The White House is pushing its “Working Families Summit” hard today, blitzing the twittersphere with the help of Vice President Joe Biden as it calls for the “basic needs” of all workers: “Family leave. Childcare. Flexibility.”
As TruthRevolt reported this weekend, the president’s weekly address (video above) focused on the summit, calling on corporate America to make family leave “available to everyone,” help with childcare, and provide employees more “flexibility” to take “a few hours off” to be with their kids—all of which Obama said is “good for business.”
Only three countries in the world report that they don't offer paid maternity leave. Three. And the United States is one of them. It's time to change that. [...]
Family leave. Childcare. Flexibility. These aren’t frills – they’re basic needs. They shouldn’t be bonuses – they should be the bottom line.
Addressing corporate executives Monday, Biden echoed the president, saying it's time corporate America implemented "family-friendly" policies:
The White House is also using the summit as another opportunity to push its anti-WarOnWomen equal pay campaign:
