Apr 08 2022
America’s home health care industry is in crisis. The country’s population is aging rapidly: By 2040, the number of people 65 and older will nearly double, according to the Urban Institute, and the number of adults 85 and older will nearly quadruple.
Learn More Aprende MásApr 05 2022
Home care jobs are among the fastest-growing jobs in America. Yet compensation for this essential work is dismal. Can the system be fixed?
Learn More Aprende MásApr 04 2022
It would be an understatement to say Ai-jen Poo’s 24-year career as a labor organizer has been illustrious. In 2012, she was named one of Time’s 100 most influential people.
Learn More Aprende MásCare workers are organizing for better work conditions and to keep pandemic gains going.
Learn More Aprende MásMar 31 2022
We’re kicking off Season 3 of Activista Rise Up highlighting the movement for domestic worker rights in NJ; Evelyn Saz, a domestic worker and organizer with National Domestic Workers Alliance shares her experience and struggles while working through the pandemic.
Learn More Aprende MásMar 30 2022
Many of Us Want to Age at Home. But That Option Is Fading Fast.
Learn More Aprende MásD.C. At-Large Councilmember Elissa Silverman announced Tuesday morning that her office has filed a bill that if passed, will require employers to provide written contracts to workers such as house cleaners, nannies, and home health aides. The Domestic Worker Employment Rights Amendment Act of 2022 will also extend protections against workplace discrimination and ensure workplace safety under previously established D.C. laws.
Learn More Aprende MásAfter five years of community organizing, advocates succeed in getting law preventing employers from discriminating against domestic workers. The next challenge is effective implementation.
Learn More Aprende MásThe legislation would require written agreements between workers and employers that outline specific expectations, duties, pay and hours if the daily schedule exceeds five hours.
Learn More Aprende MásJan 19 2022
Tomorrow marks one year since Kamala Harris became vice president. There were a lot of weighty expectations on her - the first woman, not to mention the first Black and Asian woman in this job. And Harris also has had a very wide-ranging portfolio, covering everything from broadband to migration to voting rights.
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