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Makeda @makedala.bsky.social · May 9

I jut got these beauties at a plant swap. I can’t tell the difference but one is a white knight, white wizard and white princess. #gardening #growandglow

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Makeda @makedala.bsky.social · Apr 23

19thnews.org/2025/04/abor... “What we do see is it’s worse for Black women in banned states compared both to their counterparts within the state and compared to Black women’s outcomes in supportive states.” “It gives strong evidence that this public policy choice is leading to terrible outcomes.”

People in states with abortion bans are twice as likely to die during pregnancy

The risk is greatest among Black women in states with abortion bans, according to a new report.

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Makeda @makedala.bsky.social · Apr 22

www.civilbeat.org/2025/04/lawm...
Bills to require paid family leave for people caring for newborns or family members with serious health conditions also failed to pass. Lawmakers voted to establish a working group to further study that idea, which has been debated time and again at the Legislature.

Lawmakers Settle On A New Two-Year Budget That Focuses On Housing

Anxiety over the possibility of federal budget cuts was the backdrop for budget negotiations this year.

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Makeda @makedala.bsky.social · Apr 22

open.substack.com/pub/familyva... #workerpower #workingpeople #paidleave #paidsick #happyearthday

The Earth Needs To Be Protected, But So Do Working People

Rising temperatures threaten more than ecosystems — they endanger workers. As the climate crisis intensifies, workplace protections like paid leave are essential.

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Makeda @makedala.bsky.social · Apr 22

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"Alaska was not the only state where voters in November approved a mandate for paid sick leave. Similar initiatives passed in Missouri and Nebraska." #paidsick

Bill seeks to cover fewer workers with paid sick leave recently approved by Alaska voters

Alaska’s voter-approved mandate for paid sick leave has not yet gone into effect, but some lawmakers are already trying to reduce the number of workers who would benefit from it.

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Makeda @makedala.bsky.social · Apr 22

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"Yet, with only 58% of low-wage workers having access to paid sick leave and Congress considering devastating cuts to Medicaid, support for protecting their health—and the environmental conditions of their workplaces—remains dangerously inadequate." #paidleave #paidsick

How Trump’s erasure of environmental data is endangering communities of color

President Trump has weakened the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by understaffing, underfunding, and restricting its work—leaving vulnerable communities at higher risk of environmental discrimin...

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Makeda @makedala.bsky.social · Apr 21

Great reporting, I wanted to share with you a blog that was written that discussed the importance of paid leave and paid sick and safe days for victims of domestic violence. familyvaluesatwork.org/domestic-vio...

Domestic Violence Survivors Need Paid Safe Time Now!

“Safe days” – which is part of almost all of our country’s paid sick day laws – or “safe time” is time away from work needed to navigate and seek safety from domestic or sexual violence. We know that ...

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · Apr 21

Workers are not asking to get rich. They just want to afford three meals a day.

In the richest country in the history of the world, no one should work for starvation wages.

It is time to raise the disgraceful $7.25/hr federal minimum wage to a living wage of AT LEAST $17/hr.

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Makeda @makedala.bsky.social · Apr 21

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FV@W Opposes Efforts to Close the Department of Labor, Especially the Women's Bureau

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Makeda @makedala.bsky.social · Apr 21

I agree, without paid leave or paid sick (cause they will get sick), how are we supposed to take care of those adorable lil munchkins? 🙂

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Makeda @makedala.bsky.social · Apr 21

Wow but no paid leave or paid sick to take care of the children. #paidleave #paidsick #paidmaternityleave

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Apr 21

The Trump administration is assessing ways to persuade women in the U.S. to have more children, as a movement grows on the right to reverse declining birthrates and push conservative family values. Some pitched ideas include cash baby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes. nyti.ms/4jh3UAR

Vice President JD Vance waving to the crowd onstage in an arena with his wife and children. A headline reads: “White House Assesses Ways to Persuade Women To Have More Children.” Photo credit: Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Apr 21

On day one of my administration, I promised to get big things done for Illinoisans.

We've raised the minimum wage, guaranteed paid leave for workers, enshrined the right to choose, legalized adult-use cannabis, and rebuilt our infrastructure.

It's just the start.

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Makeda @makedala.bsky.social · Apr 21

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Lelaine Bigelow @lelaineb.bsky.social · Apr 21

Working families in Missouri won't be silenced! MO Democrats filibustered for over 9 hours to protect voter-approved #PaidSickDays.

missouriindependent.com/2025/04/17/m...

Missouri Democrats filibuster GOP effort to overturn voter-approved paid sick leave • Missouri Independent

Missouri Democrats stonewalled a Republican effort to roll back a voter-approved paid sick leave law with a filibuster Thursday morning.

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Family Values @ Work @familyvaluesatwork.bsky.social · Apr 8

Paid leave is not a partisan issue. It’s a human one. Workers deserve time to care without losing their paycheck or job. Congress must step up. bit.ly/3RvGf3w

Protect Our Government and the Right To Vote

We The People Need Our Government to Care for The People! We made it easy to contact your representatives and demand more.

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Family Values @ Work @familyvaluesatwork.bsky.social · Mar 20

In tax justice workshops we explore:
🧮 How tax systems work
⚖️ Fairness & equity: Tax policies' impact on economic inequality
🏢 Corporate accountability: Why billionaires pay a lower tax rate than teachers
✊🏽 Advocacy & solutions: How we can push for a system that funds what communities really need

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · Feb 25

Tonight we’re voting on a Republican budget that would destroy Medicaid and give $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to billionaires.

In my district, 164,149 Minnesotans are at risk of losing their coverage all while President Musk gives tax breaks to his billionaire friends.

Hell NO.

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Makeda @makedala.bsky.social · Feb 24

Wow!

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Makeda @makedala.bsky.social · Feb 18

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Makeda @makedala.bsky.social · Feb 18

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Makeda @makedala.bsky.social · Feb 18

#blacksky

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Makeda @makedala.bsky.social · Feb 18

Michigan Won Paid Sick Time — Now Legislators Are Trying to Take It Away, by @FmlyValuesWork
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Michigan Won Paid Sick Time — Now Legislators Are Trying to Take It Away

A strong earned paid sick time law was passed in Michigan and then weakened. After a legal win, legislators are trying to gut it again.

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Makeda @makedala.bsky.social · Feb 18

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A Birthday & An Anniversary

Renewing our commitment to equity, dignity, and policies that protect and uplift all families.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Feb 3

People have gathered outside USAID HQ for press event with Democratic Congressmen Beyer, Raskin, Connolly and Olzewski and Senator Van Hollen where they're addressing the building's mysterious shutdown today in the midst of the Trump admin dismantling the agency.

(Photos shared with me)

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Makeda @makedala.bsky.social · Jan 31

www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/wood...

Federal cuts mean 117 layoffs at Baltimore County’s Job Corps Center

The U.S. Department of Labor is closing the Woodstock Job Corps Center in Woodstock, Maryland, following budget cuts to the youth career training program.

www.thebaltimorebanner.com

Makeda @makedala.bsky.social · Jan 28

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FV@W Condemns President Trump’s Illegal Federal Funding Cuts

Family Values @ Work and our Network of state coalitions across the nation are appalled by President Trump’s illegal executive order halting almost all federal funding to impactful social programs fun...

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