John,
President Biden and Congress are on the verge of excluding homecare
workers from their next economic recovery plan.
So in two short days, we’re going to put a billboard in front of the
Capitol listing the names of all the people demanding that these frontline
workers are included.
John, this is your chance to get your name on that billboard.
Will you join over 6,000 other SumOfUs members to help make sure our
message is heard loud and clear?
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition now to demand Congress support a Care economy.
Thanks for all you do,
Toni and the team at SumOfUs
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Homecare workers are on the verge of being left out of President Biden's
job recovery plan.
[1]an exhausted careworker in full PPE with her left hand on her forehead
while looking down.
Sign the petition now to demand Congress includes care workers in its next
recovery plan.
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From: Toni Preston, SumOfUS
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2021
Subject: Careworkers need your help
John,
Since the beginning of the pandemic, homecare workers -- many of them
women of color and immigrants -- have been risking their lives every day
to care for our seniors, children, and housebound individuals.
But now these frontline workers are on the verge of being left out of
President Biden and Congress’ next economic recovery plan.
We urgently need to make a massive public outcry and show Congress that
careworkers must be included in its next economic recovery plan.
[ [link removed] ]Add your name now and tell Congress to take care of those who take care
of us.
The care force is one of the fastest-growing sectors in our country. But
because this line of work is often performed inside private homes and
outside of public view, care workers are paid low wages with no benefits
and are explicitly left out of many federal labor and employment
protections.
But if the pandemic has taught us anything about our country, it is that
frontline jobs are the backbone of our nation’s economy. And the work of
caring for our loved ones- mainly elders and people with disabilities- is
more crucial than ever.
So Congress and President Biden must ensure that the “Build Back Better
Plan” centers the women of color who have been disproportionately impacted
by this pandemic, and whose essential duties make all other work possible.
That’s why we’re joining forces with the National Domestic Workers
Alliance (NDWA) to demand that Congress include an investment of $450
billion over the next decade to expand access to home care services and
create 1.5 million new home care jobs in its next economic recovery
package. This will aid in the creation of a durable home care system for
workers and consumers.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition now to demand Congress support a Care economy.
John, care workers show up every day on the frontlines to care
for our loved ones.
Now they are depending on us to show up for them and to make sure that
they are not forgotten about in our nation’s post covid recovery plan.
Together, we can help make their demands heard.
[ [link removed] ]Take action now to demand Congress invest in home care and professional
caregivers.
[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition
In Solidarity,
Toni and the team at SumOfUs
More information:
[ [link removed] ]The forgotten ones': Domestic workers fight to be included in the Covid
recovery, NBC News, March 7, 2021
[ [link removed] ]Domestic workers chartbook, Economic Policy Institute, May 14, 2020
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