BLACK HISTORY & BLACK FUTURES MONTH 

 

The domestic worker movement is critical to any reimagining of Black liberation and solving for the needs of Black domestic workers leads to our collective liberation.

 

To better understand how antiblackness evolved in the United States after the end of slavery and the many ways Black domestic workers fought back for their own dignity, respect, and freedom, we recommend you watch You Just Want to Feel Free: Domestic Workers and AntiblacknessYou Just Want to Feel Free: Domestic Workers and Antiblackness.

 

Framed by the reflections of contemporary Black domestic worker organizers, this documentary film explores how anti-Black racism has shaped the experiences of all domestic workers, and is perfect Black History Month viewing. 

 

With the passage of the Build Back Better Act delayed by the Senate, Congress is sitting on a historic investment in care that will lift up working people of color who power our economy and our families. That’s why we’re making February a Month of Action for care.

 

It’s a critical month to build momentum and show Congress that we have not forgotten the promise of support for families — including child care, paid family and medical leave, and home and community based services. 

 

Become a Care Champion today and let Congress know that inaction is not an option!

  

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching! Join our nationwide Valentine's Day eCard to Domestic Workers to show love and appreciation for all they do.

 

Sign the card, and add a personal note, and we'll make sure you're recognized when we text out the eCard to all our domestic worker members!

 

 

NDWA Labs’ January Report shows that the percentage of jobless domestic worker respondents in January increased to 26%, compared to 20% in December. This is a larger increase in joblessness than at any point during 2021. This represents nearly three times the 9% who reported having no jobs before the pandemic. 

 

Domestic workers work from other people’s homes. For them, like for many other essential workers, teleworking is not an option, and an absence due to illness means missing wages. Since they work in other’s homes, their employer’s illness also likely means missing wages or risking infection.

As we redouble our efforts at the federal level, we are also encouraged by, and deeply proud of, some recent wins at the state and local level that brought new protections and recognition for domestic workers, including: 

 

• A pair of new laws in New York to extend the protections of state’s human rights law to domestic workers. 
• As of Jan. 1, 2022, all house cleaners, nannies and caregivers working in Chicago must be given written contracts that include the agreed-upon wage and work schedule information.
• In December 2021 San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors unanimously passed legislation providing access to paid sick days for the city’s 10,000 domestic workers.
• State funding in North Carolina to raise the rates for Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) and Intermediate Care Facilities (ICFs), including a wage passthrough for workers who work in those programs.
• Beginning on July 1, 2022, New Mexico will require private employers to provide paid sick leave to employees at the rate of at least one hour for every 30 hours worked. 

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