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Families and Child Care

• AFSCME Guide To Winning Work/Family Programs
• Choosing Quality Child Care: An AFSCME Guide
• The Family and Medical Leave Act: AFSCME's Comprehensive Guide for You, Your Family and Your Union (en español)

• Labor Project for Working Families — excellent bargaining fact sheets on:
  • Child Care and Early Childhood Education (PDF)
  • Elder Care (PDF)
  • Family Leave and Expanding the Family and Medical Leave Act (PDF)
  • Control Over Work Hours and Alternative Work Schedules (PDF)
  • Bargaining Questions on Work and Family (PDF)

• National Child Care Information Center Home Page
• CareGuide — child care providers listed by state
• Child Care Aware — directory of child care referral services
• Daycare.com — child care providers listed by area code or zip code
• National Respite Locator Service — respite care for children with disabilities or chronic illnesses
• Tufts University Child and Family WebGuide — annotated resources on child care, parenting, education, and child development
• ChildCare.gov
• Take Care Net

• Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act: Questions & Answers — National Partnershp for Women and Families
• Family and Medical Leave Act — U.S. Department of Labor
• Union Resources for FMLA Information — Wayne State University

• 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers
• Women-Friendly Workplace Campaign — National Organization for Women
• National Partnership for Women & Families
• — FMLA and other family-friendly workplace issues
• Expecting Better: A State-By-State Analysis of Parental Leave Programs — National Partnership for Women and Families
• Families and Work Institute
• Montgomery Work/Life Alliance: Sample Policies — legal information and sample personnel policy language on alternative work schedules, leave policies, and other work/family issues
• Why Americans Need Family Leave Benefits — and How They Can Get Them — National Partnership for Women & Families
• Time Is of the Essence: New Scheduling Options for Unionized Employees
• Work-Family Conflict, Union Style: Labor Arbitrations Involving Family Care

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