In the COVID-19 economy, we are running out of time to prioritize child care
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11 Aug In the COVID-19 economy, we are running out of time to prioritize child care

Posted at 12:20h in AFL-CIO, COVID-19 by

In a new op-ed in The Hill, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler warned that we are running out of time to prioritize child care in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. With schools closing, working mothers with young children have faced an astronomically outsized burden that has exhausted and isolated many. The burden is not sustainable and, if we don’t address it, a significant portion of women could be pushed out of the labor force, erasing decades of progress. The HEROES Act would provide billions of dollars for child care support, and it will be impossible for parents with young children to go back to work without a real plan to address child care. The Senate needs to pass the HEROES Act now.

“For working mothers with young children, balancing a career and responsibilities at home during the coronavirus crisis has meant bearing an astronomically outsized share of the burden โ€” a burden that for many exhausted and isolated mothers is not sustainable; a burden which, if we do not act, could result in a significant portion of women being pushed out of the labor force, erasing the progress we have made.”

Read this Op-Ed by Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler, THE HILL โ€” 08/09/20

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