This week: Rail workers need paid sick time; CTC renewal
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RECENTLY FROM CLASP
December 1, 2022
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Paid leave – not just a women’s issue
In response to a possible rail strike, President Biden called on Congress to intervene. The U.S. House and Senate responded over the last two days by passing legislation that would force a tentative labor agreement. One of the rail workers’ primary demands is for paid sick time. Read Sapna Mehta’s Medium post about why rail workers—and ALL workers—need and deserve paid sick time.
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ARPA Saved Child Care, But Recovery Requires Significant Federal Funding [[link removed]]
Relief funding has been a critical lifeline for child care providers and families with young children. But providers need more support to recover and even more robust resources for transformative change.
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States Can Help Address the Child Care Crisis by Prioritizing Health Coverage [[link removed]]
Federal and state lawmakers are seeking policy solutions to address the child care crisis that has been exacerbated by the pandemic. Consistent health coverage plays an important role in helping to stabilize the child care workforce.
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Why Congress Must Renew the Expanded CTC
As Congress wraps up this year in a “lame duck” session, a focus of CLASP’s advocacy will be urging policymakers to renew the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) that expired at the end of 2021. Indi Dutta-Gupta recently compiled a series of articles and reports about the CTC's critical role in significantly reducing child poverty.
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Did You Know? Racism, historical trauma, and long-lasting inequities such as disproportionate exposure to poverty have contributed to higher suicide rates among non-Hispanic AI/AN youth and other groups who have been marginalized. [[link removed]]
Two-thirds of workers are losing their federal pregnancy accommodation claims in court. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would bring critical relief [[link removed]] by requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations to workers with pregnancy-related limitations. Join us [[link removed]] in asking Congress to prioritize pregnant and postpartum workers before the end of the year.
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CLASP in the News
DECEMBER 1, 2022 | THE DAILY YONDER
Commentary: The Dismantling of Rural Legal Aid [[link removed]]
NOVEMBER 22, 2022 | U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
COVID Relief Funds Helps Fill Gaps in Rural Kids’ Mental Health Services [[link removed]]
NOVEMBER 18, 2022 | COMMON DREAMS
Midterm Mayhem and the Economy for Working People [[link removed]]
NOVEMBER 9, 2022 | THE RICK SMITH SHOW
Election Night 2022 [[link removed]]
Upcoming Events
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On December 14 , Elizabeth Lower-Basch will speak at Jobs for the Future’s Good Jobs Challenge Convening about the importance of providing support to help individuals move along their career pathways and into high-quality jobs.
Recent Events
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On December 1, Nia West-Bey and Jessi Russell spoke at the Congressional Hunger Center’s “ Gen Z and Food Security: A Focus on Our Nation's Young Adults .”
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