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  Civic Engagement Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
October 4, 2022 at 8:01 PM

Mail-in Voting is Safe and Secure

National Domestic Workers Alliance If you plan to vote by mail, you should start the process NOW John — Voting by mail. Absentee Voting. Whatever your state calls it, and despite all the disinformation flying around, mail-in ballots are a completely safe and secure voting option. If you’re plann…
  Civic Engagement Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
October 3, 2022 at 8:36 PM

36 Days

National Domestic Workers Alliance Check your status and make sure you are registered eligible to participate in the upcoming election. John — We are 36 days out from the midterm elections. Are you ready? Each state makes its own voting and election rules, including how to update your voter regi…
  Jenn Stowe | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
September 28, 2022 at 10:46 PM

Joy, Motivation and Awe

National Domestic Workers Alliance We are privileged to be on this journey with you. John — Just over a week ago, over 150 representatives from NDWA’s Affiliate Organizations and Chapters, our national Worker Councils, partners and movement allies gathered in Washington D.C. for our NDWA National…
  Women's March & NDWA · [email protected]
September 23, 2022 at 5:08 PM

We need you with us

National Domestic Workers Alliance Be a part of the #WomensWave. John — The domestic worker movement is all about building a society and an economy that cares more about the dignity, safety, and financial health of women — not less. We know that we cannot build an equitable economic future for wo…
  Allison Julien | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
September 21, 2022 at 9:33 PM

Equity for Black Women

National Domestic Workers Alliance Black women have been leading the movement for rights and respect for all workers for decades. “WeDiB has trained me to be a leader, to provide wonderful education throughout my community. Because of WeDiB I am more impactful to my people than I have ever been.…
  Civic Engagement Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
September 20, 2022 at 10:46 PM

Are You SURE Your Voter Registration is Up to Date?

National Domestic Workers Alliance Every election, millions of Americans are unable to vote because they miss a registration deadline or don’t know how to register. John — Today is National Voter Registration Day, a day of action to ensure everyone who is eligible has the opportunity to vote. Ea…
  Worker Leadership Team | NDWA · [email protected]
September 15, 2022 at 4:33 PM

⏳ Time is Running Out

National Domestic Workers Alliance Donate by midnight tonight & your gift will be DOUBLED! Donate by MIDNIGHT & DOUBLE your impact >> John — With just hours to go, we're behind on our fundraising goal for the "Future is Us" Fund. We still need $3,500 before our midnight deadline TO…
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
September 14, 2022 at 7:15 PM

Celebrating 15 Years of Domestic Worker Organizing

There are several ways you can participate in NDWA’s 15th Anniversary Celebration September 2022Celebrating 15 Years of Domestic Worker Organizing We are just three days away from our 15th Anniversary Celebration and we can’t wait to celebrate with you. This milestone is a great opportunity to br…
  Jenn Stowe | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
September 10, 2022 at 6:16 PM

We are coming up SHORT

National Domestic Workers Alliance We need your help to secure a matching gift of $10,000! John — we are just days away from our 15th Anniversary Celebration — where we hope to announce to our worker members that we’ve reached our fundraising goal for the "Future is Us" Fund. But, I’m sorry to s…
  Jenn Stowe | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
September 8, 2022 at 10:29 PM

RSVP TODAY: NDWA 15th Anniversary virtual celebration

National Domestic Workers Alliance Be a part of our 15th Anniversary virtual celebration on Sept 16th! Dear John — I am honored and excited to formally invite you to NDWA's 15th Anniversary Virtual Celebration, which will take place Friday, September 16th from 5-9pm ET! RSVP TODAY → In 2007, we…
  Kaylyn Kvochak | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
September 6, 2022 at 10:17 PM

Twice the impact

National Domestic Workers Alliance Make double the difference for the women we work with.     New Match Announcement: $10,000 Deadline: Midnight, SEP. 15 Every dollar donated will be matched! >>     John — For many people 2022 has been a welcome return to normal. But for man…
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
September 1, 2022 at 10:11 PM

John, how has care impacted you?

National Domestic Workers Alliance Take a few minutes today and tell us how caregiving and caregivers have impacted your life. During the last three-and-a-half years of her life, my mother couldn't walk on her own and needed round-the-clock care. At the beginning, we had caregivers coming in shi…
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
August 27, 2022 at 6:40 PM

John, What Does Care Mean to You?

National Domestic Workers Alliance Share your care story today and tell us what ‘care’ means to you. John — Maybe you’ve employed a housecleaner, caregiver or nanny. Or, maybe you’ve worked in one of these roles. Perhaps you’ve been on both sides of the caregiving equation. No matter who you are…
  Juana Flores for NDWA · [email protected]
August 25, 2022 at 5:21 PM

Our secret weapon

National Domestic Workers Alliance Showing up for the women we work with. John — Legal sexual harassment. No overtime pay. When housecleaners, nannies, or care workers are taken advantage of, it's hard to know who to trust or who can help. That’s where we come in. I lead Mujeres Unidas y Activas …
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
August 22, 2022 at 10:32 PM

Historic Hearing for the Federal Bills of Rights + more

Dig into our August 2022 Newsletter August 2022 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…
  Celeste Faison | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
July 29, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Things are getting worse.

National Domestic Workers Alliance Domestic workers are scared. But we can help take the fear away. John — Too many of the incredible women who care for our homes and our families – the majority of whom are women of color – face unsafe and uncertain working conditions where sexual harassment and …
  Celeste Faison | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
July 28, 2022 at 6:01 PM

ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress to Protect Domestic Workers

National Domestic Workers Alliance Take action TODAY by writing a letter urging leadership to move the National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights forward. John: Today is a historic day for the domestic worker movement: the House of Representatives' Education and Labor committee just held a hearin…
  Celeste Faison | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
July 27, 2022 at 6:02 PM

BREAKING: House to hold hearing for the Federal Domestic Worker Bill of Rights.

National Domestic Workers Alliance We’re making a historic step toward moving a National Domestic Worker Bill of Rights to the House floor for a vote. Tomorrow, the House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing for the Federal Domestic Worker Bill of Rights. The hearing not only marks …
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
July 25, 2022 at 7:26 PM

Help get us 1 step closer to winning Bills of Rights + more

Dig into our July 2022 Newsletter July 2022 We're 1 Step Closer to Winning a National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Our fight for a National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights has reached an important milestone — we've won a historic Congressional hearing to move forward our efforts to pass legisla…
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
July 5, 2022 at 9:31 PM

John, how are you holding up?

National Domestic Workers Alliance Take our summer survey and tell us how are you feeling about the direction of our country right now. John — We don't know about you, but the start of summer has felt like blow after blow. The foundations of how we're allowed to simply exist in this country seem …
  Organizing Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
June 24, 2022 at 3:39 PM

BREAKING: SCOTUS Decision Harms Women of Color

National Domestic Workers Alliance Reproductive justice and care access is our issue.     #WeWontGoBack: sign up for a reproductive rights rally and march in your community.  FIND AN EVENT →     John — with today’s Supreme Court decision in the Jackson Women’s Health Organization…
  Allison Julien | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
June 21, 2022 at 10:05 PM

The Other Side of the Storm

National Domestic Workers Alliance Reflections from Black immigrant domestic workers during the pandemic “One worker got COVID at work from her boss’s children. She was from Haiti and undocumented and didn’t have health insurance. She was afraid to go to the hospital and she died. We buried her.…
  Allison Julien | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
June 19, 2022 at 4:01 PM

John: Empower Black Women

National Domestic Workers Alliance This Juneteenth we’re asking you to believe in the leadership of Black domestic workers. John— The Black community currently sits at the epicenter of so many converging crises: racism and anti-Black violence, economic and public health emergencies, and more. B…
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
June 16, 2022 at 8:47 PM

TODAY is International Domestic Workers Day + More

Dig into our June 2022 Newsletter: Celebrate domestic workers, read a new report, honor our history and more. June 2022 Celebrate International Domestic Workers DayNannies, housecleaners, and home care workers give so much to so many, but they rarely receive the thanks they deserve.  That's why, in…
  Jenn Stowe | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
June 15, 2022 at 8:31 PM

John, we are short with hours to go.

National Domestic Workers Alliance Help us announce a HUGE success to nannies, housecleaners, and care workers tomorrow. John — we are hours away from International Domestic Workers Day — the cut-off for our fundraising deadline to help support the home care workers, nannies, and housecleaners w…
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
June 10, 2022 at 8:31 PM

It’s OK to Be Angry

National Domestic Workers Alliance How do we continue to advocate for what we know is right, while we are still processing mass tragedies and so many other serious issues? John,   Tulsa. Uvalde. Buffalo. Learning from leaked documents that the Supreme Court is likely to overturn Roe v. Wade, put…
  Kaylyn Kvochak | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
June 10, 2022 at 12:46 AM

5X MATCH ANNOUNCED: Future is Us Fund

National Domestic Workers Alliance Invest in domestic workers’ futures and have 5x the impact!     New Match Announcement: $50,000 Deadline: Midnight, JUNE 15 For every $1 donated, $5 will be matched! >>     John — in honor of our 15th Anniversary we’ve created "The Future i…
  Jenn Stowe | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
June 3, 2022 at 12:31 AM

I’m the new Executive Director at NDWA

National Domestic Workers Alliance A mission, a deadline, and a goal. John — it is an honor to write to you as the National Domestic Workers Alliance’s new Executive Director. As the granddaughter of a domestic worker, I do this work for those who came before me. And while I am new to this role,…
  National Domestic Workers Alliance Team · [email protected]
May 20, 2022 at 5:31 PM

Fighting Against White Supremacy + More

Dig into the latest news and updates from NDWA programs and campaigns!A Note on Buffalo  No words can adequately express how we’ve felt since 10 people — all of whom were Black — were killed in a racist mass shooting in Buffalo, NY. What happened in Buffalo is a direct result of the proliferation o…
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
May 13, 2022 at 7:46 PM

Join a #BansOffOurBodies Rally TOMORROW

National Domestic Workers Alliance Find and join a march for reproductive freedom in your area. NDWA's vision for the future has always centered around caring solutions, safety, and economic freedom for women of color. We support the reproductive justice movement because the essential workers we …
  Organizing Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
May 12, 2022 at 5:38 PM

John: Take 2 Minutes to Call Congress

National Domestic Workers Alliance Today's the day to make a call for the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights! John — We’re following up a POWERFUL day of action in D.C. by calling Congress and encouraging elected officials to support the National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. We need 1,000…
  Organizing Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
May 11, 2022 at 9:07 PM

We need to make 1,000 Calls to Congress tomorrow

National Domestic Workers Alliance Support the fight to provide domestic workers the respect, dignity, and recognition they deserve and join us tomorrow for our National Call-in Day. Today, we ramped up our campaign to win a National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights with a Lobby Day in Washing…
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
May 6, 2022 at 10:07 PM

You're Invited: The First-Ever MOMibuster

National Domestic Workers Alliance  Join us Saturday, May 7, for the multi-hour #MOMibuster event. John — The families in this country need a care infrastructure that works for US. That's why, for Mother’s Day this year, we are joining MomsRising, the #CareCantWait coalition, and over 100 allied…
  Organizing Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
May 3, 2022 at 7:21 PM

Breaking: Join a Local #BansOffOurBodies Rally Today!

National Domestic Workers Alliance Join a rally In your community at 5 PM TODAY to declare #BansOffOurBodies John,   We're sure you've heard about the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that appears to overturn Roe v. Wade and take away our fundamental right to choose. While we want to be clear …
  Celeste Faison | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
May 2, 2022 at 5:31 PM

“I became more and more fearful.”

National Domestic Workers Alliance Domestic workers are still treated as second class citizens. John — Adelaide explained the toll her nightmare experience as a live-in nanny took on her: "I became more and more fearful. I would cry in my room." She was working from seven in the morning to eleven…
  Organizing Team | National Domestic Worker Alliance · [email protected]
May 1, 2022 at 4:23 PM

It’s May Day

National Domestic Workers Alliance May Day honors the worker-led fight for better working conditions. John — It’s May Day! This day, May 1, was chosen in 1889 as the date for International Workers' Day to commemorate the worker-led fight for an 8-hour work day. Today, we celebrate May Day by hon…
  Organizing Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
April 27, 2022 at 5:12 PM

We need YOU: Share your care story TODAY!

National Domestic Workers Alliance Mother's Day is coming and we need you to share your care story TODAY and join the MOMibuster! John — Mother’s Day is coming up, and after more than two years of pandemic stress, we're joining MomsRising, the #CareCantWait coalition, and dozens of organization…
  Organizing Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
April 25, 2022 at 8:22 PM

Racist laws harm domestic workers

National Domestic Workers Alliance It’s beyond time for the federal government to provide the protections and rights domestic workers deserve.     John — We’re ramping up our campaign to pass a federal Domestic Workers Bill of Rights which will establish basic workplace protections for mi…
  National Domestic Workers Alliance Team · [email protected]
April 21, 2022 at 10:03 PM

Our Time is Now + Winning a Way Forward + More

Dig into the latest news and updates from NDWA programs and campaigns!Our Time is Now   Over the past 15 years, the National Domestic Workers Alliance has built up the enduring legacy of domestic workers – the women of color and immigrant women who do the work that makes all other work possible.   …
  Civic Engagement Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
April 13, 2022 at 9:19 PM

Voting laws may have changed in your state

National Domestic Workers Alliance Election Season is underway and we're reaching out to make sure you're ready. John — Election Season is underway and we wanted to reach out to see if you’re ready to vote. Women, especially women of color, have fought tirelessly for the right to vote and to mak…
  June Barrett | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
March 30, 2022 at 7:32 PM

‘LEGAL’ sexual harrassment?

National Domestic Workers Alliance Praying and hoping is not an effective way to keep workers safe. John — I once worked as a caregiver for a male employer, and on my very first night on the job, he asked me to get into bed with him. This sexual harassment is LEGAL, because I am a domestic worke…
  Kaylyn Kvochak | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
March 29, 2022 at 4:15 PM

8 in 10 domestic workers experience food insecurity

National Domestic Workers Alliance Honoring those that history leaves out on Women’s History Month. Dear John, Women's HIstory Month is winding down, and I'm angry that the women who are supposed to be centered this month continue to be overlooked. Nannies, housecleaners, and care workers – almo…
  NDWA Care Team · [email protected]
March 21, 2022 at 3:18 PM

RSVP TODAY: Labor Union Summit

National Domestic Workers Alliance On March 24, join us at the "Making History & Building a Better Economy" Labor Union Summit. John — On March 24, 2022, join us at the "Making History & Building a Better Economy" Labor Union Summit as we honor the critical role of the women in our econom…
  National Domestic Workers Alliance Team · [email protected]
March 17, 2022 at 11:21 PM

Domestic Worker Rights + More

Dig into the latest news and updates from NDWA programs and campaigns! Fighting for Domestic Worker Rights   Nannies, housecleaners, and home care workers face a unique challenge: they often work in isolation, behind closed do…
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
March 15, 2022 at 9:51 PM

John: What’s Keeping You Up at Night?

National Domestic Workers Alliance We’re reaching out to ask you to take a short survey about the economy. John, Today is Equal Pay Day. Why today, March 15? Because it takes the average woman, working full-time year-round,  three extra months to earn what the average man earns in one year. Wom…
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
March 3, 2022 at 12:44 AM

Did you watch Biden’s speech?

National Domestic Workers Alliance Centering care will help us build an economy that works for everyone. John — Last night, President Biden delivered his first State of the Union Address, where he mentioned “care” 16 times and reaffirmed his commitment to invest in child care, paid leave, and ho…
  Allison Julien | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
February 28, 2022 at 6:36 PM

Change the lives of Black domestic workers

National Domestic Workers Alliance We are committed to developing Black collective power, one domestic worker at a time. John, I’m not going to lie: things look bleak right now. The U.S. has surpassed 900,000 COVID deaths and American families continue to experience pandemic-related employment,…
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
February 24, 2022 at 5:31 PM

John: Time for Action is NOW!

National Domestic Workers Alliance Getting the Build Back Better bill passed is a critical step in building the future we want to see. John — Be Heard: Call Your Senators! Call your Senators today and tell them they MUST pass the Build Back Better Act with an investment in care including ho…
  NDWA Care Team · [email protected]
February 23, 2022 at 2:31 PM

JOIN US TODAY: #CareCantWait National Summit

National Domestic Workers Alliance Join us today for the #CareCantWait Time for Action Summit that will lift up the urgency of caregiving solutions for our families. John — We can't wait to see you today at the #CareCantWait: Time for Action Summit. Hosted by NDWA Executive Director Ai-jen Poo, …
  NDWA Care Team · [email protected]
February 18, 2022 at 8:46 PM

RSVP TODAY: #CareCantWait National Summit

National Domestic Workers Alliance On Feb. 23, join us for the #CareCantWait Time for Action Summit that will lift up the urgency of caregiving solutions for our families. John — As we navigate our way out of this pandemic, it is clear that families in every community in America need support. We …