Press Releases

NDWA Mourns the Loss of Gloria Steinem, Champion of Domestic Workers and Beloved Mentor to Ai-jen Poo

Sep 03 2026

The National Domestic Workers Alliance mourns the loss of Gloria Steinem, the trailblazing feminist, journalist, organizer, and beacon of change for women, workers, and multiple movements for justice. Steinem died Wednesday at the age of 92.

ICYMI: NDWA Joins Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields, Raising $20 Million for Nonprofit Partners

Sep 01 2026

On August 29, the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) joined Olivia Rodrigo’s inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival as one of 10 nonprofit partners working to advance the well-being, rights, and economic security of women and girls.

Care for Seniors, Care for America: Supreme Court Decision on TPS Threatens America’s Care Workforce and the Seniors Who Depend On It

Jun 25 2026

Following today’s Supreme Court decision in Mullin v. Doe and Trump v. Miot, which reversed delays to ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syrian and Haitian nationals, Care for Seniors, Care for America – a national coalition of senior care providers, care worker organizations, employers, immigrant rights advocates, and labor groups – released the following statement:

National Domestic Workers Alliance Statement on Final Passage of Reconciliation Package

Jun 09 2026

In response to the final passage of a reconciliation package that directs nearly $70 billion in taxpayer dollars toward immigration enforcement, including tens of billions for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) released the following statement:

ICYMI: Care Workers, Advocates, Authors, and Families Gather in Washington, D.C. to Demand Congress End Family and Child Detention

May 21 2026

On Wednesday, May 20, the Read Them Home initiative, led by the National Domestic Workers Alliance and the 10 Steps Campaign, joined the Free Families: National Coalition to End Family and Child Detention for a Day of Action in Washington, D.C., calling on Congress to end family and child detention once and for all. 

NDWA Celebrates Final Passage of Philadelphia’s ICE OUT Package, Urges Mayor Parker to Sign It Into Law

Apr 23 2026

With today’s vote, the legislation now heads to Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s desk.

National Domestic Workers Alliance Celebrates House Floor Vote Extending Haiti TPS

Apr 16 2026

he National Domestic Workers Alliance celebrates today’s House vote to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti for three years and recognizes the leadership of the many congressional representatives, advocates, and organizers whose collective efforts made this victory possible.

ICYMI: READ THEM HOME Launches in Dilley With Read-a-Thon Calling for an End to Family Detention

Apr 03 2026

National initiative kicked off on International Children’s Book Day with a multi-hour read-a-thon, virtual participants, and a 30-day call to action

D.C. Council Introduces Legislation to Protect Overtime Rights for Home Care Workers in Washington, D.C.

Apr 02 2026

This Washington, D.C. bill aims to safeguard home care workers in the district from potential federal rollback of longstanding wage protections.

READ THEM HOME: National Initiative Launches in Dilley to Demand an End to Family Detention

Launching on International Children’s Book Day, READ THEM HOME: End Family Detention brings together parents, children, librarians, child care workers, authors, educators, labor and community leaders, advocates, and other supporters in Dilley and beyond to spotlight families harmed by detention and call for an end to family detention.