This is it! After years of hard work, New Jersey will soon be the 3rd State in the United States to offer Family Leave Insurance. But it can't happen without YOU!

On Monday, April 7, 2008, the State Senate will cast its final vote for this crucial piece of legislation. Please take a moment to call your State Senator and them him/her that you support Family Leave Insurance and want them to VOTE YES!

Use the form to the right to send an email to every Senator urging them to VOTE YES!

Call your Senator TODAY! AARP has set up a Toll Free Hotline: 1-877-696-2282

Last month the State Senate passed Family Leave Insurance by only 2 votes! Right now, the Senators who voted yes need to hear from you--they are under tremendous pressure from the well-funded corporate lobby to change their votes. It's up to YOU and other working families to keep them supportive, so your call is important.

Tell Your State Senator:

- VOTE YES ON A-873/S-786 on April 7 to create a Family Leave Insurance program for ALL New Jersey's working families!

- NOBODY should have to choose between caring for their loved ones and paying their bills.

Use the form to the right to send an email to every Senator urging them to VOTE YES!

Call your Senator TODAY! AARP has set up a Toll Free Hotline: 1-877-696-2282

Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

I hope you will agree that workers should not have to choose between their jobs and their ability to spend the first critical weeks of a child's life, or between a paycheck and a desire to care for a seriously ill family member.

That is why I am joining the Bergen County Central Trades & Labor Council, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO, the New Jersey Partnership for Working Families and workers throughout our state in calling for the state to support Family Leave Insurance legislation (S-786 / A-873). Your support of this initiative will give workers the opportunity to take up to 6 weeks off at two-thirds of their pay up to approximately $524 a week to care for a seriously ill family member, newborn or newly adopted child. Additionally, this expansion of the State's current Temporary Disability Insurance program will be entirely funded by a minimal employee contribution of approximately $33 a year, with no cost to employers.

The bill has been posted for a final vote before the full Senate on Monday, April 7, 2008 and I respectfully ask for your support of this pro-family legislation at that time. On behalf of myself and my family, I look forward to hearing from you on this important matter.

Sincerely,

Campaign Launched:
April 03, 2008