This Mothers Day we are honored to get to build a movement with so many powerful mothers, grandmothers, tias, and daughters who provide love and care not only for their own families, but also for the homes and families where they work. And today, if you follow us on social media, you will see that…
The California Domestic Workers Coalition has been organizing to ensure that the domestic workers who are struggling to make ends meet in this crisis are included in relief efforts, and have a seat at the table as elected officials make decisions that will affect our communities for months and years to come. Many domestic workers…
KALW Public Radio, By Teresa Cotsirilos Domestic workers are using lessons learned from California’s wildfires to support their communities through the COVID-19 pandemic. They’re also pushing for legislation that could protect workers in future disasters. When the Tubbs Fire burned through Santa Rosa in 2017, Socorro Diaz started losing work. She cleans houses for a…
Los Angeles Times, By Brittny Mejia As fires raged in California, Socorro Diaz found herself cleaning homes in neighborhoods that had been evacuated. The smoke and ash posed a danger, but employers did not provide the 39-year-old house cleaner with any protective equipment. Diaz, a leader with the Graton Day Labor Center in Sonoma County,…