April 2024 Newsletter
Register for the Coalition’s Virtual Advocacy Day!
Our 2024 Virtual Advocacy Day is just a week away on May 7th. Don’t miss out, registration closes tomorrow.
California Work & Family Coalition staff and members have been advocating together in Sacramento. We can’t wait to continue next week virtually and make sure our legislators hear from us!
Welcome Human Impact Partners and Black ECE to the California Work & Family Coalition
We’re excited to welcome Human Impact Partners and Black Californians United for Early Care and Education (Black ECE) to the Coalition!
Human Impact Partners (HIP) provides training and technical assistance to public health officials and supports advocacy and organizing with policy driven research. We have collaborated around caregiving and care issues in the recent past. Check out their website here.
Black ECE is a new formation of organizations, advocates, ECE professionals, and care providers united behind a 10-point policy plan that calls for increased options, resources, and inclusion in decision making at the highest level for Black families, children, and providers. See their website here.
Save the Date: Upcoming Webinar on California Labor & Paid Leave Rights for Young Workers
Join the UCLA Labor Center and the California Work & Family Coalition for our next webinar, Know Your Rights: CA Labor & Paid Leave Rights for Young Workers, on Wednesday, May 15th at 4:00 PM.
We are thrilled to partner with the UCLA Labor Center and host a training that centers Young Workers. Overall, this training will cover information about Paid Sick Days, Paid Family Leave, and information about workplace rights.
LA County Passes Fair Workweek for Retail Workers
On Tuesday, April 9th, the LA County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 to adopt a Fair Workweek ordinance for retail workers in unincorporated LA County. The California Work & Family Coalition is proud to be a part of the LA Fair Workweek Coalition because predictable scheduling is important for all workers, but especially for working parents and family caregivers!
The LA Fair Workweek Coalition in front of the LA Board of Supervisors, photo by Bertha Rodriguez, UFCW 770.
Learning about the State Budget Landscape at the Policy Insights Conference
Members of the California Work & Family Coalition and our Education and Training Manager, Jasmine Amian attended California Budget & Policy Center’s Policy Insights Conference in Sacramento on Tuesday, April 16th.
One highlight was attending the panel, Dream Big: Increasing State Revenues Through Corporate Tax Fairness, featuring Bianca Blomquist, from Small Business Majority and a CAWFC Steering Committee member.
Jasmine Amian and Menaka Mahajan, Director of Public Policy at California Child Care Resource & Referral Network
A United Coalition Highlights the Dangers of the Taxpayer Deception Act
On April 17th, Sarah Diaz, of The California WIC Association, and Sam Wilkinson of GRACE, stood alongside nurses, teachers, local leaders, unions, and other organizations at the Taxpayer Deception Act Rally in Sacramento. The Taxpayer Deception Act would have devastating consequences for all Californians and puts schools, emergency and disaster response and important services at risk.
To learn more about the Taxpayer Deception Act, read Ruth Silver Taube’s recent article in the San Jose Spotlight.
