Progressive groups mount largest ever campaign for paid family leave law
(The Guardian United States)

US is the only industrial nation without a national paid leave law as campaign leaders voice optimism to change situationA coalition of women´s, family and progressive groups will announce on Tuesday that they are mounting the largest ever campaign to get Congress to enact a paid family and medical leave law.The United States is the only industrial nation without a national paid leave law. But the campaign´s leaders are voicing optimism about their chances of changing the situation. With national elections next year, members of Congress are feeling pressure to embrace such a widely popular idea. And the Trump White House - eager to rack up a family-friendly accomplishment -- is signaling it wants a paid leave law enacted. Continue reading...