[ [link removed] ]SIGN ON: Support Joe Biden's Build Back Better agenda.
[ [link removed] ]Turn on images to see Ai-jen Poo's tweet: Over 20 years working on
caregiving solutions & this is the first time a presidential campaign has
made investments in the care economy a core strategy in their economic
agenda. Not a side issue, an add on, or a special interest.
Ai-jen will join a Biden campaign virtual Caring Economy Town Hall with
actress Alfre Woodard, Mari Urbina from Indivisible, and April Verretton
from the SEIU on Wednesday, July 22 at 8 PM ET! [ [link removed] ]RSVP here.
My name is Ai-jen Poo, senior advisor to Care in Action -- an organization
building the civic power of women of color -- and I've spent years
advocating for Universal Family Care (universal access to child care,
long-term care and paid family leave, and more) as a labor activist.
Women of color are dying at higher rates from COVID-19. Those who work as
essential workers -- like nannies, home care workers, and cleaners -- have
risked it all to keep us safe. Yet they came into the crisis undervalued
as "the help," systematically left out of labor laws that protect other
workers, like paid time off and overtime pay.
Donald Trump has exacerbated the brutal impact of the pandemic on these
workers.
Today, Joe Biden announced his vision for the future of care, part of his
Build Back Better agenda. He acknowledged the lack of investment in our
care systems and the undeniable value of caregivers. And he proposed real
solutions to improve their lives and, in turn, improve all of our lives --
backed up by real investments.
[ [link removed] ]Can you join me as a public supporter of Joe Biden's Build Back Better
agenda? Click here. (If these proposals would personally impact you,
please tell Care in Action and the PCCC on this page.)
Biden's plan will:
* Provide caregivers more dignity and respect through increased pay,
benefits, and career training.
* Improve workers' rights and conditions through the [ [link removed] ]Domestic
Workers' Bill of Rights
* Ensure access to high-quality, affordable child care and offer
universal preschool to three-and four-year olds. No family will spend
more than 7% of their income on child care.
* Expand access to a broad array of long-term services for older
Americans by eliminating the current waitlist for home and community
services under Medicaid; expanding home and community-based
alternatives to care that allows unpaid caregivers to work; and
improving caregiving in our nation's most underserved communities by
adding 150,000 community health workers
[ [link removed] ]This plan is one of many steps we need to take to center a care
economy.
In contrast, Donald Trump has consistently insulted and debased the work
of our caregivers. He denied them the protective equipment they need to
stay safe. Calls them "essential" but denies them basic hazard pay or
legal protections. And he, along with Senate Republicans, are stalling on
passing the HEROES Act to provide Americans the relief they need now.
There is no going back to normal after COVID-19. The old normal was not
good enough. Joe Biden knows it's time we prioritize care -- it's the only
future that will ensure we all live with the respect, protection, and
dignity we deserve. His plan gives real meaning to the phrase Build Back
Better.
Thank you to PCCC members for standing with domestic workers and
caregivers during this trying moment in our history. Together, we will
pull through this and be strong as we fight for a bold, progressive
agenda.
Thank you for your solidarity.
-- Ai-jen Poo
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