Tina Vásquez During the 2018 Woolsey wildfire in California, Vicenta Martinez cleaned houses in Malibu directly in the eye of the fast-moving fire. As Martinez toiled in one family’s yard trying to clean up ash, they watched from inside while she inhaled smoke, her eyes growing red and watery. Her employer never asked about her…
Lily Tomlin “President Joe Biden made history recently when he called on Congress to invest in a care economy by raising wages and benefits for home care workers. Here in California, we have the opportunity to advance that vision by following the lead of care workers who are imagining a better future and demanding the…
Fernando Andres Torres Cobertura en radio de la campaña del Acta de Salud y Seguridad para Todos los Trabajadores (SB321) en Noticiario Latino de Radio Bilingüe.
Sasha Abramsky Now, legislators in California are taking aim at state OSHA provisions that, historically, have excluded from workplace safety protections domestic workers, home caregivers, and others in industries disproportionately employing immigrant women of color. SB 321, the Health and Safety for All Workers Act, is authored by state Senator Maria Elena Durazo, who represents a…