family values" don't exist, unless it involves protecting zygotes.
If Republicans Cared About Families, They’d Stop Blocking Paid Leave
Several participants at the Republican debate last week spoke fervently about putting Rosa Parks’ image on the $10 bill. They also spoke fervently in support of a decision by Congress to defund Planned Parenthood—an organization that counted Rosa Parks among the members of its national board.
The contradiction would have been obvious and painful to Ms. Parks. Like many of us, she’d have been bewildered by the priorities of candidates who have held vote after vote on shutting down vital health services for women, but won’t even schedule a hearing on the FAMILY Act, a bill to provide affordable family and medical leave. It’s impossible to care about families and leave communities bereft of services for contraception, mammograms and other cancer screenings, and dozens more critical health services for women. It’s also impossible to call yourself “pro-life” and oppose a badly-needed, common sense program to make family and medical leave affordable to care for a new child or a seriously ill family member.
In 1993, the Family and Medical Leave Act passed Congress with bipartisan support. The FMLA provided up to 12 weeks unpaid leave for care of a new child or a serious personal illness or that of a child, spouse or parent. Republicans as well as Democrats saw that valuing family meant making sure people could care for family members without losing their jobs or health insurance. Many of the state and local campaigns within Family Values @ Work’s national network have leaders from both parties—including the numerous Republicans leading the charge for the Family Care Act in Georgia.
So what’s the problem in the nation’s capital today?
The FMLA is now 22 years old. While it constituted a major breakthrough and established the principle that having a family shouldn’t cost you your job, the leave remains out of reach for millions—some because they’re not covered by its protections (two-fifths of the nation’s workforce), and many who are eligible because they cannot afford to take unpaid leave. According to a study done for the Department of Labor (DOL), nearly one in four employed mothers who are pregnant go back to work within two weeks of giving birth—with disastrous results for maternal and infant health. Others who take the time they need to heal and bond with a child often face financial hardship.
Another fine example of commiecrats endless desire to give away other peoples money to buy votes for themselves.
