Press Releases

“Devastating”: National Domestic Workers Alliance Blasts House Bill to Gut Medicaid

May 14 2025

Newly released bill text lays out cuts that would deny millions of children, older adults, and people with disabilities lifesaving care & put in-home health care out of reach.

Philadelphia Passes Historic POWER Act, Led by Domestic Workers and Historically Excluded Workers

May 08 2025

The law will protect over 750,000 workers across the city from retaliation.

ICYMI: Newsweek Reports that the Trump Administration’s Immigration Policies Threaten Care Infrastructure for the Elderly

Apr 29 2025

“The crisis in the home care industry is here, whether the elected officials choose to acknowledge it or not.”

Jeanette Vizguerra, Mother, NDWA Member is Detained. Community Rallies to Keep Her Home

Mar 18 2025

Jeanette Vizguerra, a mother, grandmother, and community leader, has always wanted what all mothers want – safety for her family, herself, and her loved ones.

Georgia, Virginia Care Workers and Medicaid Recipients Join U.S. Representatives As Joint Address Guests

Mar 04 2025

Care workers Alicia Cleveland of Georgia and Jeanne Robinson of Virginia will join Congresswomen Nikema Williams and Jennifer McClellan, highlighting their work providing care through Medicaid and relying on Medicaid for their own coverage

Care Workers and Advocates Rally at Georgia State Capitol to Demand Medicaid Dollars Reach Care Workers

Feb 26 2025

Today, care workers and advocates from the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) We Dream in Black (WeDiB) Georgia chapter held a lobby day at the Georgia State Capitol to push for the Direct Care Workforce Data Bill, legislation that would require Medicaid-funded home care agencies to report data on wages, job vacancies, and workforce demographics.

Caring Across Maryland Rallies Lawmakers to Fix Nursing Home & Home Care Crisis on Lobby Day

Feb 25 2025

Today, care workers, care recipients, and advocates gathered at the Maryland General Assembly for the 2025 Caring Across Maryland Lobby Day. The event brought together community members and partner organizations—including the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), SEIU1099, the Public Justice Center, and Alzheimer’s Association—to demand urgent legislative action addressing Maryland’s nursing home and home care crisis.

Mom and NDWA Member Leslie Bernedo Shares Story Ahead of House Vote To Pay for Tax Breaks for Billionaires with Medicaid Cuts

Leslie: “Medicaid is not simply a health care program—it is a lifeline for families like mine. For my nine-year-old daughter, who is my entire world, Medicaid has been critical.”

New Mexico Advocates Call for Legislative Action to Support Caregivers and Transform Care Infrastructure

Feb 21 2025

This week, at a press conference at the Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza, caregivers, advocates, and policy leaders gathered to urge the New Mexico Legislature to take immediate action to strengthen the state’s care infrastructure.

Workers And Advocates Demand Stronger Protections Against Retaliation In Philadelphia, Introduce Anti-Retaliation Bill

Feb 07 2025

The National Domestic Workers Alliance joins other workers to support the POWER Act, a bill to strengthen labor law enforcement and end retaliation.