Documentary Airing Nationally on PBS Chronicles the Fight for Domestic Workers Rights | (Los Angeles) Hundreds of domestic workers, employers, and supporters poured into a packed Brava Theater in the Mission on Thursday evening to watch “Dignidad: California Domestic Workers’ Journey for Justice.” Currently airing on PBS, the documentary follows domestic workers in California as…
Report includes policy recommendations for state to enact to protect domestic workers | California has developed the first-ever guidelines for occupational safety and health in home workplaces. These guidelines, presented by the SB 321 Advisory Committee (the Committee), offer employers direction to keep their home a safe place to work for their in-home workforce which…
Domestic workers such as home attendants, nannies, and housecleaners secure another victory in the State Senate. The Health and Safety For All Workers Act, authored by María Elena Durazo (D-Senate District 24) and sponsored by the California Domestic Workers Coalition, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday afternoon. SB 321 would end the exclusion of domestic…
After one year working on the frontlines of the pandemic without protections, home attendants, nannies, and housecleaners are continuing to organize for health and safety at their workplaces. In anticipation of the Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee hearing of the Health and Safety for All Workers Act (SB 321), nearly a hundred domestic…