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Vote for Shenna Bellows … #Midterm2014Matters

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Republican Senator Susan Collins has a dirty secret.

Collins voted to shut down the government over Obamacare. Twice. She voted against raising the minimum wage and the Paycheck Fairness Act but supports building the Keystone XL Pipeline and spying on Americans without a warrant.

Sen. Collins likes to pretend that she’s an old-school moderate, but one look at her actual voting record tells a different story. When the stakes are high, the dirty secret is, Susan Collins votes with the Tea Party every single time.

Here’s the thing: This November, we can defeat Senator Collins — and help save the Senate from GOP control.

Enter Shenna Bellows, the former director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine, who is running to unseat Collins this November. Shenna has deep Maine roots and a long history of fighting for justice, and she’s been proud to fight alongside progressives like Elizabeth Warren on issues of economic security.

Shenna Bellows is the perfect candidate to finally get rid of Susan Collins and save the Senate from GOP control — that’s why Democracy for America endorsed her and why we’re excited to share with you the fantastic new 30-second ad Shenna is now airing in Maine.

Click here to watch Shenna’s inspiring new TV ad, then pitch in $3 to help this Elizabeth Warren Democrat defeat Susan Collins and save the Senate.


Susan Collins has consistently missed the mark when it comes to the greatest challenge of our time: income inequality. She was instrumental in killing a federal minimum wage hike and she has been a consistent opponent of expanding the right to collectively bargain.

That’s why Shenna Bellows is the perfect antidote to Collins’ bland, pro-corporate Republicanism.

Recently, Salon called Shenna “America’s most progressive Senate nominee” — and her positions back that statement up, from supporting higher wages and getting money out of politics to cracking down on big banks.

That’s why Shenna reminds us of Elizabeth Warren — and why we need your support to get her elected. Check out her excellent ad and donate $3 to keep it on the air.

Thanks for helping us send more true progressives to Washington.

– Charles

Charles Chamberlain, Executive Director
Democracy for America

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Vote YES for Paid Sick Time Tomorrow and Help to Spread the Word!


A Better Balance The Work and Family Legal Center
VOTE “YES” FOR PAID SICK TIME IN MASSACHUSETTS, OAKLAND (CA), AND TRENTON AND MONTCLAIR (NJ) — AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD
Dear Friend,
Paid sick time is on the ballot tomorrow statewide in Massachusetts and in the cities of Oakland (California), Trenton (New Jersey), and Montclair (New Jersey). We need your help to add Massachusetts and these 3 cities to the growing list of places that guarantee workers time off when they or their family members are sick. Tomorrow, if you live in one of these places, please VOTE YES in favor of paid sick time.  If you have friends and family there, let them know this important question is on their ballot and urge them to VOTE YES!! 
Read more about Paid Sick Leave
MASSACHUSETTS:  Yes on 4!
Voters will have the opportunity tomorrow to make Massachusetts the third state in the country to guarantee paid sick time. A Better Balance helped to draft this initiative, which has been endorsed by The Boston Globe, major Massachusetts hospitals, the State’s Roman Catholic bishops, and more than 250 community organizations, unions, and businesses. To learn more, check out www.yeson4ma.org, and use #YesOn4MA on Facebook and Twitter to help spread the word. With your help, we can provide a significant benefit to the nearly 1 million workers in Massachusetts who lack paid sick time.
Read more about Paid Sick Leave
Oakland: Yes on FF!
Tomorrow, voters in Oakland will have the opportunity to improve labor standards in the city through Measure FF. In addition to providing a right to paid sick time for workers in Oakland, Measure FF will also raise the minimum wage in the city to $12.25 an hour (with future cost of living increases) and protect hospitality workers from wage theft. To learn more, check out http://www.liftupoakland.org/.
Read more about Paid Sick Leave
Trenton and Montclair, NJ: Yes to Paid Sick Time!
Six cities in NJ have already passed paid sick time laws. Tomorrow, we are hoping to bring the number to 8 with Trenton and Montclair. A Better Balance has been providing extensive legal support to the New Jersey campaign, and look forward to continuing to build momentum for a statewide paid sick time law. Click here and here to learn more about the NJ campaigns.
If you live in Massachusetts, Oakland, Trenton, or Montclair, please remember to vote yes for paid sick time tomorrow. Even if you live elsewhere, we need your help spreading the word! At the bottom of this email, you can share this message by email or on social media.
Thanks for all you do to support our work.
The A Better Balance Team,
Sherry, Dina, Phoebe, Jared, Elizabeth, Risha, Morenike, Rachel, Jake & Molly
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Election Day


Vote on November 4th

Today, make sure all your friends, family, and neighbors know how important this is by sharing this graphic on Facebook, on Twitter, or by forwarding this email.

The issues at stake tomorrow are very, very real. Compared to their male counterparts, women in the United States:

  • Are typically paid less
  • Are more likely to work in minimum wage and low-wage jobs
  • Have fewer opportunities to advance in their careers
  • Are more likely to go without the health care they need
  • Are more likely to be primary caregivers for children but often lack the affordable and high-quality child care they need to work and support their families?
  • Are more likely to live in poverty.

There’s one way to make a difference. VOTE.

Because when women vote, leaders listen.

Sincerely,
Emily J. Martin
Vice President and General Counsel
National Women’s Law Center

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