Well, I don't know if 'all' includes men, but if they're breastfeeding then I think they should get breaks with pay too. The largest labor organization in Norway has made front page news with this demand for the next round of pay and contract negotiations. At present only employees in the public sector are paid during BF breaks, and we can take up to two hours a day if need be. The law *only* gives breastfeeding mothers the right to reduce their work hours by one hour a day, and says nothing about pay. The aim of this change in the rules is to make it easier for women to share parental leave with men. I'm very happy that this organization is going to bat for a pet issue of mine. My paper had a delightful picture of a non-newborn baby looking blissfully at a naked breast, complete with erect nipple, as the eye-catcher for the story, on the front page. Unfortunately the photo was not in the online edition. :-) Rachel Myr Kristiansand, Norway *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html