04 Jul 2008: Newday: Nanny drowns in Syosset pool trying to save boy, 3: BY ZACHARY R. DOWDY AND LAURA RIVERA | zachary.dowdy@news July 4, 2008 A live-in nanny in Syosset died yesterday after she jumped into a backyard... more
27 Jun 2008: BBC: US 'slavery' woman given 11 years: A wealthy New York woman has been sentenced to 11 years in jail for keeping two Indonesian women as slaves. Varsha Mahender Sabhnani, 46, and her husband... more
17 Jun 2008: El Diario Editorial: Albany drags feet on domestic worker bill: When Albany wants to get some- thing done, it can work with great speed. We saw how it quickly rescued 1,500 OTB jobs this week. But a far larger pool... more
13 Jun 2008: The Nation: Domestic Workers Unite: By Lizzy Ratner June 13, 2008 Georgia Danan was both laughing and crying. It was Friday, June 6, and she was sitting in a Barnard College classroom... more
12 Jun 2008: GRITtv with Laura Flanders: Household Economics: more
09 Jun 2008: New York Times: Domestic Workers Organize to End 'Atmosphere of Violence' on the Job: From The New York Times, The City/In the Region Section By Cara Buckley and Annie Correal Photo By Yana Paskova The women’s stories seemed to come... more
08 Jun 2008: New York Times Editorial: Women's Work: New York Times, Editorial Section June 8, 2008 Listening to domestic workers talk about their jobs can give a rude jolt to assumptions about social... more
04 Jun 2008: Associated Press: Domestic Workers Sue, Organize for Their Rights: Associated Press, June 4, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO - She says she crossed the border from Mexico and found work as a live-in housekeeper for a family that... more
02 Jun 2008: National Domestic Worker Congress - Schedule of Events: From June 5th to June 8th, Domestic Workers organizations from all over the United States will assemble in New York for the first ever National Congress... more
02 Jun 2008: Domestic Workers Gather for National Congress: From June 5 to 8, a new national alliance of domestic workers organizations will hold the first-ever National Domestic Workers Congress to support the... more
07 May 2008: Domestic Workers Demand Fair Labor Laws: The Indypendent www.indypendent.org Domestic Workers Demand Fair Labor Laws By Jessica Lee From the April 25, 2008 issue More than 200 New... more
11 Apr 2008: DWU Collaboration with CNPI: DWU is excited and proud of our ongoing collaboration with Community News Production Institute (CNPI). The Community News Production Institute is the... more
02 Apr 2008: Get Ready for Albany: April 15th and May 20th are important days.. In order to have the impact we want to have, we should be prepared! Trainings are for anyone who's interested... more
01 Apr 2008: Check out our Blog: DWU is now blogging -- hear news, testimony and information at: http://domesticworkersunited.blogspot.com more
19 Mar 2008: DWU is Hiring!: Domestic Workers United Job Announcement Full-time Organizing Coordinator Staff Position Domestic Workers United organizes nannies, housekeepers... more
12 Mar 2008: Bill of Rights Albany Days of Action: TWO Albany Days of Action for RESPECT, RECOGNITION AND REPARATIONS for Domestic Workers Take a Stand for a Domestic Workers BILL OF RIGHTS in... more
22 Jul 2007: Empleada doméstica colombiana busca justicia: LOCALES - 07/22/2007 María Vega/edlp Nueva York — Una organización de empleadas domésticas planeaba realizar anoche un... more
16 Jul 2007: Domestic Workers Take US Social Forum By Storm; Form National Alliance: Indymedia.org: July 16, 2007 03:49 PM EDT Domestic Workers Take US Social Forum By Storm; Form National Alliance Domestic worker organizations... more
02 Mar 2007: Ai-jen Poo and Erline Brown on Brian Lehrer: More here, and on our Media page. From the Brian Lehrer show page: Domestic Agenda Rhacel Parrenas, associate professor of Asian American Studies... more









