Aug 26 2021
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and deportation-defier Nelson Pinos found themselves standing beside each other again in the latest chapter in an ongoing quest to allow hard-working undocumented immigrants to remain in the country.
Learn More Aprende MásDuring theSkimm’s Back to "Normal" Power Panel, our co-founders and co-CEOs Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg talked about what a return to “normal” in the workplace looks like amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Learn More Aprende MásAi-Jen Poo, executive director of Caring Across Generations and the National Domestic Workers Alliance, called on Congress to include the $400 billion the Biden administration promised for HCBS in the final budget.
Learn More Aprende MásAug 25 2021
With the stroke of a pen, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday gave an estimated 200,000 workers, like nannies and home health aides, the same protections as other workers around the five boroughs.
Learn More Aprende MásAug 01 2021
The cleaners, babysitters, and senior caregivers: The Big Apple took a giant step forward in their decades-long struggle to overcome discrimination, racism and some vestiges of the era of slavery.
Learn More Aprende MásJul 29 2021
Rep. Pramila Jayapal reintroduced the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, which would ensure basic workplace standards for nannies and house cleaners.
Learn More Aprende MásThe National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, reintroduced today, would establish a new set of standards for the people who work in our homes and take a vital step towards racial and gender equity.
Learn More Aprende MásAfter years of organizing with the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Orie watched as the City Council voted to approve legislation that will extend worker protections to domestic workers like her.
Learn More Aprende MásJul 26 2021
Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast: This episode talks about the “She-cession--” the job loss and financial hardships that women of color faced during the pandemic, and the long-term effects it’s had on building wealth for BIWOC.
Learn More Aprende MásJul 23 2021
The reconciliation bill before the Senate would transform caregiving work and make it more accessible to families who need it.
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