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1) !!Action Alert!!
12/10 Trenton Lobby Day for Family Leave Insurance
!!NOW NJ
Urgent Action Alert!! Family Leave Insurance Lobby Day,
Monday, December 10th, 2007 (8:30am – 4pm)
Trenton, NJ
at the Statehouse.
Be present with your feminist sisters and brothers in
support of women and economic justice. We will gather in
Trenton
to speak for this important legislation for working
families. NOW-NJ needs you to be present on this issue
regarding bills S2249 and A3812. Stand with us on this
day!
We are meeting at the War Memorial,
Lafayette St. and
Memorial Dr. in
Trenton, Located next to the State
House.
The War Memorial is accessible from all surrounding areas
via the
Memorial Drive exit off of Route
29 in Trenton. Do NOT use MapQuest or MSN Maps to find the location — you
may access accurate directions to the War Memorial at
http://www.state.nj.us/state/divisions/memorial/directions/, but
PLEASE NOTE that we are meeting at the War Memorial itself.
About
the Event
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After materials and quick training are provided at the War
Memorial, Lobby Day participants will walk across the street
to the State House in order to urge the Legislature to
support Family Leave Insurance Legislation (S2249/A3812)
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Help make New
Jersey only the 3rd state in the
nation to enact this important legislation that provides
needed assistance to all working families
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Breakfast, and light refreshments at lunch, will be provided
RSVP NOW:
Call NOW-NJ President Maretta Short at 973-752-4484 or email
her at
koolretta@netzero.net. The
back-up cell phone number 973-214-2643 (Laurie Pettine).
National Organization for Women of
New Jersey (NOW-NJ)
110 West State Street
Trenton,
NJ 08608
2) !!Action Alert!!
Call your State Senator in Support of Family
Leave Insurance
NOW NJ -- URGENT ACTION NEEDED - CALL IN SUPPORT FOR FAMILY
LEAVE INSURANCE
NOW-NJ
along with the NJ Time-to-Care Coalition believes no one
should have to choose between caring for their loved ones
and paying their bills. That's why we support
(S2249) Family Leave Insurance
legislation to provide partial wage replacement
for employees who take time off work to care for a seriously
ill family member or to bond with a newborn or newly adopted
child.
Take
Action NOW!!! Tell Your State Senator:
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Support
S2249, which
will create a Family Leave Insurance program for
New Jersey's working families.
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Nobody should have to choose between caring
for their loved ones and paying their bills.
Call
AARP's Toll Free Hotline Today: 877-696-2282
Be sure
to leave you name and address, and if no one answers, leave
a message on the voicemail. If no one picks up and their
answering machine is full, please try again tomorrow!
URGE
OTHERS IN YOUR NOW CHAPTER, FRIENDS, FAMILY, CO-WORKERS AND
PEOPLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY TO CALL THIS NUMBER IN SUPPORT OF
FAMILY LEAVE INSURANCE IN NJ!
WHAT
IS FAMILY LEAVE INSURANCE?
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10 weeks
of paid leave over a 12-month period to bond with a new born
or newly adopted child or to care for an ill child, parent,
spouse or domestic partner.
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People
taking this leave will receive up to two-thirds of their
usual wage, with a maximum of $502 a week in 2007. The limit
will rise yearly to keep up with the cost of living.
WHY DO
WE NEED FAMILY LEAVE INSURANCE?
Balancing the demands of job and family is a tremendous
challenge; for many it is insurmountable under the current
rules. More women with children work than ever before and
there are more single-parent households. Meanwhile, many
businesses find it hard to recruit, train and keep skilled
workers. A family leave insurance program means workers,
business and government come together to create a wining
situation for everyone. Family Leave Insurance is an
investment in New
Jersey's workers and its economic
prosperity.
For
more information go to
www.njcitzenaction.org or contact
Atif Malik, New Jersey
Citizen Action, 973.643.8800
3) !!Action Alert!!
Contact your Assemblyperson in Support of Family
Leave Insurance
-- Go to NOW Family Leave letter writing webpage by clicking
thru to NOW-NJ's
4) Check out this recent letter to NJ
legislators debunking myths about FLI bill and business! The NJ business lobby has been putting out a blitz of
bad information about the bill. It's just not true what
they are saying and we need to get all the facts
correct.
NOW-NJ, South Jersey NOW, Northern NJ NOW and
Morris County NOW chapters are among jmany co-signers! !!Please forward this information to all business owners
you know!!
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