By Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
Nicanora Montenegro is a Filipina American in home support services (IHHS) provider in San Diego, California and the district chair of United Domestic Workers of America (UDW) - AFSCME local 3930. As an IHSS provider, she takes care of the most vulnerable folks in our community who are also the most at-risk of COVID-19.
This pandemic has illustrated just how essential the often invisibilized and undervalued work that caregivers like Nicanora provide. Without them, frontline workers who are parents or have other family responsibilities wouldn’t be able to go to work and seniors and people with chronic illnesses would not be able to shelter in place.
Nicanora and her union have been fighting for the rights and respect that home care workers deserve like better wages, access to health care, paid sick days, and more. It's well past time that we all recognize domestic workers as essential workers!
Join our calls to Congress to ensure ALL essential workers have the protections they need, the rights they are entitled to, and the compensation they deserve in the next COVID-19 package.
Take Action to support domestic workers like Nicanora!
- Call your Senator at (202) 224-3121 and urge them to pass the HEROES Act including the full Essential Worker Bill of Rights.
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