Bobby Rush joins theGrio owner Byron Allen and others who expressed anger after Chris Kempczinski appeared to blame the deaths of two children on their parents.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — After several failed negotiating attempts over the past four years, the county of Lake has finalized a new contract with the In-Home Supportive Services workers’ union. Following a brief discussion on Tuesday morning, the Board of...
The United States of America is the only developed nation in the world without paid maternity leave for new mothers. https://youtu.be/vim4tZvI_fw
Most people are used to whipping out their smartphones to track their latest online orders with airstrike-like accuracy. But the technology on some delivery vehicles also closely monitors the drivers, tracking everything from whether they are wearing seatbelts, to engine...
Democrats’ proposed home health care program has shrank to $150 billion, sparking concern it may not be enough to meet its supporters’ lofty goals. The plan to expand Medicaid’s home and community-base care services, which help people with disabilities and...
This week could have ended with the Democratic coalition in tatters. The long-awaited infrastructure bill is still on ice. The “Build Back Better” package has been stripped of key proposals on issues ranging from climate change to paid leave. The party...
The revolutionary Black Panther Party was founded 55 years ago this month and its ideals are not only still vital but celebrated. Fredrika Newton, the widow of Huey P. Newton, will participate in a public unveiling of the bust of the co-founder of...
Tracy Mills Jones has provided in-home care for more than twenty years. When her mom’s Alzheimer’s disease worsened, Tracy started caring for her. Soon after she’d been diagnosed in the late 1990s, her mom declined quickly and required round-the-clock care.
Washington, DC—The National Consumers League (NCL), the nation’s pioneering consumer and worker advocacy organization, has announced it will honor Rohit Chopra, incoming Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, with...
Governor Newsom just signed our nursing home bills—creating two laws that will help prevent nursing home operators’ practice of using our facilities simply as ATM machines, while patients and staff suffer from a lack of a meaningful investment. Our members...
Domestic workers, many of them women and many people of color, have inherited a racist, sexist legacy of low pay and little job protections. For Delores Sobowale, taking care of others is part of her inheritance and her legacy. Her mother...
Year: 2021
Rep. Rush calls for removal of McDonald’s CEO after comment about slain Chicago kids
Bobby Rush joins theGrio owner Byron Allen and others who expressed anger after Chris Kempczinski appeared to blame the deaths of two children on their parents.
New contract gives IHSS workers raise, money for supplies and training
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — After several failed negotiating attempts over the past four years, the county of Lake has finalized a new contract with the In-Home Supportive Services workers’ union. Following a brief discussion on Tuesday morning, the Board of...
BNC Live interviews April Verrett, president of SEIU Local 2015, regarding no paid maternity leave in the USA
The United States of America is the only developed nation in the world without paid maternity leave for new mothers. https://youtu.be/vim4tZvI_fw
Employers are gathering data on your work habits. California labor advocates want to change this, Chase DiFeliciantonio
Most people are used to whipping out their smartphones to track their latest online orders with airstrike-like accuracy. But the technology on some delivery vehicles also closely monitors the drivers, tracking everything from whether they are wearing seatbelts, to engine...
Democrats’ Slimmer Home Health Care Plan Hinges on State Uptake
Democrats’ proposed home health care program has shrank to $150 billion, sparking concern it may not be enough to meet its supporters’ lofty goals. The plan to expand Medicaid’s home and community-base care services, which help people with disabilities and...
POLITICO Playbook: Biden’s promise to progressives
This week could have ended with the Democratic coalition in tatters. The long-awaited infrastructure bill is still on ice. The “Build Back Better” package has been stripped of key proposals on issues ranging from climate change to paid leave. The party...
Black Panther Party ideals still resonate 55 years later
The revolutionary Black Panther Party was founded 55 years ago this month and its ideals are not only still vital but celebrated. Fredrika Newton, the widow of Huey P. Newton, will participate in a public unveiling of the bust of the co-founder of...
“I want to be free from the county forever,” says IHSS provider, desperate to get off public assistance.
Tracy Mills Jones has provided in-home care for more than twenty years. When her mom’s Alzheimer’s disease worsened, Tracy started caring for her. Soon after she’d been diagnosed in the late 1990s, her mom declined quickly and required round-the-clock care.
Watchdog group to present annual awards to incoming CFPB Director Chopra, Michigan Governor and AG, and SEIU Local 2015 President Verrett on Tuesday, 10/12
Washington, DC—The National Consumers League (NCL), the nation’s pioneering consumer and worker advocacy organization, has announced it will honor Rohit Chopra, incoming Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, with...
Governor Newsom signs new laws to protect the elderly and those who care for them
Governor Newsom just signed our nursing home bills—creating two laws that will help prevent nursing home operators’ practice of using our facilities simply as ATM machines, while patients and staff suffer from a lack of a meaningful investment. Our members...
The New Deal devalued home care workers. Advocates hope new legislation can undo that.
Domestic workers, many of them women and many people of color, have inherited a racist, sexist legacy of low pay and little job protections. For Delores Sobowale, taking care of others is part of her inheritance and her legacy. Her mother...
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