Sep 21 2021
The Essential Campaign, in partnership with NDWA, released the short film, No Shortcuts to Change, starring Sherri Shepherd (Call Your Mother), the film is executive produced by Angela Bassett.
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Take action this week to welcome Congress back from recess and ensure they support investments in care and a pathway to citizenship.
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Our proposed care investment could be cut IN HALF if we don't take action today.
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Last week over 500 domestic workers and supporters joined us to 'Power Up for Care'! See the video and take action today.
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Join us August 24, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET, for our "Power Up for Care" mass organizing call to learn more about what you can to ensure Congress makes a once-in-a-generation investment in our care economy.
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The reconciliation bill before the Senate would transform caregiving work and make it more accessible to families who need it.
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As the U.S. continues to deal with a labor shortage, it’s a problem that has grown even more severe for the home care industry since the pandemic.
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Over 200 home care workers, advocates and partners gathered at Federal plaza yesterday afternoon for the #CareIsEssential Rally. They demanded better union jobs with living wages.
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On July 13, care workers, families that need care, labor unions, and movement partners will come together in Washington, D.C. for a rally and march followed by the launch of the "Communities of Care" art installation.
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From 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.
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