Spectrum News | Irene Maliglig spends most of her time looking out for people. She is a full-time caregiver in the City of Carson and is also the mother of two children. She’s always had a passion for taking care of people because of the culture she grew up in. “I believe, as a Filipino,…
Santa Barbara Independent | Today is Tuesday, August 29, as I write this, and I am outside the Capitol Building in Sacramento with Jacob Lesner-Buxton. Jacob has just received news that his mother is seriously ill in Oakland, so he is leaving to be with her. We had planned to fly back and write this…
CalMatters | Dozens of domestic workers laid banners on the state Capitol grounds Tuesday that spelled out the words “racist” and “injustice.” Then they cleaned them up. It was all part of a rally of several hundred domestic laborers to urge state lawmakers to pass more workplace protections. Aminta Morales, 46, a Guatemalan immigrant who cleans…
The Center Square | Hundreds of domestic workers and allies rallied on the steps of the California Capitol building to support the expansion of work protections to include domestic laborers. SB 686, authored by Senator Durazo (D-Echo Park), would bring the estimated 300,000 domestic workers serving 2 million households under the jurisdiction of the California…