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Founded in 2000, Domestic Workers United [DWU] is an organization of Caribbean, Latina and African nannies, housekeepers, and elderly caregivers in New York, organizing for power, respect, fair labor standards and to help build a movement to end exploitation and oppression for all.

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02 Feb 2010: Join Domestic Workers United in Albany to Pass the Bill of Rights!: It's that time again:Domestic Workers United is heading to Albany and we want YOU to join us! When: Februarrry 9, 2010 Assembling at 6:30 AM in front... more

 

15 Jun 2009: National Domestic Workers Alliance Regional Congress Public Forum - WOMEN AND WORK: Join domestic worker organizers, feminist scholars, activists, legislators, and other allies to raise awareness on how to extend protections to all working... more

 

14 Jun 2009: NY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES MARCH for DOMESTIC WORKERS RIGHTS: Bring your entire family, community and congregations to this Sunday afternoon, after-church, "march for peace and justice in the home" to show how many... more

 

12 Jun 2009: Friday-Saturday, June 12 - 13 - 24-HOUR VIGIL FOR THE DOMESTIC WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS: Many domestic workers, particularly live-in workers, work around the clock without rest. We're asking all New Yorkers who support domestic workers rights... more

 

08 Jun 2009: DOMESTIC WORKERS SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER IN ALBANY: Join domestic workers for a day of culture, testimony, truth-telling, legislative visits, a rally and march at a critical time in the legislative session... more

 

04 Jun 2009: Harlem Community Dinner: Honoring the Legacy of Domestic Workers 7:00 – 9:00 pm: Join us for an inspiring program honoring the women in your family and community who have worked as domestic workers and made it possible for us to be... more

Report From The Domestic Worker Bill of Rights Week of Action

04 May 2009: Report From The Domestic Worker Bill of Rights Week of Action: A POWERFUL WEEK OF ACTION AND MOVEMENT-BUILDING **Thank you for being part of it ** The five-year campaign for the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights... more

 

28 Apr 2009: April 28 - Tuesday - DOMESTIC WORKERS TAKE ACTION IN ALBANY: April 28 - Tuesday - DOMESTIC WORKERS TAKE ACTION IN ALBANY 10:00 am - Morning Program 11:00 am - Press Conference 11:00 - 2:00 pm - Legislative Meetings... more

 

27 Apr 2009: April 27 - Monday - National Call-in Day of Action Stand with domestic workers by calling Albany leg: April 27 - Monday - National Call-in Day of Action Stand with domestic workers by calling Albany legislators to become co-sponsors of the Domestic Workers... more

 

26 Apr 2009: April 26 - Sunday - Domestic Work in the Pulpits In churches around New York State, preachers will h: April 26 - Sunday - Domestic Work in the Pulpits In churches around New York State, preachers will honor the stories of domestic workers more

 

25 Apr 2009: Exit Cuckoo - Working Theatre Benefit Performance and Discussion on Domestic Workers Organizing: April 25 - Saturday - March and Rally 11:00 am – Upper East Side Location TBA Exit Cuckoo - Working Theatre Benefit Performance and Discussion... more

 

23 Apr 2009: NATIONAL WEEK OF ACTION - April 23 - May 1, 2009: A NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION STAND WITH DOMESTIC WORKERS April 23, 2009 - May 1, 2009 Every day, 200,000 women of color domestic workers in New York... more

 

23 Apr 2009: Jewish Community Stands with Domestic Workers, Shalom Bayit Public Forum: April 23 - Thursday - Jewish Community Stands with Domestic Workers, Shalom Bayit Public Forum 7PM - Congregation B'nai Jeshurun The Synagogue 257 West... more

 

16 Mar 2009: ABC News "What Would You Do?": Featured real-life scenarios about the treatment of nannies. Check out the video, which includes an interview with DWU. more

 

16 Mar 2009: Nanny Training Course: Register at the May General Meeting: more

 

09 Mar 2009: Senate Labor Committee passes Domestic Workers Bill of Rights!: Senate Labor Committee passes Domestic Workers Bill of Rights! more

 

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

BBC: US 'slavery' woman given 11 years

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

New York Times: Domestic Workers Organize to End 'Atmosphere of Violence' on the Job

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

Domestic Workers Gather for National Congress

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

National Domestic Worker Congress - Schedule of Events

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

 

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

Check out our Blog

01 Apr 2008: Check out our Blog: DWU is now blogging -- hear news, testimony and information at: http://domesticworkersunited.blogspot.com more

Bill of Rights Albany Days of Action

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

Empleada doméstica colombiana busca justicia

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

Domestic Workers Take US Social Forum By Storm; Form National Alliance

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