Tell Republicans STOP Waging War On Women
Tell Republicans to STOP Waging War on Women
In an interview done in 2012, Romney, running for president ever so casually stated, “Planned Parenthood, we’re going to get rid of that” among other things he said that year was offensive and women didn’t appreciate it though it’s clear comments like those are tactics of winning by any means necessary along with threats to kill the Affordable health care Act just because it has the Obama signature on it, which btw IS helping millions of middle and lower class families. In response, most women voted for Barack Obama. In 2012 it showed just how out of touch Republicans were but now in this 2017 era of trump, Republicans don’t see enough tax breaks, enough revenue, don’t believe the middle and lower class folks pay enough while they have to pay in their minds too much in some form and that is a scary thought in itself, but the latest legislation against women’s rights indicates that cliche war on women is real. The conservative movement waging War on Women with a mission to take away the rights of women to decide what health care we want, need, can afford or access.
Women from all backgrounds who believe in choice need to Stand up and Fight back against this unseemly attempt to destroy and dismantle the Affordable health care Act while rolling
back the contraceptive clock which is headed toward a complete ban on abortion and possibly repealing Roe V Wade.
We are all Freedom Fighters on some level every day.
For more than 90 years, Planned Parenthood has worked to improve women’s and men’s health and safety. They have made it possible for nearly 170,000 women to obtain low-cost clinical breast exams while providing more health services than any organization in the country such as mammogram referrals, all supported by grants. The attacks by Republicans on women, our health care and insurance rights have grown; to include congressional candidates and now the president . It is important to know that some of these very members of congress or political action organizers were pro-choice and a supporter of Planned Parenthood only a few years ago or voted pro-life but lived a hypocritical pro-choice lifestyle. Now, so desperate to win that they not only move to the extreme right of politics, flip-flop on financial issues and are willing to abandoned women as well. Thing is,though Women are not one issue voters, most believe a women’s right to choose is a daily pursuit on all levels in all its forms. The fact is, in 2012 over 65% said they did not want anyone defunding Planned Parenthood but the message has fallen on deaf ears since the republican trump’s trifecta realized what differences they can make … I wonder just how the women in their lives see these attitudes and if they have looked out the window later …a whole lot of women regret voting for the extreme right
Women’s health care should NOT be a political football
Women and Men who support protecting the right to choose ask Republican Political Candidates to put Women’s health care or access to safe affordable health care ahead of politically driven, conservative religious, anti-abortion groups to aid or fund tax breaks for the wealthy.
leave Republicans a message – thanks for taking action
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the GOP War on Women
Starbucks, this is…weird
Remember all that controversy about the unequal paid parental leave policy Starbucks has been pushing? The policy gave baristas three times less paid leave than corporate employees. It also left out baristas who weren’t birth mothers — like new dads and adoptive parents.
The good news: Starbucks workers, customers, and even some investors spoke out. And Starbucks responded. They improved their plan. Adoptive parents — including many LGBTQ families — now get access to paid leave!
But…here’s where the policy gets weird.
So now if you adopt, both parents get leave, which is great. But if your partner gives birth, you don’t get paid leave. So new dads who DON’T adopt (like say, if they’re married to the birth mother), are excluded. And some new moms whose partners give birth are excluded too. Which makes no sense.
All parents need time with their kids, so every worker should get access to paid parental leave: new moms and new dads, birth parents and adoptive parents, in the stores and in the headquarters.
It’s great that Starbucks wants to expand parental leave…but right now, it seems like they’re going out of their way to find different groups of people to leave out. It just doesn’t make sense.
So let’s ask them: What are you thinking? Why include adoptive dads but not dads whose partners give birth? Why are you making this so complicated? Why are you still giving baristas so much less?
Starbucks is clearly listening to us — and we’re making change. They know expanding their parental leave policy is the right thing to do — let’s find out why they’re not doing it.
Thanks!
– Working WA
P.S. If you want more info, check out this article in the Huffington Postfeaturing Gig Harbor Starbucks barista & Working WA member Jess Svabenik!
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