January 17, 2025 SACRAMENTO – In a consequential victory, Cal/OSHA is interpreting the application of the fire cleanup standards to apply to domestic workers. This comes after years of advocacy and grassroots organizing by members of the California Domestic Workers Coalition (CDWC). “This is a systemic change that finally acknowledges the labor of domestic workers…
We all belong. We will continue to unite, educate, mobilize, organize, resist and protect each other. Yours in Power and Justice, Kimberly AlvarengaDirectorCalifornia Domestic Workers Coalition
STATEMENT FROM CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC WORKERS COALITION “I used to say Gaza was an open-air prison. Now I say it’s an open-air grave.” – Wafa Elsaka, a Palestinian-American who has fled from the north of Gaza over the past few days. (NYT-The Daily) The California Domestic Workers Coalition (CDWC) extends our deep care and sorrow through…
The following press release was issued by the National Domestic Workers Alliance on October 3, 2023 after Governor Newsom announced his veto of SB686: The Health & Safety for All Workers Act. Sacramento, California – The National Domestic Workers Alliance released the following statement in response to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s decision to veto SB 686. This…