By FRANK SHYONG Sandra Martinez, 45, a housekeeper, used to work three days a week before the pandemic struck. Now she does the same work for one day’s pay, because her employer thought one housekeeping appointment was less risky than three. She used to take three buses to work, an epic commute that made her workdays…
By David Segal The scariest day of Maria Del Carmen’s life started with a phone call that initially cheered her up. A native of Mexico, she has spent the last 24 years as a housekeeper in Philadelphia and had a dozen regular clients before the pandemic began. By April, she had three. Food banks became essential…
By Daniela Pardo, Spectrum News 1August 14, 2020 SACRAMENTO – A recent survey by the National Domestic Workers Alliance found Black and immigrant members have been hit the hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. Under California’s current labor codes, employees such as housekeepers, nannies, and caregivers do not have any safeguards in the workplace. State Senator Maria…
Socorro Díaz When the fires started burning here in Sonoma County recently, I thought back to 2018, the last time my city of Santa Rosa was in flames. My family and I packed our bags and were ready to evacuate, just like we did last time. During the last round of fires, I came back…