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Bargaining Fact Sheet: Child Care and Early Childhood Education: Updated. (PDF)
By AFL-CIO Working Women's Department; Labor Project for Working Families , Ed.
2001

Summary: This document presents facts about child care and early childhood education to be used for collective bargaining of union-negotiated contracts. Examples of recently won child care provisions in union contracts are provided. Specific uses of child care funds include: direct reimbursement, holiday child care, extended-hours child care, and in-home child care. Unions have negotiated for on-site and near-site child care centers, but this can be a costly and time-consuming process. It is important to research this option thoroughly before choosing it as a way to address union members’ child care needs. Unions have been able to help working parents afford child care by negotiating for subsidized slots at local day care centers. Backup child care for mildly sick children can be provided through a special program, such as employer subsidies or by allowing parents to use their sick time to care for sick children. Related resources are listed.

Index Terms: Nontraditional Hours, Working Parents, Needs Assessment, Resources, Subsidized Child Care, Tax Credits

Publisher: AFL-CIO Working Women's Department; Labor Project for Working Families

Publication Type: Collected Works

Pages: 4 pages
Language: English
URL: http://www.aflcio.org/issues/workfamily/upload/childcare.pdf

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AFL-CIO
Working Women's Department
815 16th Street NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20006
202-637-5000
FAX: 202-637-5058
http://www.aflcio.org/

 
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