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Why Paid Sick Leave Is Good For Workers, Employers, and the Economy

Peter Hull

November 18, 2022 |

NBCLX |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Research shows workers who receive paid sick leave are more likely to stay home when sick, thus limiting the spread of illness.

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Care, a responsibility shared by the public and private sectors

Mónica Quesada Cordero

October 29, 2022 |

El Colectivo 506 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Costa Rica

The Win Win Win Program works to provide quality early childhood development and care services through a co-payment system where both the companies and parents buy in to help manage costs and increase access to childcare for children 4-years-old and under.

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Companies Are Helping Their Workers Commute Sustainably

MaryLou Costa

October 21, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom

In an effort to reduce or fully eliminate carbon emissions, several companies are proposing cycle-to-work schemes and financial incentives to get their employees to travel to work in a more sustainable fashion. Some of these initiatives, like the cycle-to-work scheme, have been used by over 1.6 million commuters working for over 40,000 different employers since it was introduced by the UK government in 1999.

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With more working remote, companies tweak in-office culture to recruit new workers

Vic Micolucci Josh Beauchamp

October 17, 2022 |

ClickOnDetroit |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Companies in the United States are offering more remote work options for employees to match the increasing number of people searching for fully or partially remote jobs after the pandemic.

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What's Working (and who isn't)

Mike Holfeld Robert Breuer Angel Blazquez

October 05, 2022 |

Solutionaries |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Businesses and initiatives across the country are looking to support employees, employers, and unions together. One example is the Ironworkers Apprenticeship Program, a paid training program that is open to anyone regardless of their skills or previous experience. At the end of the four-year program, participants are completely certified for the ironworking trade at no cost. In fact, program participants are able to earn money while they learn and set themselves up for union jobs that provide good salaries and benefits, while filling the growing number of ironworking jobs.

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For A Small Rural Texas Town, the Solution to a Teacher Shortage Is a Motel

Bekah McNeel

September 29, 2022 |

The 74 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Fort Stockton, Texas

The Fort Stockton Independent School District in Texas is attracting qualified teachers with high pay and cheap rent at school-owned housing.

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How Mondragon Became the World's Largest Co-Op

Nick Romeo

August 27, 2022 |

The New Yorker |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Spain

An association of cooperatives has provided fair labor practices and equity for almost 70 years. Members of the coops vote on critical decisions that impact working conditions. When business is booming, everyone does well and when times are hard, everyone has a reliable security net.

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Can Unions Still Transform the Workplace?

Sonali Kolhatkar

August 16, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Digital communication is allowing American employees to unionize at large corporations. In conjunction with face-to-face organizing, and more positive perceptions of unions from the public, digital communication such as social media and text messaging has led to an increasing number of unions. The current pro-worker political climate and the transparency of poor working conditions through social media have also contributed to the rise in unionization.

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How employer benefits can ease burden on people caring for elderly loved ones

Jennifer Eberbach

June 02, 2022 |

Livingston Daily |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Michigan

Companies like Sanofi are beginning to partner with organizations like Bright Horizons to offer eldercare benefits to employees, like in-home adult care services. The benefit allows Bright Horizons to dispatch care workers to a person’s home and the company administering the benefit subsidizes the majority of the cost. Providing eldercare benefits reduces the burden on employees, allowing them to be more present at work. Since the pandemic, Sanofi has seen a 20% increase in the number of employees registering for the eldercare benefit program.

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The push toward a four-day workweek is gaining momentum

Montse Reyes

May 18, 2022 |

Prism |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

4 Day Week Global offers workshops, cross-company mentorship, and assistance with tracking productivity and employee wellbeing to help companies implement shortened workweeks. The nonprofit has piloted its program with 38 companies so far, and organizations that have switched to a four-day schedule report increased productivity and improved work-life balance for workers.

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