Barbara Ehrenreich
Domestic Workers On The March; Join Them Sat. June 9th
For a person like me, who came of age in the course of the civil rights movement of the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, it was a perfect left-wing storm: Blacks, Asians, Jews, clergy, labor united, demanding dignity and workers' rights. Your chance to march with them is Saturday June 9, 2007. More about that after the jump.
Demanding enactment of a NYS “Domestic Workers Bill of Rights†hundreds of domestic workers – largely, it seemed, West Indian and Asian, packed into the Sanctuary of Judson Memorial Church, listened to their leaders, AFL-CIO president John Sweeny, socialist-author-blogger, Barbara Ehrenreich, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith and leaders of Jews For Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ). There was, by the way, lots of great food.
Domestic Workers | Labor Law | AFL-CIO | Barbara Ehrenreich | Jews For Racial & Economic Justice | John Sweeney | Jon Tasini | M. Patricia Smith
