A rising worker rights movement must include domestic workers

By Patricia Campos Medina and Evelyn Saz This past labor day weekend, we celebrated a rising labor movement. A recent Gallup poll indicated that 71% of Americans support unions, and more workers in our retail and service economy are joining unions. Support for unions is driven by the common experience of young workers, women, workers of color, and immigrants in our service and care economy, who, during the pandemic, were finally recognized as essential workers. Yet, corporate America failed to reward them with better pay, access to health insurance, and paid sick and family leave. While this w...