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 Job/Family Campaign is working to pass the Family Care Act in Georgia, which would give folks with paid sick days the ability to use those for family members as well as themselves. 2) The Fair Eats campaign focuses on solutions that bring restaurant workers and the community together to raise wages for local tipped workers, while building for broader state and national change. On a federal level, our campaign is focused on helping to pass the WAGES Act. This legislation would restore the value of the minimum wage for tipped workers at60% of the federal minimum wage. 3) The Reformed Citizens Campaign is working to eliminate hiring discrimination.

For more information about 9to5 Atlanta, contact:
Charmaine Davis
Georgia State Director
501 Pulliam Street SW Suite 344
Atlanta GA 30312
404-222-0037 phone
404-222-0006 fax
Charmaine [at] 9to5 [dot] org

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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In the Press: Woman fights to dump double fares for paratransit passengers

11 Live, 01/26/2012 -

9to5 Atlanta member Harriet Bradley is calling on area public transportation systems to stop discriminating against disabled passengers by charging them twice what other passengers pay. 

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In the Press: Giving Workers a Good Tip and a Living Wage

Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, 01/25/2012 -

Imagine your wages frozen for two decades at $2.13 per hour. No, I am not talking about a Third World sweatshop. The kid who put your groceries in the car, the waitress who served you dinner at your favorite restaurant last week, the guy or girl who vacuumed out your car at the car wash. All these are tipped workers and their wages in the United States have been frozen for 20 years.

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Women's Capitol Briefing

When: 01/25/2012 - 8:00am - 11:00am EST

Please join us for the first Women's Capitol Briefing.

Women's Capitol Briefings are a great way to stay on top of the good, the bad and the ugly as Shelley Senterfitt, our legislative counsel, gives us an overview of what decisions are being made, how the budget is shaping up, how our legislative initiatives are faring, and where our voices are most needed.

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Family Care Act Committee Meeting

When: Every 4th Tuesday of the month, unless otherwise specified

Chapter Board Meeting

When: 3rd Monday of every month, unless otherwise noted

Membership Drive Committee Meeting

When: 02/02/2012 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm EST

The Membership Drive Committee is a small group of members that come together during the membership drive to think of creative ways to keep staff and members motivated during the drive. Also, the committee will send out weekly recruitment tips and highlight the top recruiters of members. The committee will also be in charge of looking up events that members can attend for the purpose of recruiting new members. Lastly, the committee will help plan the jump off event for the drive and the celebration at the end.

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Reformed Citizens Committee Meeting

When: Every 1st Wednesday of the month, unless otherwise specified

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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MLK March

When: 01/16/2012 - 9:15am EST

Come Celebrate the Legacy of Martin Luther King by Promoting Economic Justice 

When: Monday Jan. 16th
Rally starts at 11am or meet at 9to5 office at 9:15
Where: Auburn Ave

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