Time is of the essence, urge the Senate to pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act NOW! TAKE ACTION

Dear Friend,

The Clock is ticking. Urge the U.S. Senate to pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) this year!

In this current Lame Duck Session of Congress, the U.S. Senate has only 3 weeks left to pass the BIPARTISAN and way overdue Pregnant Worker Fairness Act before time runs out and we have to start this process all the way over again.

Honestly, we are SEETHING that this commonsense, and did I mention this bipartisan legislation hasn’t passed yet - but here we are. We are going to have to lean hard on our U.S. Senators to get this across the finish line and we need your help.

Congress might be thinking about heading home for the holidays and spending time with their loved ones. Do you know what pregnant and postpartum workers are thinking about? They’re thinking about how they can remain on the job and continue supporting themselves and their families without the critical workplace support and accommodations they so desperately need. They’re thinking about the perilous position they’re in by having to choose between a healthy pregnancy and a paycheck. And they’re thinking how can our leaders even think of going home for the holidays without passing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act?!

→ Click here and send a quick letter to your U.S. Senators telling them to get on it and pass the PWFA without further delay!

Here’s the deal: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act has already passed the U.S. House with bipartisan support AND it has the votes it needs to pass the Senate. WE JUST NEED IT TO BE PUT TO A VOTE. 

Why do we need the PFWA? Without this vital piece of legislation, pregnant and postpartum workers will continue to be denied basic support at work like having a chair or a bottle of water. They’ll continue to encounter discrimination and the consequences will impact their economic stability and their health.

Sounds pretty straightforward right? 

This is a commonsense policy and in order to protect and prioritize pregnant and postpartum workers, we need the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to pass by the end of this work period. Not in January of 2023 and not in June of 2023 but by the end of THIS YEAR. 

The clock is ticking, Urge the U.S. Senate to pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act this year!

Providing pregnant and postpartum workers with workplace support and accommodations will help ensure safe and healthy pregnancies. And while it is generally safe to work during a pregnancy, in some instances a pregnant worker’s job may pose some risk to their health. Those workers in the retail and service industry must stand for hours on end and employees in custodial services may be exposed to toxic chemicals. [1]  One solution is for pregnant workers to adjust their scope of work temporarily but employers who deny these modifications and allow pregnant workers to work without the accommodations they need are putting pregnant workers and the health of their babies at risk. 

As we approach the end of the year, we should remind our Senators and congressional leaders that passing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act means putting women and families first. It means workers won’t be mistreated or pushed off the job but instead they can remain attached to the workforce and maintain a healthy pregnancy. It means closing the maternal health gap for Black pregnant and postpartum workers and it means delivering a win for pregnant and postpartum workers and their families! 

Thanks for everything you do,

- Namatie, Ruth, Kristin, and the whole MomsRising.org & MamásConPoder Team

P.S. - Did you work while pregnant? Did you need any accommodations? Tell us about it here!

References:

[1] Three Reasons Why Congress Must Pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Now

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