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This feature piece discusses how Marlen Mendoza is mobilizing an Iowa City women’s collective that helps immigrant women and women of color launch their own home businesses.
"Proponents of paid sick leave, like the National Partnership for Women and Families and the nonprofit Center for Law and Social Policy, point to studies indicating that paid sick leave leads to healthier, more productive workplaces."
Pronita Gupta, an expert on labour issues, has been named US President Joe Biden's Special Assistant for Labor and and Workers int he Domestic Policy Council.
"Olivia Golden, executive director for the CLASP said that the Gupta is an 'extraordinary leader' who 'places people with low incomes and people of colour at the core of her work…'”
"Gupta, who until recently served as director of job quality at the Center for Law and Social Policy, has a reputation in liberal circles as a leading authority on paid leave. Allies say she’ll focus on the intersection of worker assistance and low-income families."
Ashley Burnside was quoted about the importance of the SNAP program: “Students shouldn’t have to make the choice between going to class and being able to afford their next meal."
Kisha Bird was quoted about why a New Deal for youth is needed.
This article cited a CLASP report about the impact the worksite raids has on immigrant families.
Elizabeth Lower-Basch was quoted about how an expanded child tax credit would aid families who need it the most.
In her op-ed for OtherWords, Vanessa Meraz tells her story as a DACA recipient and what President Biden's decision to preserve the DACA program means for her, her family, and other undocumented people in the United States.