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USA: Support California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights - Sign the Petition TODAY!

USA: Support California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights - Sign the Petition TODAY!

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by IDWFED published Sep 30, 2012 12:00 AM
Contributors: NDWA
Today, we know that domestic work is real work — from New York to California, we know it’s the work that makes all other work possible. It’s time to put an end to 74 years of exclusion and extend dignity, respect, and basic labor protections to domestic workers across the nation. We are now on the verge of passing a domestic workers bill. Please support and sign the petition.

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For 74 years, domestic workers have been denied the basic labor protections most workers take for granted in our country.  Generations ago, when the Fair Labor Standards Act was passed guaranteeing American workers the right to minimum wage, overtime and a day of rest each week, domestic workers were excluded from those basic protections. At the time, domestic work wasn’t considered “real work”. 

Today, we know that domestic work is real work — from New York to California, we know it’s the work that makes all other work possible.  It’s time to put an end to 74 years of exclusion and extend dignity, respect, and basic labor protections to domestic workers across the nation.

The California Domestic Worker Bill of Rights just passed in the State Senate, and is headed to the governor's desk.  We still need to make sure that Governor Jerry Brown will sign it.

We are now on the verge of passing a domestic workers bill.
Please support and sign the petition HERE.

The California Domestic Worker Bill of Rights (“CDWBR”) would provide domestic workers with:

Equal overtime pay. Currently, personal attendants are excluded from overtime rights and live-in domestic workers receive less protection under overtime laws.  The CDWBR would include ALL domestic workers in California’s overtime protections of time and a half after 8 hours in one workday and 40 hours in one workweek and double time after 12 hours in one workday.

Equal right to worker’s compensation. Domestic workers are carved-out of California’s worker’s compensation laws when they work in private households less than 52 hours or earn less than $100 in the previous 90 days. The CDWBR would cover ALL domestic workers under California’s worker’s compensation laws.

Equal right to reporting time pay. Personal attendants currently have no right to reporting time pay, when they show up to work and their employer cancels the job. The CDWBR would extend reporting time pay rights that most California workers enjoy to personal attendants.

Right to 8 hours uninterrupted sleep under adequate conditions. No law currently guarantees domestic workers the right to uninterrupted sleep. Domestic workers often labor around the clock placing themselves and the people they care for at risk of sickness and unintentional mistakes caused by exhaustion. The CDWBR would guarantee domestic workers at least 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep under adequate conditions.

Right to cook one’s own food. Unlike most California workers, domestic workers are often confined to the home of their employer and are forced to eat food that is unhealthy or not to their liking. The CDWBR would grant domestic workers the right to make basic decisions regarding the type of food they eat.

Please go to NDWA website HERE for more information.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Source: NDWA

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