Showing posts with label membership. Show all posts
Showing posts with label membership. Show all posts

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Are you a 9to5 member yet ?!?


February 1st marked the kickoff of 9to5’s Nationwide Membership Drive! Over the next four months, 9to5 members across the country will be telling family, friends, and coworkers why they care about working women’s issues – and inviting them to join our movement by becoming a member of 9to5.

On average, women still earn only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men. If there was ever a time to join the movement to improve women’s lives at work, it’s now!

When you become a member of 9to5, your contribution supports our grassroots organizing efforts to win change on issues such as paid sick days and family-friendly workplace policies, as well as help continue the work of programs like our Job Survival Helpline and our leadership training workshops for low-wage working women.

Becoming a member of 9to5 connects you to a nationwide network of women and activists who care about working women’s issues. It also empowers you to become an agent of change on the issues that directly impact your life.

As a member of 9to5, you will:

  • Be invited to local, regional, and national leadership conferences
  • Participate in trainings to develop your leadership, organizing, advocacy and fundraising skills
  • Receive action alerts on state and national legislation to expand workplace rights and family-friendly policies
  • Be connected with working women, activists, and resources across the country

Ways to join:

  • $15 reduced membership rate during the drive
  • $25 membership plus a 9to5 t-shirt ( featured in the picture)
  • Give an additional scholarship membership donation to help low-wage working women become members
How to join:
  • Click here to visit the membership page on the 9to5 website.
  • Visit our Facebook Causes page to join and donate – it couldn’t be easier!

Monday, April 5, 2010

Why Join the Movement?

Discrimination still exists. Poverty still haunts us. Racism confronts us everyday. We still struggle for equality and justice. These and many more reasons are why we must build a movement to strengthen the lives of working families.

Members have joined 9to5 because harassment and discrimination has existed in our personal lives, and we are now looking for justice. Many people first enter 9to5’s office seeking resources in the way of a lawyer for a sexual harassment charge or are seeking advice on how to file a claim of unemployment insurance. 9to5’s staff and members can provide these resources to individuals but many are not satisfied with this answer—they want change that will last beyond the individual.

Join 9to5 today to work towards systemic change and to start to build power with others—right in your own community. We can build a movement together.