Did you hear the exciting news? The Domestic Workers Bill of Rights will have a public hearing in the Labor and Workforce Development Committee on June 16th at 11am. We are breaking barriers in the labor movement, join us to stand in solidarity with domestic workers!

In Washington DC, domestic workers are the only group of workers excluded from DC’s Human Rights Act, which protects workers from discrimination on the job. On Tuesday March 15, At-Large Councilmember Elissa Silverman introduced a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in the DC Council — B24-0712, the Domestic Worker Employment Rights Amendment Act of 2022.

The bill was co-introduced by 8 other members of the DC Council:

• At-Large Councilmember Robert White
• At-Large Councilmember Christina Henderson
• At-Large Councilmember Anita Bonds
• Councilmember Brianne Nadeau

• Councilmember Brooke Pinto
• Councilmember Janeese Lewis George
• Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie
• Councilmember Charles Allen

Public Hearing

• The hearing will be hybrid -- public witnesses can give testimony via zoom or in-person at the Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 500).
• We encourage everyone to sign up to testify as soon as possible at this link: Click Here! If you are able, we hope you will reserve the day on your calendars now and help us pack the room in person, we want as many people there as possible!
• We also invite you to join us at 9:30am directly outside the Wilson Building for a rally before we go into the hearing together.

Resources

• Sample Testimony
• A one page summary of the DC Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
• A petition in support of the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights to sign and circulate
• Send an email to DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson asking him to support a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights

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