Atlanta Chapter News

News, info, and updates from the 9to5 Atlanta chapter.

9to5 Ends Employment Discrimination

Posted on 02/02/2012 - 12:51pm

"Being a member of 9to5 gives me hope." Marilyn Winn, 9to5 member

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9to5 Atlanta Working Women Records Now Open for Research!

Posted on 01/17/2012 - 5:18pm

The 9to5 Atlanta Working Women Records, part of Georgia State University Library’s Southern Labor Archives, are now open for research. These documents provide an in-depth view into the specific issues faced by working women since the 1970s as well as the inner-workings of a national non-profit organization with grassroots organizing at its core.

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Caregiver fights for free transfers for disabled riders

Posted on 12/23/2011 - 5:51pm

ATLANTA -- Harriet Bradley is the caregiver for 91-year-old Mildred Mallory. She is determined to get disabled passengers who ride paratransit to pay just one fare if they switch from a Gwinnett Transit Paratransit bus to a MARTA Mobility Van. They now pay two full fares for the rides, while regular passengers riding regular buses pay one fare and get a free transfer.

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Holly Jolly Winter Social

Posted on 12/12/2011 - 2:45pm

9to5 Atlanta held the annual Winter Social on Friday, December 9 at the Phillip Rush Center. It was a huge success! There was singing, dancing, laughter, and pure joy. This year, 9to5 honored the three classes of graduates from the Community Internship Program.

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9to5 Atlanta To Participate in Visualize Rights Atlanta

Posted on 12/05/2011 - 2:48pm

 Human Rights Atlanta Art Exhibit Opening and Reception “Visualize Rights Atlanta” (VRA) on Human Rights Day from 5-7pm on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011 at Auburn Avenue Library in Recognition of the 63rd Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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9to5 Member, Rev. Harriet Bradley, Gets Meeting with MARTA CEO

Posted on 11/29/2011 - 1:09pm

Recent Community Internship Program(CIP) graduate and 9to5 member, Rev. Harriet Bradley, continues her fight against MARTA’s paratransit fare increase. Bradley is putting her leadership development skills into action! Bradley will be meeting with CEO of MARTA, Beverly Scott, on December 15th at 2:30 p.m.

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Fighting Back Against MARTA Paratransit Double Fare

Posted on 11/17/2011 - 4:50pm

9to5 member Harriet Bradley went to the Metropolitan Atlanta Regional Transit Authority(MARTA) Board meeting this week to speak out against the unfair fares upwards of $14 that Gwinnett County paratransit riders must pay to get into the city!  . 

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Our Vision, Our Voice, Our Vote

Posted on 11/11/2011 - 2:36pm

On November 10, 2011, 9to5 Atlanta attended Georgia Women for a Change’s 21st Annual Georgia Women’s Assembly. Georgia State Director, Charmaine Davis and Organizer, Vanessa Faraj presented at one of the workshops about economic justice in our nation today.

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Getting Sick Doesn't Pay

Posted on 10/25/2011 - 4:10pm
Tuesday 13 September 2011
by: Kathy Mulady, Equal Voice Newspaper

Seattle - If the nation’s 14 million unemployed workers return to jobs, they will find some sobering changes in the workplace: They’ll earn less, pay more for health insurance and receive fewer benefits, some as basic as paid sick leave.

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Inside the Community Internship Program

Posted on 09/29/2011 - 10:31am

In 2008, 9to5 Atlanta began the Community Internship Program (CIP). CIP is a 10 week training program for members to learn in-depth strategies for community organizing and developing leadership skills. 

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