Frontline workers make the holidays possible, but are most impacted by
pregnancy discrimination. Tell your Senators to PASS the Pregnant Workers
Fairness Act without delay!
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Dear Friend,
Our economy wouldn’t exist without the power of working people. Even
holiday celebrations wouldn’t be possible without our labor.
Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Festivus, Kwanzaa, or
Christmas this month, it’s farm workers, package delivery drivers,
cashiers, hospitality staff, and so many other frontline members of our
communities that make holiday traditions possible.
HERE’S THE PROBLEM: Pregnant workers in these important jobs are the
likeliest to need, but not have access to the basic, but very important
protections and accommodations in the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (S.
1486).
Why? Because despite already passing the U.S. House of Representatives
this year and having broad bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate, this
important legislation has still not passed.
[ [link removed] ]ACTION NEEDED: Click here to urge the U.S. Senate to PASS the Pregnant
Workers Fairness Act. For the holidays, we want this bill to become law!
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will require employers to make the same
sort of accommodations for pregnant workers that are already made for
employees with disabilities. [1] These accommodations are simple things
like being able to sit down or have a water bottle on shift.
As you can imagine, pregnancy discrimination has dire consequences for a
family’s economic security because it can leave pregnant workers without a
paycheck at the moment they need it most. Overrepresented in physically
demanding jobs, women of color and immigrant women are especially impacted
by employers refusing to accommodate pregnant workers with medical needs.
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Nobody should ever have to choose between their job and the health of
their pregnancy, but too many workers still face this impossible choice
today.
[2]>>> TELL YOUR U.S. SENATORS TO PASS THE PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT
WITHOUT DELAY!
All decisions around pregnancy and parenting are valid – and nearly 85% of
women will become mothers at some point in their working lives. By
continuing to work, pregnant workers can generate critical income while
gaining seniority on the job. But when pregnant workers are fired for
requesting reasonable and medically-necessary accommodations, their
family's economic security suffers and they struggle to re-enter a job
market that is often biased against pregnant people and new parents. [ [link removed] ]
[3]Don’t forget! Click here to urge the U.S. Senate to PASS the Pregnant
Workers Fairness Act. For the holidays, we want S. 1486!
***Please also take a moment to forward this email to friends and family!
Post the action link on Facebook and Twitter to spread the word. The more
of us who take action, the better chance we have of making pregnancy
discrimination a thing of the past!
Together, we’re a powerful force for women and families.
– Sara and the whole MomsRising.org/MamásConPoder Team
PS - Did you work while pregnant? Did you need any accommodations? [ [link removed] ]Tell
us about it here!
References:
[1] [ [link removed] ]S. 1486: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
[2] [ [link removed] ]National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health: Accommodating
Pregnancy On the Job: The Stakes for Women of Color and Immigrant Women
[3] [ [link removed] ]National Partnership for Women & Families: Pregnancy Discrimination
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