@PattyMurray @CLASP_DC Currently, the lack of access to childcare means women, especially Black and Brown women, and low-income workers have to choose between working to earn money or staying home to care for their loved ones.
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Thank you @PattyMurray for your proposal to triple grant funding for #childcare to expand supply, improve facilities, and increase pay for educators! @CLASP_DC estimates the reconciliation plan could mean +1M additional families accessing affordable care. https://t.co/9iS9LrpGw6
Tell Congress: Restore Safety Net Access for Lawful Immigrants. Tax-paying immigrants w/ lawful status can't access federal benefits for their 1st 5yrs in US. Congress can restore access to Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, and more by passing the LIFT the BAR Act. https://t.co/baYkc8wLgz
Paid Family and Medical Leave
April 1, 2022
Washington’s Paid Family & Medical Leave Program After Two Years of Operation
Key lessons for other state and federal Paid Family and Medical Leave programs
Blog Feed
Funding Public Services
February 25, 2022
We Need an Ambitious Budget to Help our All People and Communities Thrive
If ever there was a time to invest deeply in our people and basic services, it’s now.
Funding Public Services
February 16, 2022
We Must Prioritize Investments in the Health and Well-Being of our People
Washington legislators have only about three weeks left to make important decisions that will have long-lasting impacts on millions across our state
Early Learning
February 11, 2022
Washington’s Child Care Workers Deserve Better—Starting With More Paid Sick Time
As we head into year three of the pandemic, investments in the child care workforce are much-needed and long overdue
Progressive Tax Reform
January 31, 2022
We Must Invest in Washingtonians, Not Take A Path of Austerity Politics
Our state legislators should choose to fund the services our people need—child care, mental and behavioral health, housing security, and education—over indiscriminate tax cuts that largely benefit the wealthy.
Paid Family and Medical Leave
January 28, 2022
With Strategic Investments and Improvements, Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program will Support Families for Generations to Come
PFML has improved the health and economic resilience of Washington families
EOI
December 17, 2021
EOI’s 2022 Legislative Agenda
By strengthening the core pillars of our economy – including child care, health care, educational opportunity, economic security, and our public revenue system – we can diminish economic, racial, and gender inequity.
Research Feed
State of Working Washington
Economic Update: Workers’ Wages and Corporate Profits
Part 3/5: Recent wage gains for workers are dwarfed by growth in corporate profits
State of Working Washington
Economic Update: Business and Jobs
Part 2/5: While high-wage sectors have grown, low- and moderate-wage jobs are still making up pandemic losses
State of Working Washington
Economic Update: Employment and the Labor Force
Part 1/5: Unemployment continues to decline -- but there's substantial room for improvement.
Paid Family and Medical Leave
Improving Access to Washington’s Paid Family & Medical Leave Program
SB 5649 factsheet