John --
The COVID pandemic has been part of all of our lives for nearly a year. In the midst of this loss, confusion and uncertainty, it has been made clear that care work—predominantly done by women of color and immigrants—is the backbone of the American economy and is vital to ensuring our loved ones are able to live at home safely and with dignity. That’s why we must make home care jobs good union jobs with family-sustaining wages, benefits and training to provide the highest quality of care. But we can't do this without you. Take the pledge today and commit to working to support the Care Agenda: Dignified Care at Home campaign.
Imagine if all the current home care jobs, and the millions more that are needed in the next decade, were good union jobs with family-sustaining wages, basic benefits, and training to provide the highest standards of care. The Care Agenda would invest $450 billion to expand access to home care services, create 1.5 million new home care jobs and build a sustainable workforce to those who need care by:
- Increasing pay to a minimum of $15 an hour,
- Providing benefits such as healthcare and paid sick leave,
- Expanding opportunities for job training,
- Establishing a process for workers to have a union and stronger voice to advocate for their families, their clients and their communities,
- Creating a process so qualified current and future home care workers who are undocumented have a pathway to citizenship and help fill the care gap.
At NDWA we firmly believe -- and I know that you do, too -- that those who care for our loved ones and our homes also deserve to be cared for. We also believe that care must be at the center of our economy in order to move our country forward. Join us in this movement: pledge to do all you can this year to ensure Congress takes swift action to invest in home care and professional caregivers who embody the future of work.
Thanks for all that you do,
Ai-jen Poo, Executive Director
National Domestic Workers Alliance
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