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New York City Passes Paid Sick Days Legislation

Millions of workers in New York City do not have paid sick days. If they or their children get sick, they must work, forcing them to choose between their job and their family's health. So Cari Jackson from A Better Balance, noted feminist author Gloria Steinem, Ai-jen Poo from the National Domestic Workers Alliance, and Working Families created SignOn.org petitions asking the New York City Council to pass paid sick day legislation. After a successful campaign with over 18,000 signatures, New York City has become the largest city in the country to provide workers with paid sick days. Read more ...

Violence Against Women Act Passes

When partisan infighting was keeping the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) from being reauthorized, rape survivor Sheila Thomas started a petition calling on Republicans in the House to pass VAWA. The petition gathered more than 219,000 signatures, and after continued pressure from MoveOn, UltraViolet, and many other allies, the House passed an expanded version of VAWA. Read more ...

Medicaid Expansion Moves Forward

When states had the opportunity to expand Medicaid benefits by accepting national funds through Obamacare, several tea party governors resisted. So New Mexico MoveOn member Robbyne Jones and Fran Brennan and Dan Heck from Working America in Michigan and Ohio started petitions urging their governors to accept the funding. After the petitions collected a combined 16,000 signatures, and after grassroots campaigning by advocates, New Mexico, Michigan, and Ohio joined the program. Read more ...

Driver's Licenses Issued to DREAMers

Recently, several states' Departments of Transportation announced that they would not grant driver's licenses or state ID cards to young immigrants who qualify for work permits. In response, Matt Hildreth started a SignOn.org petition to the Iowa DOT. While in Michigan, student leader Adonis Flores and Progress Michigan started a SignOn.org petition to the Secretary of State, and in North Carolina America's Voice and the Latin American Coalition started SignOn.org petitions asking the transportation secretary to issue licenses to DREAMers. As a result of these efforts, driver's licenses will now be issued to young immigrants in Michigan, Iowa, and North Carolina. Read more ...

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Robert Applebaum Awarded First-Ever MoveOn Opportunity Grant

MoveOn Civic Action announced a $10,000 grant to grassroots campaign for student debt forgiveness launched on MoveOn's petition website. Read more...

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