Woody Allen was right – and here’s a good example of that premise in action: The effort to bring Paid Family Leave to Oregon needs you to show up today – and make a huge difference.
A hearing on SB 966 (the senate version of Oregon’s Paid Family Leave Insurance bill) begins at 3 pm in Salem. Parents for Paid Leave activists are asking supporters to meet on the capitol steps at 2:30. They’d also like you to wear red/purple shirts and to bring your kids, spouses, grandparents, etc…
Click here to check out the Parents for Paid Leave Web site. And if you’d like some background information on this effort, read our January article, “Giving Parents a Break: Oregon’s Efforts to Adopt a Paid Family Leave Law” by clicking here and going to pages 30 to 33.

April 8th, 2009 | Category: Metro Parent