Prominent Male Allies Run Full Page Ad in the Washington Post Calling on Congress to Support the Marshall Plan for Moms
Steph Curry, Don Cheadle, and Colin Farrell join thousands of Americans who support providing mothers with direct payments, paid family leave, affordable childcare and pay equity
Campaign receives major financial support from Craig Newmark Philanthropies
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NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ 50 prominent male allies, many of whom are fathers, today signed a letter in the
Washington Post calling on Congress to support the Marshall Plan for Moms, to pay mothers for their unpaid, unseen labor and to pass policies addressing parental leave, affordable childcare, and pay equity. They join over 50 women who
The Union Moved. The Beloved Mosaic Mural Couldnât.
The architect David Adjaye spurred a painstaking re-creation of a doomed artwork for its new home â and added a homage to the unionâs place in social justice history.
Anton Refregier’s mosaic tile mural on the front of the Martin Luther King Jr. Labor Center on West 43rd Street, the former headquarters of 1199 S.E.I.U., awaits an uncertain fate. The center is named for King because of the long mutual support they enjoyed.Credit.Amr Alfiky/The New York Times
Published Feb. 23, 2021Updated Feb. 25, 2021
Not far from Times Square I walked west from Eighth Avenue on a recent afternoon to view a mural I had noticed on several occasions but never truly paused to appreciate.
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Maya Wiley Gets A Boost From Coveted Union Endorsement
arrow Maya Wiley tours the Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service. February 2021. Seth Wenig/AP/Shutterstock
Maya Wiley’s week may not have started well, just missing the threshold to qualify for public funds, but it’s ending with a bang: the largest union representing the city’s healthcare workers, 1199SEIU, announced Friday that they are giving their endorsement and their mighty political muscle to her mayoral campaign.
The union, which is comprised of a majority of women of color, is planning a comprehensive campaign including digital outreach, civic education, and a major get-out-the-vote push in the spring to its 250,000 active members in the New York City region, as well as to retirees and their families.
The endorsement by Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union is a major win for Ms. Wiley. The union was a key early supporter of Bill de Blasio in another crowded mayor’s race in 2013.