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Tell New York to Pass the Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights!
  1. Signatures
    357 out of 500
    Petitioning
    1. The NY State Senate
  2. Created By
    Alex DiBranco
    New York, NY
About this Petition Petition Letter

Domestic workers, who are usually women, immigrants, or trafficking victims, find themselves vulnerable to labor exploitation because they are not protected by the National Labor Relations Act.

The cash-based, largely unregulated economy tends to pay minimum wage, with no overtime, sick days, protection from discrimination, right to organize, or other standard labor protections. It's strange that the people we trust with our loved ones should often be treated so poorly.

A proposed Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights in New York would guarantee overtime pay, vacation and sick days, protection from discrimination, and notice before termination.

These are standard labor rights that domestic workers should have enjoyed long ago. The bill has already passed the New York Assembly; now it faces the hurdle of the Senate.

Tell the New York State Senate to pass the Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights today!

Recent Signatures

Pass the Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights

Dear New York State Senator,

As anyone who has lived in New York knows, we have a lot of nannies. We couldn't function without them. The domestic workers who take care of our loved ones, children, the elderly, and the infirm, deserve to be taken care of in return. But they have been traditionally excluded from the National Labor Relations Act of 1930, leaving them vulnerable to labor exploitation.

Low-income women, particularly immigrants and sometimes trafficking victims, hold many of these jobs. They are already in an insecure situation, and deserve proper protections.

Many domestic workers work at least 10-hour days, or even 16-hour days, on minimum wage pay and probably no overtime. If the employees fall ill and can't come to work, tough for them: they're probably out of a job, and certainly don't get paid. They are not protected against discrimination or guaranteed the right to organize. And they are often targets of sexual harassment or abuse.

The proposed Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights, which has already passed the Assembly, would guarantee overtime pay, vacation and sick days, protection from discrimination, and notice before termination. This is a step in the right direction to protecting all workers from exploitation.

I urge you to lend your support and your vote to the Domestic Worker's Bill of Rights.

[Your name]

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