Tuesday, May 19, 2015

VIDEO: Step #2: Make work family-friendly

...And four simple steps to get us on our way


No one should have to choose between providing for your family and being a good parent. Yet “family-friendly” work is still a pipedream.

Today most parents are also wage earners, whether in a two-parent or single-parent household. Politicians talk a lot about the importance of family, but must do a better job delivering.

Specifically:



  • Require that women receive equal pay for equal work.
  • Require employers provide predictable hours so workers can plan to be home when their family needs them.
  • Provide universal childcare – pre-school and after-school – financed by employers and taxpayers.
  • Require that employers offer paid family and medical leave.   
The richest nation in the world should enable its workers to be good parents. Family-friendly work isn’t a luxury. 

People who work hard deserve to make more than a decent living. 

They and their families deserve a decent life.