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NEW AD: Inflation costs are real and working families are the ones left holding the bill -- Families are paying a quarter of their earnings on caregiving. We need the Senate to act to make child care and long-term care affordable and accessible because
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We don’t make movies for the $, but this kind of $ sends a message. Even if that message is “let those Daniels make another one” that’s all we could ask for. So from the bottom of my weird lil heart, thanks for going to the theaters & supporting our little film that could
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@aijenpoo please help spread this call to journalists. Applications now open for competitive, free@columbia media training fellowship on caregiving in the U.S. Deadline to apply is June 30. http://ageboom.columbia.edu@columbiajourn@ColumbiaMSPHpic.twitter.com/HAlGxZ7Fwv
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“The situation is so dire that it caused me -- a lazy, self-involved, generally self-medicated man child -- to start an entire charity organization.” Thank you
@Sethrogen &@IamLaurenMiller for creating a space where light and levity can exist in the midst of difficulty.#FBFpic.twitter.com/LxYXn8a7TeThanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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Carnations provide the foundation of the bouquets. In the same way, caregivers & direct care workers are often undervalued, but they serve as the backbone of our nation. Let your Senators know that care matters to you. >> https://rebrand.ly/carnations
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We're still celebrating this morning
ICYMI: Yesterday, the NJ State Assembly's Labor Committee voted IN FAVOR of the NJ #DomesticWorkersBillOfRights! Next stop: State Senate! Our members and coalition partners showed up & made this happen
@adhikaar@domesticworkerspic.twitter.com/xVcOJQyU1V
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The House passed emergency funding desperately needed to address the baby formula shortage. More than 90 percent of Republicans voted NO. Pro-life?
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Too often domestic workers are taken for granted, yet they continue to do their wholehearted best for the families and homes in their charge. Activist Ai-Jen Poo (
@aijenpoo) shares her efforts to secure equal rights and fair wages for domestic workers.https://bit.ly/3Le5OjTThanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Last week I traveled to DC to urge Congress to invest in care workers — by funding home & community based services in the budget bill, and passing a Federal Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. Stories like June and Myrla’s are why:https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a39936731/domestic-workers-sexual-harassment-assault-bill-of-rights/ …
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Write it down with us. Domestic work makes all other work possible.pic.twitter.com/9tR8uI1hVj
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TODAY: Outraged by the lack of policies to support caregiving?? Join me at a virtual event today, May 19 to learn how you can work with your state legislators to be a part of the solution.https://www.mobilize.us/usow/event/448063/ …
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This legislation has a long way to go but if we continue to grow the
#Medicare4All movement, our action now will help make it more possible in the future. Join the much needed fight now for universal access to health care and HCBS at https://go.caringacross.org/a/m4aShow this threadThanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Access to health care is important for everyone, especially those who don’t get coverage from their jobs – including many people who receive care, family caregivers and professional care workers.
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#Medicare4All would be a game changer for so many. It’d prioritize home and community-based care over institutions – most older adults & people with disabilities want to live at home, in the community.Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
A week ago, Senator Bernie Sanders reintroduced
#Medicare4All in the Senate. What does this mean? We’re on our way to normalizing the need for accessible health care, vision, and dental services in the U.S. AND home and community-based services for those who need long-term careShow this threadThanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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If you are based outside the DC area, you can still participate virtually here: https://workersrights.splashthat.com/t Join us one week from today — Thursday, May 26 — to
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“Instead of supporting women, we embrace policies and practices from birth to death that keep women from positions of power, deprive them of resources and prevent them from knowing their own worth.”—
@dhuckelbridge, on point as alwayshttps://www.newsweek.com/women-are-carrying-this-country-through-crisis-after-crisis-we-need-paid-leave-now-opinion-1707975 …Thanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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"People have to know that it [fair pay for care workers] translates directly into the well-being of our families when we treat our caregivers with the respect that they deserve.” -
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My piece in
@Newsweek: "The idea that America in the 21st century supports women in the workplace and therefore reproductive choice is unnecessary is a dangerous lie."https://www.newsweek.com/women-are-carrying-this-country-through-crisis-after-crisis-we-need-paid-leave-now-opinion-1707975 …Thanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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A big win and the first step to providing protections for domestic workers as the Domestic Bill of Rights passed through committee.