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Paid Leave for All @paidleaveforall.bsky.social · 23d

As the FAMILY Act is being reintroduced today, we’re calling on you to email your lawmakers and tell them to support this legislation to ensure that all workers can take the time they need without risking their job or income. #ForFAMILY #PaidLeaveForAll act.nationalpartnership.org/a/family-act

Tell Congress: Support the FAMILY Act!

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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 23d

We’re #ForFAMILY and #PaidLeaveForAll — and we call on congress to support working families.

Time To Care: Paid Family and Medical Leave and the FAMILY Act - National Women's Law Center

People across the country—especially women—are struggling to care for themselves and their loved ones while paying the bills and supporting their families.

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National Employment Law Project @nelp.org · 23d

As the FAMILY Act is being reintroduced today, we ask you to email your lawmakers and tell them to support this legislation to ensure that all workers can take the time they need without risking their job or income. #ForFAMILY #PaidLeaveForAll act.nationalpartnership.org/a/family-act

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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 23d

As the FAMILY Act is being reintroduced today, we’re calling on you to email your lawmakers: tell them to support this legislation to ensure all workers can take the time they need without risking their job or income. #ForFAMILY #PaidLeaveForAll https://act.nationalpartnership.org/a/family-act

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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 29d

Check out my conversation with @pocan.house.gov on the domestic workers movement, care, Medicaid & more. Thank you for having me, Congressman!

Rep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 29d

Did you know that domestic workers are more than three times as likely to be living in poverty than other workers?

I broke down this issue and many others with @aijenpoo.bsky.social, Executive Director of @domesticworkers.bsky.social.

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Dawn Huckelbridge @dhuckelbridge.bsky.social · Sep 9

“Trump Has Successfully Tanked the American Labor Market:The president’s disastrous tariffs and mass deportation campaign are wrecking the economy” Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... #Trumpflation

Trump Has Successfully Tanked the American Labor Market

The latest weak jobs report is the culmination of Donald Trump’s impulsive approach to economic policymaking.

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · Sep 9

Americans are getting squeezed from both sides of the Trump economy. #Trumpflation is driving up costs on one side and job losses all from the chaos of these last nine months on the other. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/b...

Employers Added Nearly a Million Fewer Jobs Than Believed, Data Shows

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner @rowefinkbeiner.bsky.social · Sep 9

Moms know when kids try to hide not eating veggies; and know when Trump is trying to hide what’s really happening with our economy: Prices & unemployment are rising. Help spread the truth: *Take a pic of price tag or bill that makes you gasp & share it with #Trumpflation it to help create change.

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner @rowefinkbeiner.bsky.social · Sep 9

Trump broke his campaign promises: Hardworking moms and families can't afford the rising costs of housing, healthcare, childcare, food, diapers, eldercare, and utilities, which are getting higher & higher under Trump and Republican leadership. Stop #Trumpflation

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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · Sep 4

"I would actually ask [Speaker Johnson]: 'What's the reason you're cutting Medicaid,' Collins said, ‘and hurting a lot of people in this city?’”

www.npr.org/2025/08/28/n...

Speaker Johnson pushed Medicaid cuts. His constituents worry about their own coverage

In Mike Johnson's district, not only could thousands of Louisianians lose coverage, health centers are bracing for a financial hit. They're hoping for additional funding to make up for Medicaid cuts.

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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · Aug 18

Powerful article in @nytimes.com about the hidden impacts of Medicaid cuts on care for disabled people & older adults in the home & community.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/magazine/medicaid-cuts-home-care-disabilities.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · Aug 18

The Dept of Labor is trying to strip home care workers of the right to minimum wage and overtime pay. Public comment closes on 9/2 - let them know what we think of this move. @domesticworkers.bsky.social

act.domesticworkers.org/a/dol-companio…

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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · Aug 15

Taylor Swift talking about her care story on @newheightsofficial.bsky.social ❤️‍🔥

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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · Aug 11

“Just as generations before us fought for a guarantee of healthcare and economic security, delivering us Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, and the Americans With Disabilities Act, now it’s our turn.”

Words by me for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/acti...

It’s Our Turn to Build a New System of Care

We have the chance to shape the future by building a system of care that leaves no one behind.

www.thenation.com

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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · Jul 26

In DC putting #FamiliesFirst with @seiupres.bsky.social @1199seiu.org and my co-MC Zoe from @littlelobbyists.com !! #SaveMedicaidSaveFamilies

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Paid Leave for All @paidleaveforall.bsky.social · Jul 26

We’re here with our partners at #FamiliesFirst New Jersey to say #CareNotCuts. Cutting Medicaid, care, and food all to serve billionaires is a betrayal of families everywhere.

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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · Jul 23

For 60 years, working families have relied on Medicaid to get care and get by. Congress and the White House just cut it by $1T.

@caringacross.org is kicking off a 60-Hour Vigil for Medicaid online & in D.C. - starting TONIGHT at 9PM ET. Join us for 60 hours of community, storytelling, and action.

Protect Medicaid Vigil

Join the Protect Medicaid Vigil to stand up for essential healthcare services. Learn more about our events, partners, and how you can take action.

protectmedicaidvigil.com

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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · Jul 15

Thrilled that Katie Bethell is joining @moveon.org as their next executive director! She’s a lifelong fighter for working families and I’m so excited to see how MoveOn will continue to grow and thrive under her leadership.

Congratulations, Katie ❤️

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MoveOn @moveon.org · Jul 15

Today, MoveOn announces that Katie Bethell, a nationally recognized advocate for working families, is joining us as the next executive director! We welcome the people-first champion taking the helm at a time when President Trump and Republicans are choosing billionaires over everyday people.

"MoveOn gives voice to nearly 10 million people who care deeply about this country and the health, security, and happiness of everyone who calls it home. The road to winning and taking back power in 2026 and beyond is all about growing and inspiring our base by mobilizing and organizing behind leaders with a positive vision for making life affordable for working families."

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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · Jul 10

Congress and the White House just slashed Medicaid, food stamps & school lunch. They’re using the savings to enrich the rich and separate immigrant families.

On July 26th, we're fighting back. Put #FamiliesFirst and find an action in your community: www.familiesfirstnow.org #CareNotCuts

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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · Jul 1

Medicaid cuts mean less money for roads, schools, housing, everything working families need. Congress is trying to pass this bill tomorrow. Call your representatives in the House NOW to say NO to Medicaid cuts: go.caringacross.org/a/call-congr...

Call Congress and Say No Cuts to Medicaid!

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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · Jul 1

50 Senators just voted to take away healthcare from 17 million Americans. This bill makes it even harder for us to afford basic needs - gutting our care, food assistance, and for what? To enrich the rich and pay for more abuse of immigrants. Whether you’re on Medicaid or not, this impacts all of us.

Call Congress and Say No Cuts to Medicaid!

go.caringacross.org

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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · Jun 24

Tonight at 4:15pm PT / 7:15pm ET! Join @whipkclark.bsky.social @domesticworkers.bsky.social @caringacross.org and our #CareCantWait partners for a Virtual Rally to stop cuts to our care.

REGISTER: mobilize.us/ndwa-c3/event/…

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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · Jun 23

Join @caringacross.org @domesticworkers.bsky.social and our #CareCantWait partners for a virtual rally TOMORROW at 7:15 ET with @whipkclark.bsky.social - on stopping the budget bill, defending our immigrant neighbors, and protecting care for our families.

www.mobilize.us/ndwa-c3/even...

Virtual Rally to Stop the Big Bad Betrayal Bill · National Domestic Workers Alliance C3

Join House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Caring Across Generations, Moms Rising, National Women's Law Center Action Fund, Community Change, Campaign for a Fa...

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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · Jun 14

Whether you’re a caregiver, a family member, an employer, or a concerned ally, this is the moment to show up. Join us to get informed and take action. It takes a village.

RSVP here: www.mobilize.us/ndwa-c3/even...

Emergency Call: Keep Our Families, Caregivers and Children Safe · National Domestic Workers Alliance C3

This Sunday, June 15 at 6 pm PT/9 pm ET, we’re holding an emergency virtual call in response to alarming reports circulating of ICE raids where nannies and caregivers are being taken from public parks...

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