We just discovered the existence of Pay+Leave. See their strategy and their campaign targeting Starbucks. Starbucks announced improved paid parental leave but apparently left out many employees. A story reminiscent of what happened at Netflix a while ago. Anybody with Starbucks stock? Sign the petition started on change.org to ask Starbucks to include dads.
Calling all fighters for family leave! Do you own Starbucks stock?
We’re gearing up for the next steps in our campaign demanding that Starbucks treats all their employees equally when it comes to parental leave - and you can help!
Do you, or does someone you know, own shares in Starbucks, or do you think your managed portfolio might include Starbucks stock?
We are planning to attend Starbucks’ shareholder meeting in late March, where we will have the rare opportunity to have face time with Starbucks Board of Directors, CEO and executive staff.
But we need your help to get inside the meeting! Shareholder meetings are only open to shareholders or “proxies” they designate to attend on their behalf.
So, if you think you might have Starbucks stock in your portfolio, message us on Facebook or email info@paidleaveus, and we can walk you through the next (super simple) steps to make this happen!
Winning paid leave will take the collective, collaborative work of a growing movement.
Paid family leave is poised to be the next huge movement and policy victory in America. It is an issue that cuts across class and racial lines and touches every American -- from the new mother who has to go back to work just weeks after giving birth or the dad who is denied time to bond with his infant, to baby boomers caring for an aging parent, to anyone helping a loved one through cancer or other serious illness. U.S. policies have not caught up with our reality, and hundreds of millions of Americans are forced to choose between making ends meet and being there for a loved one when when they are needed most. This isn’t right, and the public is ready to change it.
PL+US is growing the grassroots power to win paid family and medical leave with engaging, media-earning campaigns that reach new audiences, build victory momentum, and increase the political stakes for family leave in the U.S.
We're excited to work with the hundreds of organizations who've helped make family leave a marquee issue in the U.S., and we’ve consulted with leading family leave advocates including 9to5, Center for American Progress, CLASP, Make it Work, MomsRising, The National Partnership for Women and Families, and Working Families to build our strategy.
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