Comments on: Legal Expert Calls for Minimum Labor Protections for Home Care Workers

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:27:30 +0000

I encourage all DCW’s to stand up and let their voice be heard. We need to join with the Direct Care Alliance and make some noise. The only way to make change is to have everyone telling their story, personal stories are what makes the difference.

I applaude all DCW’s who have stepped up and taken on a leadership role. This will show other DCW’s what a difference they can make and help the public realize how important our work is and that we do deserve the respect that any other public servant receives.

Please contact your elected officials and ask them to encourage a change to the FSLA, by including homecare workers. We do important work and deserve fair compensation and respect.

Tracy Dudzinski
Direct Care Worker/DCA Board Member

By: Timothy Doe

Timothy Doe — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:50:56 +0000

Thank you so much for everything, everyone is doing to help the direct care workers. The treatment we, direct Care Workers, get from the labor law, is not FAIR. I say it is not FAIR. Every worker; Direc Care Workers, bankers, teachers, doctors, polices… need to be treated equal. We need or must fight, fight and fight to obtain equal treatment from the labor law as others workers, and to receive proper respect and compensation for the work that we do and love so much to do it.
I urge every Direct Care Worker to be a member of local Direct Care Workers Association. We need everyone. We are 3 millions Direct Care workers, how many are members of Direct Care Workers Association? Think about!
My big thanks to the local Association and to Direct Care Alliance. You are going a wonderful Job.

By: Sadije haliti

Sadije haliti — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:02:20 +0000

Hello my name is Sadije Haliti i am a home care provider in Tacoma Wa. i take care of my step son 24/7 and i feel that i do not get the compensation i deserve and in my understanding every home care worker deserves better compensation more respect for what they do. I would like all the home care workers to be treated equally as any other worker would be treated. i wanted to tell you i beleive what you stand for and i support you the whole way.

Thank you

Sadije Haliti

By: Kathy Fetha

Kathy Fetha — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:36:27 +0000

I would like to see us direct care workers get earned time off and paid vacations.

The girls in the office at the agency that I work at get earned time and paid vacations. We do all the work and earn the money that pays for their vacations. I would like to see that same benefit go to us that work the long hard hours…

Please have this be a benefit that you fight to get for us….Thank You for listening, Kathy Fetha P.S.S.