Jun 17 2021
Our sister org, NDWA Gig Worker Advocates, launches pilot program to bring housecleaners on Handy higher pay, paid time off and a process to improve the platform for workers.
Learn More Aprende MásFrom May to July, home care workers are declaring that #CareIsEssential and are convening with electeds, consumers of care, families, and allies for a series of town halls across the country. Home care workers have an opportunity to make their voices heard, represent their communities and continue their fierce demands for: a $400 billion investment in home and community-based services, and good, family sustaining union jobs in the American Jobs and Families Plan. They’re also demanding a pathway to citizenship to create a pipeline of qualified care providers needed to address the rising demand for home care.
Learn More Aprende MásJun 16 2021
The New Jersey Bill of Rights is introduced on International Domestic Workers Day to over 50,000 local domestic workers in order to establish and enforce rights for home care workers, nannies, and house cleaners.
Learn More Aprende Más10 years ago, International Labor Organization Convention 189 established international labor law for domestic workers. This #InternationalDomesticWorkersDay, we recommit to the fight for dignity, safety, and respect for ALL domestic workers.
Learn More Aprende MásJun 15 2021
On June 24, over 5000 excluded workers and immigrants will converge on the Capitol in Washington D.C. to underscore the urgency for congress to ACT NOW, BE BOLD, and make sure they pass recovery for ALL OF US because #WECANTWAIT.
Learn More Aprende MásJun 08 2021
There are only a few days left in the New York Legislative Session and we are pushing hard to gain a historic win for domestic workers — to pass S5064 and A8007 in the state legislature so that we can ensure domestic workers are fully included in all the anti-discrimination protections under New York State Human Rights Law.
Learn More Aprende MásJun 07 2021
We're expecting the Connecticut State Legislature to vote on SB 943 TODAY, so it's really important that we get as many people as we can to reach out to state legislators this morning. SB 943 will help to ensure that nannies, house cleaners, and home care workers are taking home the minimum wage to which they are entitled by law. Will you add your voice and send an email urging state legislators to 'Vote YES on SB 943'?
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