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Domestic workers, long excluded from labor protections, call for codified rights

Sep 09 2022

Rules governing the workplace have long included exclusions rooted in racism and sexism. But the workers who care for others’ homes and families want those protections, too.

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NDWA Statement on President Biden Signing Inflation Reduction Act

Aug 16 2022

The National Domestic Workers Alliance issued a statement today after President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law.

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NDWA President Ai-jen Poo Testifies on Urgent Need to Pass Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act Before House Education and Labor Committee’s Subcommittee on Workforce Protections

Jul 28 2022

National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) President Ai-jen Poo testified during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee’s Subcommittee on Workforce Protections on the urgent need for Congress to pass the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act (H.R. 4826), legislation that will protect nannies, housecleaners, and home care workers from on-the-job discrimination and harassment.

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ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress to Protect Domestic Workers

Take action TODAY by urging leadership to move the National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights forward.

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NDWA President Ai-jen Poo Joins U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal to Underscore Urgent Need for Congress to Pass Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

Jul 27 2022

National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) President Ai-jen Poo joined U.S. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), actor and Hand in Hand member Steve Way, New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Land, and domestic workers June Barrett and Ingrid Vaca for a Zoom press conference this morning to emphasize the urgent need for Congress to pass the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act (H.R. 4826), legislation that will protect nannies, housecleaners, and home care workers from on-the-job discrimination and harassment.

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Tell Congress to Support A National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights

May 12 2022

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 people to call Congress TODAY. Will you add your voice?

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Gillibrand, Luján, Jayapal Re-Introduce National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Alongside National Domestic Workers Alliance

Jul 29 2021

WASHINGTON — Today, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), re-introduced into Congress the National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights.

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National Domestic Workers Alliance, Senator Richard J. Codey, Senator Loretta Weinberg, and Assemblywoman Britnee Timberlake Introduce the New Jersey Domestic Workers Bill of Rights

Jun 16 2021

NEW JERSEY — Today, Senator Richard J. Codey, Senator Loretta Weinberg, and Assemblywoman Britnee N. Timberlake announced the introduction of the New Jersey Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in order for local domestic workers to receive protection, support, and safety in the workforce.

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