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2023

California Bill Would Help Protect Nannies, House Cleaners, NBC Bay Area

From the Valley to Northern California, Nannies Lobby for Legislation to Protect Their Basic Rights,  San Fernando Valley Sun/El Sol

California Bill Would Help Protect Nannies, House Cleaners, The Washington Post

Worker safety laws don’t protect these California workers. A new bill would change that, Cal Matters

California Bill Would Help Protect Nannies, House Cleaners, The Sacramento Bee

Coverage of Home Worker Wage Increases in California, KPFA Radio San Francisco

Coverage of Home Worker Wage Increases in California, KQED, NPR All Things Considered.

2022

Many of Us Want to Age at Home. But That Option Is Fading Fast, NY Times

3 Ways to Have A Great Partnership With Your Nanny, Parent Co.

Investigation Finds California’s Private Homecare Industry In Crisis, KQED

Millions Of Californians Need Home Care. But An Industry ‘In Crisis’ Is Ill-Equipped To Meet Demand, Report Finds, LA ist

Tips to Employ Nannies and Other Domestic Workers During COVID-19, Parent Map

Domestic Workers Bill Of Rights Introduced To Protect Those Who ‘Do Incredibly Difficult Work For Not High Pay’, DC ist

2021

Bill that would give rights, labor protections to domestic workers announced in NJ, North Jersey

Despite calls to improve, air travel is still a nightmare for many with disabilities, NPR National News

2020

Governor Cuomo: Stop Scapegoating Nursing Home Workers and Making Excuses for Your Deadly Decisions, Gotham Gazette

‘I’m having to survive on a third of what I had’, BBC News

America Never Valued Care Workers. Then a Pandemic Hit, The Nation

Childcare is essential for essential workers, but what if you’re not one of them?, Bklyner

How We Support the People Who Support Us, Ms. Magazine

12 Ways Communities Are Taking Care of Each Other During the Pandemic, YES! Magazine

Who Care for Care Workers During the Pandemic?, Truthout

How to Help Your Community During the Coronavirus Crisis, Consumer Reports

What Should You Do About Your Babysitter During Coronavirus?, New York Times

As coronavirus spreads, housekeepers in L.A. declare staying home ‘a luxury’, Los Angeles Times

How Can I Help My Mom’s Domestic Worker Get a Dignified Retirement?, The Nation

2019

Paid Personal Time is the Right Thing to Do – and Benefits Both Workers and Employers, Gotham Gazette

Philadelphia Just Passed Landmark Legislation for Domestic Workers’ Rights, Ms. Magazine

On Labor Day, celebrate domestic workers, NY Daily News, Sept. 2, 2019

The Domestic Workers Bill Of Rights Act Will Give Your Nanny A Contract Fatherly

How slow-to-act Philadelphia came to pass some of the most cutting-edge worker laws in the nation, Philly Inquirer

Why Moms Need To Stop Nanny Shaming Despite Its Pervasiveness

2018

Domestic workers deserve fair wages and treatment, Seattle Times, June 22, 2018

Protesters outraged as Trump administration tears immigrant children from parents, People’s World, June 6, 2018

Canceling protected status for Nepalese immigrants will devastate my family. NY Daily News, May 2, 2018

Some Americans offer to open up their homes to Central American asylum seekers Los Angeles Times, April 29

Thousands turn out for second Women’s March in Columbus, Columbus Dispatch, January 20, 2018

2017

Take Urgent Action for Net Neutrality, Plus: A Thanksgiving Table DREAM Act Toolkit, The Nation, November 21, 2017

How to Ethically Hire a Nanny, Lifehacker, July 12, 2017

How to Be a Good Boss at Home, RealSimple, July 2017

2016

Demand for domestic workers rises in Calif.; standards needed, Inquirer.net, May 11, 2016

Empleadas domésticas y niñeras, segundas madres que ha menudo sufren abusos, La Opinion, May 9, 2016

Report: 2 million California households hire domestic workers, Asian Journal, May 7, 2016

Latinos y pobres casi la mitad de los que contratan a trabajadores del hogar, según UCLA, Hoy, May 4, 2016

One in Six Cleaners, Childcare Helpers in California Paid Below Minimum Wage, The Guardian, May 4, 2016

The Eldercare Boom, Chronogram, January 1, 2016

2015

The Domestic Worker Alliance Creates New Framework For Improving Gig Economy Jobs, Fast Company, October 6, 2015

A Living Wage for Caregivers, New York Times, July 10, 2015

How to Pay the Help, Washington Post, June 10 2015

Domestic Worker Groups Announce Alliance at Clinton Global Initiative Conference, Huffington Post, June 10, 2015

Would You Rather Grow Old at Home With Your Family or Alone in a Nursing Home? The Nation, April 22, 2015

2014

How Can We Better Deal With The Caregiving Needs of Aging Parents? Ai-Jen Poo Wants to Help, xojane, June 3 2014

My Home is Someone’s Workplace: Building a Better Environment for Domestic Workers in Park Slope, Linewaiter’s Gazette, Park Slope Food Co-op, May 1, 2014

Park Slope Parents Sign Vow to Be Responsible Bosses to Nannies, DNAinfo, April 15, 2014

If You Want Better Rights for Domestic Workers, Organize the Parents, ThinkProgress, April 11,2014

Advocates seek domestic workers bill, Connecticut Post, March 14, 2014

Let’s Get Organized: Domestic Workers Fight for Their Rights, U.S. Catholic, January 2014

2013

How Domestic Workers Won Their Rights: Five Big Lessons, Yes! Magazine, Oct 9, 2013

Do we Care? SF Bay Guardian, March 26, 2013

California Domestic Workers Demand Bill of Rights, Portside.org, May 14, 2013

Domestic worker pay and licensing bills advance in California, Sacramento Bee, June 27, 2013

Home care industry workers deserve a living wage, Sacramento Bee, June 28, 2013

A Strong PCA Workforce Is Essential to Making Olmstead a Reality, PHI Blog, July 24, 2013

The Leftist Ethicist, Zeek Magazine, May 16, 2013

Marchers ask CA governor to OK domestic workers’ bill of rights, Global Nation Inquirer.net, August 16, 2013

An Employer Speaks About Why She Cares About the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, Women’s Foundation of California Blog, August 21. 2013

2011-2012

Just Employers in Park Slope Advocate for Domestic Worker Rights, AFL-CIO Blog, December 2012.

Workers’ Rights, Labor Day, and Jewish Values: Its Time to Pass a Domestic Worker Bill of Rights, JWeekly, August 30, 2012

The help still needs our help, Miami Herald, August 20, 2012

National Town Hall Held in D.C. to Address Jobs Crisis, Paramus Post, May 22, 2012

Home care workers deserve a minimum wage, San Jose Mercury News, June 27, 2012

Crowd Rallies This Weekend for the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights, Mission Local, March 7, 2011

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