Press Releases

Generous Contribution from Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures to Strengthen Care Economy, Improve Working Conditions for Domestic Workers

May 28 2024

The National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), the leading voice for dignity and fairness for millions of care and domestic workers across the country, is honored to announce today that it received a generous, multi-year gift from Pivotal Ventures. This gift is part of Melinda French Gates’ bold and timely new commitment to advancing the rights and economic mobility of women and women of color across the country and the world.

ICYMI: Hundreds of North Carolina Childcare Providers and Advocates Unite in ‘Day Without Childcare’ to Highlight Childcare and Funding Crisis

May 17 2024

Without action from the North Carolina General Assembly, the state stands to lose one in three childcare centers when critical funding expires on June 30.

Maryland Care Workers Celebrate Bills to Improve Home- and Community-Based Services, Help Boost Care Worker Wages and Enhance Family Care Statewide

Today, in a significant step forward for care workers across Maryland, Governor Wes Moore signed two pivotal bills aimed at boosting wages and enhancing the quality of care throughout the state. The Home Care Worker Rights Act of 2024 (HB 39/SB 197), which ensures proper employee classification for home care workers, and the Home Care Workers Employment Act of 2024 (HB 189/SB 371), which establishes foundational data for future wage enhancements, were signed into law in a ceremony held at the Maryland State House.

Connecticut Legislature Expands Paid Sick Leave, Marking Major Victory for Domestic Workers and Other Excluded Workers in CT

May 14 2024

The bill, HB5005/SB 7, heads now to Governor Ned Lamont’s desk, who has previously indicated support.

Georgia Care Workers Celebrate Investment in Home and Community-Based Services, Setting the Stage for Wage Increases

May 10 2024

The National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), the leading voice for dignity and fairness for millions of domestic workers across the country, celebrates a key victory in increasing funding to Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) programs that will set the stage to raising the wages of direct care workers in Georgia following the final approval of the 2024-2025 state budget, signed by Governor Brian Kemp. This achievement represents a critical step forward in our ongoing fight to ensure Medicaid’s home care programs are adequately funded in order to pay direct care workers a fair wage and to stabilize the workforce in order to ensure access to long-term care for the aging and individuals with disabilities in their homes and communities.

George Clooney, Matt Damon, Alfonso Cuarón, Ava Duvernay, Jane Fonda, Regina King, Artists And Changemakers Honor Participant’s Legacy With Open Letter To Hollywood

May 07 2024

Today, the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), the leading voice for dignity and fairness for millions of domestic workers across the country, in partnership with filmmakers and changemakers across fields of advocacy and entertainment released an open letter to the entertainment industry signed by 120 leading actors, directors, advocates, and nonprofit organizations calling on Hollywood to prioritize social impact in the wake of film and television production company Participant’s closure.

National Domestic Workers Alliance Celebrates Historic Long-Term Care Advancements Announced by Vice President Harris

Apr 22 2024

The National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), the leading voice for dignity and fairness for millions of domestic workers across the country, celebrates the latest and final measures announced by Vice President Kamala Harris today to improve safety, support for care workers, and expand access to affordable, high-quality care. These advancements are a testament to the sustained efforts and advocacy of care workers nationwide.

National Domestic Workers Alliance Launches Care Campaign, Month-Long Series of Events Focused on Care Economy Policy, Celebrating White House Care Workers Recognition Month

Apr 01 2024

The care workforce, advocates, and congressional champions will engage in various events in Washington DC and nationwide to call for affordable childcare, paid family and medical leave, access to aging and disability care, and good jobs for care workers.