9to5 Activist Network

The 9to5 Activist Network has been protecting the rights of working women since 1973 and is the largest grassroots organization of its kind in the country. You have joined the ranks of thousands of working women and their allies, working to change workplace policies - to ensure that all jobs are family-supporting jobs.

Please keep in touch. Let us know your concerns, challenges, and success stories by contacting us at 1-800-669-0769 or activist [at] 9to5 [dot] org. Thank you for being part of the solution. Together we can win the rights and respect we deserve.

If you have questions about the 2011 Day of Action in support of Paid Sick Days please contact our Online Organizer Valerie Thelen at 1-800-669-0769 or valerie [at] 9to5 [dot] org

Food, friends, and making a difference!

Posted on 03/23/2012 - 12:06pm

Last week I hosted a soup, salad, pastry, and letter writing party. I invited a bunch of friends over to have dinner and we wrote a letter to New York City Council Speaker Quinn asking her to support paid sick days legislation.

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Do you really want contagious people serving you food?

Posted on 03/12/2012 - 3:30pm

As a server, I do not receive paid sick days.  If I get sick not only do I have a hard time convincing my managers that I cannot come in, but I am also punished for missing work when I return.

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Calling all activists

Posted on 02/01/2012 - 11:45am

Are you in a state without a 9to5 chapter? Do not fear! You can still be an active 9to5 member and fight for fair wages, family-friendly policies, and elminating all forms of discrimination.

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Take Action: Paid Sick Days: Healthy Families, Stronger Workforce, Stronger Economy

Join 9to5’s Day of Action on August 26! Celebrate Women’s Equality Day (when women won the right to vote in 1920) by joining the movement for Paid Sick Days.

Here are some possible ways to get involved, we welcome your ideas!

• Hand out flyers or buttons at a community event, your PTA, neighborhood gathering or women’s center

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Celebrate Women’s Equality Day – with Action!

Posted on 07/20/2011 - 3:29pm

On Aug 26th, 2011 we will celebrate the 91st anniversary of women winning the right to vote; now celebrated as Women’s Equality Day.  While much has changed for working women in the past 90 years, most workplace policies are still very much ‘last century’.  Currently over 40 million workers do not have access to one paid sick day.  This year on Aug 26th we need you to take action to win change!

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Time to Care!

Posted on 06/21/2011 - 3:48pm

Mark your calendar for 9to5’s National Day of Action August 26th, 2011.  Activists all over the country will be organizing events & collecting petition signatures in support of paid sick days! Wherever you live there is something you can do to help secure paid sick days for the over 40 million people who need them. Email Activist [at] 9to5 [dot] org or call 1-818-277-4333 to get involved!

An Activist Network Member on the ALC

Posted on 06/07/2011 - 1:26pm

At 9to5’s 2011 Annual Leadership Conference (April 29-May 2), two members unaffiliated with any chapter represented the Activist Network.  The Activist Network is made up of individual members who live in areas where there is no staffed chapter of 9to5, who take action through area-specific events, email action alerts, and online petitions.

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"A Voice for Women and the Working Class:" A 9to5 Activist on the Musician who Inspired Her

Posted on 05/25/2011 - 2:24pm

Hazel Dickens, Voice For Women and the Working Class, Dies at 75

On April 22, 2011, we lost not only a pioneer in country and bluegrass music, but also a voice for women and the working class.  Her name was Hazel Dickens and she was 75.

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Taking a Stand Against Discrimination

Posted on 05/20/2011 - 10:30am

What happened to me in the workplace has forever changed my life.

I worked for eighteen years as a Licensed Pharmacy Technician Supervisor for a major company that I’ll refer to as “Big X.” I was an exemplary employee with positive reviews each of those eighteen years to prove it. I was on the safety committee, planned the annual holiday party and ran all community fundraisers.

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Calling All Working Women with Retired Husbands or Partners!

Posted on 03/22/2011 - 3:41pm

Are you a working woman with a husband or partner who retired voluntarily from full-time work? If so, please complete an online survey and earn $20 if you are one of the first 100 women to participate! You must be working at least 30 hours/week with a spouse or partner (with whom you live) who has voluntarily retired from full-time work and now works less than 20 hours/week.

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