Jan 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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Two landmark bills to expand benefits and protections for domestic workers were signed into law by Gov. Hochul at the close of 2021.
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$190 billion for home care has been folded into reconciliation—toward measures aimed at improving pay and job security for domestic workers.
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Democrats in Congress are feverishly putting together what could be the most ambitious piece of domestic legislation in several decades.
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Labor, aging, and disability advocates are fighting to get lawmakers to put at least $250 billion toward a plan to expand home and community-based care for the elderly and disabled and improve conditions for the poorly paid workers that tend to them.
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Groups that advocate for caregivers cite new polling data from a dozen states, including Michigan, showing public support for parts of the Biden administration’s economic agenda.
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As the world looks towards recovery, essential workers and activists are demanding a different type of economy.
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Black women share the challenges—and fight for protections amid a pandemic— that have made their work and lives even more precarious.
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Domestic care workers have been overlooked in the economy and as political actors for too long.
Learn More Aprende MásLeading Black labor organizers and policy advocates share their visions for advancing racial equity in the Covid recovery — and beyond.
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