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Media Advisory
August 19, 2011

Contacts:
Grecia Lima, Mujeres Unidas y Activas          (415) 488 6177
Katie Joaquin, Filipino Advocates for Justice  (510) 388 0025

NY STATE SENATOR DIANE SAVINO JOINS “THE HELP” & TOM AMMIANO IN SACRAMENTO

After New York, CA Should Be Next to Pass Domestic Workers Bill of Rights

Sacramento, California – As thousands of Americans around the country watch the stories of African American domestic workers in Civil Rights Era in the Hollywood blockbuster, “The Help,” domestic workers in California are still fighting to gain protections and recognition in the workplace.  “California has the opportunity to help bring this workforce into the 21st Century,” says Grecia Lima, CA Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Campaign Director.

Domestic workers are an integral part of our state’s economy and the quality of care these workers provide depends on the quality of their jobs.  Many employers want to do the right thing but they don’t know how.  The California Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights (AB 889, Ammiano/V.M. Perez) has been introduced to grant equal protection to domestic workers and strengthen the quality of care in this vital industry.  The Bill has passed in the Assembly and in the Senate Labor Committee, and currently awaits a vote in the Appropriations Committee.

WHAT: “Today’s Help” Rally and Speak Out at the Capitol*

WHO: Over 300 domestic worker advocates, Assemblymember Tom Ammiano, New York State Senator Diane Savino (Champion of New York Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, passed in 2010).

WHEN: 12:00 noon - Monday, August 22, 2011 .

WHERE: Senate Floor will recognize Senator Savino on the Floor

PRESS CONFERENCE TO FOLLOW North Side Steps*

CO-SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS:

California Domestic Workers Coalition, Hand-in-Hand Domestic Employers Alliance, National Domestic Workers Alliance, Centro Laboral de Graton, Filipino Advocates for Justice, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, La Colectiva of La Raza Centro Legal, Mujeres Unidas y Activas, Caring Hands Worker Association, People Organized to Win Employment Rights, Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, senior and disability groups, faith groups, labor groups, students.

* Rally speakers will be available for interview