California Domestic Workers Coalition

Cal-OSHA Expands Health And Safety Protections for California’s Domestic Workers in reaction to Wildfire-Impacted LA

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…

National Domestic Workers Alliance Responds to Governor Newsom’s Veto of SB686, Urges Action for the Protection of Domestic Workers

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…