David Ward
The National Employment Law Project’s Reclaiming our Wages conference was an energizing meeting of people from universities, non-profit organizations, unions, and government agencies. What we all had in common was a commitment to strengthening the rights of workers who are often victims of injustices such as poor working conditions and wage theft.
The November 6 and 7 conference was a great opportunity to learn more about the creative approaches that some of our allies are taking to address the needs of their constituents and to build partnerships in confronting some of the common challenges that we face. One of the conference highlights was Peggie Smith’s presentation on policy and organizing strategies to address the needs of home care workers. It was very gratifying to hear her recognize the DCA and its state affiliates for our work to improve direct care jobs!
Peggie is the author of a DCA policy brief on extending wage and overtime protections to home care workers. (PDF)
David Ward
Director of Policy and Planning
Direct Care Alliance
