Progressive Family Values

WE need Eight Votes! (4.00 / 1)

We are assured of  having Sweeney, Buono, Vitale, Sarlo. Cunningham's Office on Friday said she was 100% in favor of the Bill.

It all comes down to Stack, Redd, and Ruiz.

Call, e-mail,fax , or be there on Monday to lobby on Monday.

WE cannot be outworked again!!

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by: firstamend07 @ Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 22:13:43 PM CST

the best thing anyone can do (0.00 / 0)

is to call and fax AND show up on monday.  

activist for hire.

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by: Jay Lassiter @ Sun Jan 27, 2008 at 05:27:52 AM CST

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absolutely right! (0.00 / 0)

The State Senators offices usually open at 9:00 A.M. The Committee doesn't  meet until 1:00 P.M. A large volume of calls will make a difference.

We all need to know the phone and fax numbers of the 8 Democratic State Senators but especially contact numbers for Redd, Ruiz, Stack, and Cunningham. These new State Senators must know that we are asking for their support. The snake oil salesmen from Kirschners Business group will be working these newcomers very hard.

We need to do it better!  

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by: firstamend07 @ Sun Jan 27, 2008 at 08:17:21 AM CST

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More great work Jay (0.00 / 0)

I really enjoy seeing your vblog entries.  I  heard an interesting tidbit that along with being pushed as a labor issue, Paid Family leave as a women's issue would also be a focus in the effort to pass this legislation this time around.

The business community viewed stopping paid family leave as their greatest success last year.   I hope this year they'll have to find another victory to champion.

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by: Jason Springer @ Sun Jan 27, 2008 at 12:49:46 PM CST

women's issue (0.00 / 0)

thanks for being a sensitive guy and pointing out the feminist component to this.

Women have more at steak in this debate for two reasons. First they are more likely to the caretaker whether for children or for a sick parent.  Second they live longer so are more likely to be the recipient of care in their twilight years.

activist for hire.

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by: Jay Lassiter @ Sun Jan 27, 2008 at 12:58:12 PM CST

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Shirley Turner (0.00 / 0)

All of these arguments make Turners opposition even harder to figure out.

I am beginnin to wonder if she received soem Chamber money back in the spring when there as a bit of talk about her being opposed in the Primary.

I fear Turner sold this vote.  

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by: firstamend07 @ Sun Jan 27, 2008 at 13:18:15 PM CST

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Business Lobby Idiocy (4.00 / 1)

This from Tom Hesters column:
" Jim Leonard, a New Jersey Chamber of Commerce vice president, said the group appreciates efforts to meet business concerns. But he said the efforts fall short.

"Mandated paid leave - whether it is 6 weeks or 12 weeks - interferes with the employer-employee relationship," he said. "Government should step aside and allow employers to design a benefit package that fits their employers. When has government ever known what works in the marketplace?"

Maybe Kirschners mouthpiece Leonard should study his histroy.

Business never wanted to reform the child labor laws. Business never wanted to have a 40 hour work week or an 8 hour work day.Business has resisted , to this day equal pay for women. Business never wanted to negotiate with employee organizations.

Business now wants us to choose between out job and our sick child or spouse.

 

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by: firstamend07 @ Sun Jan 27, 2008 at 13:29:01 PM CST

more taxes.... (0.00 / 0)

this is anti-family and anti-business....more taxes taken out of my paycheck and giving it to union workers...thats exactly what you want to do.....
lets see, i take 6 weeks of family leave, but i work for a company with less than 50 workers, my employer needs to fill my position, he does, i come back from family leave and....ooops my job isn't there anymore....now i'm on the unemployment line....
gee that makes real sense doesn't it??
those of you on the tax and spend wing of the Democratic party (needless to say i'm on the cut taxes and let the people keep more of their money wing of the democratic party) apparantly didn't notice the rubuke of the stem cell borrowing scheme...people, yes even democrats are sick and tired of tax and spend and tax spend....when does it stop....
the only thing i can do is not vote for any fiscally irresponsible democrats... is there any fiscally responsible D's in Trenton?...and by the way, who do you think gave us the fiscal mess we are in? don't B.S. me about Whitman....Jimmy McG starting raiding our wallets and Jon C. has continued to do so...
and this family tax bill just continues on raiding my wallet......Democrats at the local level, and i am involved in the local Democratic organization where i live....are sick and tired of what is going on in trenton...all we talk about is taxes, taxes, taxes going up....when will it stop?  

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by: punk76 @ Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 12:11:30 PM CST