June 2025 Newsletter
The Coalition Stands in Solidarity with Immigrant Communities
The California Work & Family Coalition stands in unwavering solidarity with immigrant communities in California and across the country. For our full statement, see our blog post here.
We call on all people to commit to taking action to stand in solidarity with immigrant communities! Share Know Your Rights resources widely in your communities and workplaces.The California Work & Family Coalition members, California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC) and Immigrants Rising put together a list of immigration resources here.
Show up and join pro-immigrant events and trainings! Coalition staff, Katie Duberg and Natasha Castro, recently attended Black Women for Wellness and their partner organizations' Press Conference, which spoke about solidarity between Black-led groups and the immigrant community. Click here to view events and trainings.
Please reach out to info@workfamilyca.org if you need help connecting to resources and support.
Take Action Now: Federal Cuts Will Hurt Children and Families
FRight now Congress is deciding whether or not to pass a budget reconciliation package that will take healthcare and food support away from children, families, veterans, and our disabled community, while at the same time increasing funding for ICE and giving tax breaks to corporations and the extremely wealthy. This proposal puts lives and the future of our state at risk.
Angelica Andrade Leaving after 5 Years with CAWFC
After 5 years with the California Work & Family Coalition, Angelica Andrade, Bilingual Education & Membership Coordinator is moving on. In her time with us, Angelica played a key role in huge Coalition wins including expanding job protection for parents and caregivers taking time for family, winning more paid sick days for California workers, and expanding paid leave wage replacement to 90% for low wage workers.
Angelica also co-organized bilingual Advocacy Days and Advocacy Weeks where hundreds of California workers and advocates educated their lawmakers about the importance of our priority bills. She worked with staff to establish the Coalition Resource Hub and helped directly support people with paid leave information through the Coalition info account. She also ensured that paid leave information would be available to non-English speakers by advocating for language justice with the EDD, coordinating on-line and in person Spanish and Chinese language trainings and contributing to the Coalition becoming an increasingly bilingual space.
We will miss her. We wish her well and know she will continue to do incredible things!
Spanish Language Videos Leave Laws are Available Now!
The California Work & Family Coalition recently released short educational videos about Paid Family Leave, State Disability Insurance, and Paid Sick & Safe Days in Spanish. Thank you to Coalition staff Angelica & Katie for recording these videos and making sure that more workers can access information about their rights.
Click here to view a playlist of all the new videos or bookmark the link to share with your community!
Coalition Priority Bills Move Forward
We are happy to report that all 3 California Work & Family Coalition state priority bills passed their house of origin!
SB 590 (Durazo) Paid Family Leave for Chosen Family: Passed out of the California State Senate with bipartisan support.
AB 65 (Aguiar-Curry) Pregnancy Leave for Educators: Passed the California State Assembly
SB 578 (Smallwood-Cuevas) California Workplace Outreach Program (CWOP): Passed the California State Senate
Be on the lookout for more ways to advocate together!
We Celebrate Paid Leave Expansion on Father’s Day
We hope you all had a Happy Father’s Day! Paid Family Leave allows Fathers to be there to bond with their children. Thanks to SB 951, which was implemented on January 1st 2025, eligible workers making less than $63,000 can now receive 90% of their regular wages on leave.
The California Work & Family Coalition would like to shout out Jerry Sandoval-Nerri who is a father and a long-time coalition member who advocated for this crucial change. Thanks to his advocacy, Paid Family Leave is now more affordable for California parents. Shout out to California Representative Jimmy Gomez as well, for sharing out about this crucial change on Father’s Day and continuing to spread the word about Paid Family Leave!
Welcome to CAWFC Inland Empire Breastfeeding Coalition!
Please welcome our newest member, the Inland Empire Breastfeeding Coalition (IEBFC). The IBEFC plays an important role providing education, support, and safe spaces to build community and collaborate in the Inland Empire. We’ve been aware of the great work they do with diverse communities across the IE and we’re so excited to learn from them and work with them on expanding access to supports like paid leave in the IE and across the state!
