Part of the family?
Subtitle: nannies, housekeepers, caregivers and the battle for domestic workers' rights
By: Sheila Bapat
Edition: First paperback edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781935439851
Subjects: Emigration and immigration; Household employees; Legal status, laws; Labor unions; Migrant labor
Description: "Love and compassion are at the heart of domestic labor, yet historically, domestic workers have been rendered invisible-by society and in the eyes of the law. Mostly foreign-born women, these workers have been excluded from labor protections that workers in the rest of the economy take for granted. However, in the past decade, a growing movement has emerged calling for domestic workers to share in the same rights guaranteed other workers, which is likely to lead to one of the most critical and encompassing labor battles of the twenty-first century.Part of the Family? Nannies, Housekeepers, Caregivers and the Battle for Domestic Workers' Rights chronicles the rising political and social movement to secure labor protections for domestic workers who toil in our homes cleaning, cooking, and caring for our children and elders. Through interviews with the leaders and activists who are forging new and unlikely political alliances among workers, employers, policymakers and other social justice movements, as well as analysis of the historical underpinnings of the current fight for improved conditions and protections for domestic workers, this important and timely book will shine an overdue light on the invisible laborers who are so critical to our economy (and our families).Sheila Bapat is an attorney and writer covering economics, labor, reproductive policy, and gender discrimination and disparity in politics and the workforce. She writes about economic justice topics for RH Reality Check, and contributes to Reuters. Her work has been published in many places, including Slate and the Believer. She holds a JD from the University of Pennsylvania, and currently lives in San Francisco, California"--

"Chronicles the political and social movement to secure labor protections for domestic workers"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Slavery and domestic work-then and now; title: "No deal" fdomestictic workers: activism before, during, and after the new deal; title: Triumph in New York; title: Heartbreak in California; title: "Domestic insurgents": state campaigns and activism in Massachusetts, Hawaii, Oregon, Illinois, and Georgia; title: The global movement: organizing domestic workers around the world; title: Collective bargaining and beyond: evolving organizing strategies across low-wage sectors; title: Valuing care means valuing parents; title: Conclusion and policy recommendations: past, present, and future.