Paid Time Off MattersA (slow) progress report

Lionbridge Tentative Final Agreement: why we dislike it.

Go here to see Lionbridge Tentative Final Agreement. 

Why should Tier 1 employees dislike it to the point they could refuse to ratify it? Read below for our analysis.

Is Microsoft a joint employer? TWA files a charge with the National Labor Relations Board

Here is the link to the charge with NLRB. Below the reasons why we decided to file.

Microsoft declines union's invitation to the bargaining table

Read Matt Day's article in the Seattle Times.

Request for Microsoft to attend a collective bargaining meeting as a joint employer

Find below the text of the letter/email we sent on October 17, to Kathleen Hogan, Microsoft Executive Vice President Human resources. 

 

Dear Melinda: can you help us convince Microsoft to do the right thing for our families?

Parental Leave Isn't Just About Parents: Why It Makes a Difference to Our Kids' Health
Let's not forget what parental leave is really about: healthier babies, parents who are able to thrive professionally, and strong and resilient families.
By Melinda Gates

This post first appeared at Parents.com. We could not find the exact date and it apparently did not elicit any comment. It was then reproduced on August 21, on The Huffington Post (72 comments). We discovered it because it was referenced on October 7 by Emily Peck again in The Huffington Post in a post where she explained how Melinda Gates is taking her own advice as the Gates Foundation announced it was now offering to its employees up to one year of paid parental leave.

The question for us: is there any chance that Melinda can convince Microsoft to require that its supplier Lionbridge Technologies provide "some parental leave" instead of nothing. What does she think the standard should be for Microsoft's suppliers?

What do we have to do to get paid family leave?