9to5 Atlanta

9to5’s Atlanta chapter was founded in 1983. Our mission is to improve the workplace for women and strengthen the ability of low-wage women in Georgia to win economic justice.

9to5 Atlanta also helps lead coalition efforts to win state legislative reform including: 1) the Parent Protection Act, which would to require all employers in Georgia to provide 24 hrs/year leave for parents to attend school-related activities of their children; or routine medical appointments for themselves or a family member; and 2) to raise the GA minimum wage, index it to keep up with inflation and cover groups of workers who are left out of the federal minimum wage law.

For more information about 9to5 Atlanta, contact:
Shyria Coleman
Chapter Organizer
501 Pulliam Street SW Suite 344
Atlanta GA 30312
404-222-0037 phone
404-222-0006 fax

Job Opening: Lead Organizer, Atlanta

Posted on 03/11/2010 - 2:51pm

Local Chapter: Atlanta

9to5, National Association of Working Women seeks an experienced organizer for our Atlanta chapter. 9to5 is a grassroots membership organization, founded in 1973, which strengthens women’s ability to work for economic justice. Our goals are to build leadership among low wage working women and to win improvements in workplace and public policy. Current campaigns focus on expanding access to family leave policies and increasing the minimum wage.

Half the Sky Live broadcast for International Women's Day

Posted on 03/05/2010 - 3:51pm

Local Chapter: Atlanta

My mom gave me the book Half the Sky for Christmas this year, and although I hadn’t heard anything about it before I started reading, by the time I got off the plane from LA to Atlanta I was one hundred percent hooked. Even before I had finished, I was already its biggest fan, telling anyone who would listen that they had to read it (which I will still tell you if you ask).

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In the Press: Movement afoot to increase minimum wage for restaurant workers

Local Chapter: Atlanta

Times-Georgian, 02/24/2010 -

With a statewide campaign to support a raise in servers' federal minimum wage from its present $2.13 per hour to $5.50 per hour by July 2012 kicking off this month, local restaurant owners say an increase in wages for servers could lead to higher prices or longer waits in restaurants.

“The margins in the restaurant business are razor thin,” said Gary Duke, owner of Sunnyside Cafe on Rome Street in Carrollton. “We’re all struggling to survive.”

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Women in the Halls - Working Families Day at the Capitol

Local Chapter: Atlanta

When: 04/07/2010 - 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Working Families Day at the Capitol
April 7, 2010

sponsored by Women in the Halls/ By the People Day

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9to5 Atlanta Launches "Fair Eats" Campaign to Raise Tipped Worker Min Wage

Posted on 02/19/2010 - 12:45pm

Local Chapter: Atlanta

9to5 Atlanta officially kicked off it's 'Fair Eats' Campaign to raise the tipped worker minimum wage. The tipped worker min wage has been stuck at $2.13 for 19 years, and there is currently legislation in the state House, HB 290, that would raise it to $3.63. At the "Show Your Server Some Heart" press conference at Noni's restaurant on Edgewood last Saturday, 2/13, 9to5 Atlanta members spoke out telling their personal stories about struggling to make ends meet on $2.13.

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In the Press: Tipped workers' wages at issue

Local Chapter: Atlanta

Rome-News Tribune, 02/13/2010 -

The Georgia Minimum Wage Coalition is calling for the state to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers for the first time in nearly 20 years.

The minimum for tipped workers in Georgia has been set at $2.13 an hour since 1991.

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In the Press: Georgia urges public to pick "fair pay" restaurants for Valentine's Day

Local Chapter: Atlanta

The Florida Times Union, 02/12/2010 -

ATLANTA - A group of churches and advocates for the poor is urging Georgians to share some of their affection on Valentines Day with the men and women who serve them their candle-lit dinner.

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$2.13 is NOT ENOUGH! Raise the tipped Min Wage in GA

Posted on 02/11/2010 - 10:38am

Local Chapter: Atlanta

Show Your Server Some HEART this Saturday, 2/13 @2pm

Join us for a press conference to kick off the Fair Eats campaign to raise the tipped Min Wage!

Date: THIS Saturday, February 13
Time: 2pm
Location: Noni's restaurant - 357 Edgewood Avenue, Atlanta GA 30312

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In the Press: Women Still Seek Paycheck Equity

Local Chapter: Atlanta

Atlanta Journal Constitution, 02/05/2010 -

A year ago, dozens of women’s and civil rights activists gathered at the White House to watch President Barack Obama sign his first piece of legislation into law: the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act.