New Report: Domestic Work in California
Late 2012, you witnessed the historic, ground-breaking release of Home Economics: The Invisible and Unregulated World of Domestic Work – the first-ever, nation-wide report on the state of domestic work. …
Report Offers Vision for a New Transit Policy that puts Race and the Environment at the Forefront
With San Francisco on the cusp of approving free transit passes for low income youth, People Organized to Win Employment Rights (POWER) has just released Next Stop: Justice – Race …
Domestic Workers Suffer Abuses Illegal in Most of Labor Force
First-Of-Its-Kind Survey Reveals Myriad Subpar Working Conditions, Provides Policy Recommendations for Reforming Care Sector “Home Economics offers a way out of this shameful situation, a clear course of action toward a …
The Voice of the Canal
Located just outside of San Francisco, Marin County boasts the 5th highest income per capita in the country. But amongst the wealth sits an often overlooked, poverty-stricken section of Marin: the Canal. …
Domestic Worker’s Corner:
One Story x 2,000
With the much anticipated release of the National Domestic Workers Report, DataCenter spent a weekend in Washington DC with the National Domestic Workers Alliance and worker leaders. Looking at the …
New Report: Miami’s Low-income Renters Demand Better Access, Conditions, and Protections
April is an African American mother living in Overtown, a small neighborhood in Miami, Florida. In the 40 years she’s lived in Miami, she’s moved six times. Two years ago …
Domestic Workers Corner: Watch Out for this Historic Report in June!
It all started in October 2010, when the domestic worker and allies research team, over 4 days, created questions based on “what do we want to know about us?” Thus …
Low wage workers unite as experts in their own right!
Low-wage workers from National Domestic Worker’s Alliance (NDWA) and Food Chain Worker’s Alliance (FCWA) attended DataCenter’s “Data Analysis for the People” workshops this past January and December. At these workshops – held in …
Domestic Workers’ Corner: Workers respond to the film “The Help,” write letters and 200,000 strong in California
by Anne Ryan | Communications Associate Stories move you. Numbers wow you. Put them together, and you will feel called to action. DataCenter’s National Domestic Worker Survey is bringing stories …
Victory! Wage Theft Ordiance passes in San Francisco
by Anne Ryan | Communications Associate Do you enjoy bathroom breaks and sick time at work? Does your paycheck arrive on time every month? While these standard labor practices are …