One Step Closer: National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights |
In case you missed it: Last month, the House of Representatives' Education and Labor committee held a hearing for the National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, federal legislation that includes domestic workers in core workplace laws for the first time while creating new protections and stronger ways to enforce them.
If you did not have a chance to watch the hearing you can watch it here.
The hearing, which featured testimony from NDWA founder and President Ai-jen Poo, marked a historic step towards moving the Bill to the House floor for a vote and winning critical legislation for domestic workers, ensuring that every nanny, housecleaner, and home care worker in the U.S. can earn a decent living, have their voice heard and respected at work, and work in safety and with dignity. While it’s important that we celebrate this win, we also need to take action to ensure that Congress acts with urgency to protect and respect domestic workers!
Take action TODAY by urging leadership to move the National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights forward. |
Last week, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (the latest budget reconciliation bill) into law.
Even though the robust investment in care that we fought for did not pass, we are celebrating the historic strides this legislation makes in addressing key issues for working people and the environment.
Thanks to supporters like you, and coalition partners across the country, we now have legislation that combats climate change through domestic energy production and manufacturing, and reduces carbon emissions by roughly 40 percent by 2030, allows Medicare to negotiate for prescription drug prices, and extends the expanded Affordable Care Act program for three years, through 2025.
In addition, our organizing helped prevent the inclusion of anti-immigrant provisions, including one that would have made Title 42 the law. Title 42 was a racist, Trump-era policy that turned away Black and brown migrants seeking asylum at our border and left them stranded in Mexico. Unfortunately, despite our intensive efforts, and even though many members of Congress supported an increase in funding for home- and community-based services (HCBS) to expand services and raise wages and standards for care workers, it was not part of the legislation.
While this is only a partial victory, it is still a victory. We will continue to fight for care infrastructure including affordable childcare, paid family and medical leave, support for home- and community-based services, and a living wage and benefits for all care workers.
If, like us, you still believe that #CareCantWait, sign our pledge and commit to continuing the fight to ensure that home- and community-based services receive the funding they deserve. |
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The Future is Us: 15th Anniversary Celebration |
On September 16, our members, partners, allies and supporters will convene in Washington D.C. for a joyful celebration of the strength and leadership of our worker members and the transformative partnerships that made 15 years of impact possible.
Explore our website to learn more about our 15th anniversary. We hope you are inspired by the pages, which include powerful stories, a timeline of NDWA history, our vision for the future and more.
Ready to celebrate? Here are a few ways to get involved: |
Domestic work is rooted in the history of slavery, and it’s this legacy that continues to shape the sector today. It is defined by low pay, rampant abuse and sexual harassment, and the lack of worker protections. For many Black domestic workers, this creates a place where care work is continually undervalued although it’s essential to our economy and society. In a two-part series, the Black Women’s Department of Labor podcast explores domestic work, the work that makes all other work possible.
Tune in to hear from five guests, including our very own Alison Julien, We Dream in Black Organizing Director, and Adela Seally, professional nanny and NDWA member, to hear about: - Why and how people become domestic workers
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The role race, class, and gender play in employer and employee relationships
- How domestic workers create and negotiate contracts and boundaries
- The disrespectful treatment and undignified labor conditions domestic workers have endured
- How domestic work makes all other work possible
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79 Days...
The November mid-term elections are in 79 days and we want to make sure that you're VOTE READY.
The stakes are high for this upcoming election and the results can impact the care agenda we're all fighting for. Of course, our voice doesn’t begin or end at the ballot box - but voting and making sure that others vote are one key part of exercising our power. If you’re interested in getting involved, here are three things you can do: -
If you’re able to vote, check your your voter registration status, especially if you've recently moved or changed your name.
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Whether you can vote or not, encourage others to vote. Talk to your friends and family, and remind them why voting is so important and make sure they check their registration status!
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Stay connected! This election season we’ll be reaching with SMS reminders to request your online ballot and more. Text VOTE to 33843 to opt-in to receive our election SMS messages.
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