Dear Governor Cooper,
On behalf of MomsRising’s more than 47,000 members drawn from all 100 North Carolina counties, we want to say THANK YOU for your leadership and your powerful commitment to mothers and families.
Your Executive Order providing paid parental leave to state employees will make a meaningful and significant difference in the lives of the families that will benefit. It’s also an important step on the road to ensuring that all workers in North Carolina can access the paid family and medical leave they need to cover the range of caregiving and self-care needs they are likely to face during their working years. This EO brings North Carolina closer to the time when families will no longer be forced to risk their financial security when serious illness strikes, a family member needs care, or a baby arrives.
We are also enormously grateful for your previous executive orders requiring pregnancy accommodations for all state employees and banning the use of salary history in state agency hiring. Taken together, these measures will significantly improve the lives of state employees and their families, while setting an example for the rest of the state to follow. We hope that local governments, NC state lawmakers, and other governors will follow your lead.
Thank you, Governor Cooper, for making our state stronger and healthier, supporting families and businesses, strengthening our economy, and making this a new day for moms in North Carolina.
We are grateful!
Sincerely,