Press Releases

Georgia Care Workers and Advocates Call for Historic Investments and Living Wages in Home and Community-Based Services

Mar 07 2024

During a press conference in Atlanta, care workers and advocates from the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council (AFL-CIO), New Disabled South, Georgia Budget and Policy Institute and the Georgia House of Representatives urged enhanced funding for Georgia's Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) to facilitate direct wage increases for care workers.

Harris County Issues Resolution on Dorothy Bolden, Honoring Domestic Workers Movement’s Past and Present

Feb 28 2024

NDWA’s We Dream in Black (WeDiB) Houston Chapter joined Precinct 4 Commissioner Lesley Briones at the resolution ceremony.

ICYMI: Domestic Workers Unite at Philadelphia’s City Hall, Urging Mayor’s Support for $2.66 Million Budget to Advance Worker Protections

Feb 15 2024

The recommended budget would expand the resources necessary to increase support for vulnerable workers, including domestic workers, who experience retaliation, wage theft, and abuse despite the passage of the Philadelphia Domestic Worker Bill of Rights in 2020.

NDWA Calls on Georgia Assembly to Boost Home and Community-Based Services Budgets to Increase Wages for Care Workers, Ensure More Robust Care

Feb 14 2024

Abril Castro, NDWA Georgia’s Civic Engagement Director, urged the General Assembly to raise wages for direct service professionals in Georgia to $16.70/hr to alleviate staffing shortages and ensure adequate care for waiver participants.

National Domestic Workers Alliance Participates in Sundance Film Festival, Spotlights the Importance of Elevating Authentic Domestic Worker Voices

Jan 23 2024

During a panel, NDWA President Ai-jen Poo announced a new storytelling project that aims to amplify the voices of domestic workers in media, emphasizing their role in shaping community and policy.

New Jersey Governor Signs New Jersey Domestic Workers Bill of Rights into Law

Jan 13 2024

The bill’s passage marks a monumental achievement for the 50,000 domestic workers in the state.

Victory for New Jersey Domestic Workers as General Assembly Passes Historic Bill

Jan 08 2024

The bill’s passage marks a monumental achievement for the 50,000 domestic workers in the state.

ICYMI: Department of Labor Joins Virtual Event with National Domestic Workers Alliance and Hand-in-Hand

Dec 12 2023

The event focused on the Department of Labor’s recent release of sample employment agreements for domestic and care workers

ICYMI: White House Convening on the American Rescue Plan’s Major Investment in Home & Community-Based Care

The National Domestic Workers Alliance, SEIU, and the National Council on Independent Living joined White House leaders on a panel discussion on the impact of federal investments on home- and community-based services.

Joint Statement on the Department of Labor’s Sample Employment Agreement for Domestic and Care Workers

Nov 02 2023

The National Domestic Workers Alliance and Caring Across Generations released the following statement on the Department of Labor’s recent release of a sample employment agreement for domestic and care workers.