We have a dream that one day, all work
will be valued equally.
Founded in 2000, Domestic Workers United [DWU] is an organization of Caribbean, Latina and African nannies, housekeepers, and elderly caregivers in New York, organizing for power, respect, fair labor standards and to help build a movement to end exploitation and oppression for all.
BREAKING NEWS: DOMESTIC WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS SIGNING
26 Aug 2010
The moment is finally here. Governor Paterson will indeed be signing the Bill of Rights into law this coming Tuesday at 11am!!
After 400 years in the shadows of slavery.....
75 years of invisibility and exclusion under US labor law.....
6 years of a hard-fought struggle in the New York State legislature.....
Domestic workers are finally gaining rights, respect, and recognition.
Details about the bill signing ceremony to follow.