The Direct Care News 
For direct care workers and their allies
February 7, 2012
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Making the Invisible Visible
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 | | Leonila Vega |
Several years ago, my colleague Roy Gedat and I decided to start what is now this newsletter, The Direct Care News, and the blog that feeds it. We saw a large void, in that there was no news being published by workers themselves about their work and barriers. We wanted the silenced voices of direct care workers to come through in our e-newsletter in reports, commentary, and poetry.
In other words, we didn't want a glossy marketing tool packed with expert opinions. We wanted this "invisible" workforce to become visible, speaking directly to us in their own voices, telling us about their day-to-day lives and concerns, giving us a feel for the special people they are.
We now have thousands of readers across this nation, who appreciate opportunities like reading home care worker and DCA Board Chair Tracy Dudzinski's report about the joy of standing behind President Obama's shoulder as he announced the proposed rule to extend minimum wage and overtime protections to home care workers.
This was a very gratifying moment for me, but it also pained me not to be there with her. Read more from DCA Executive Director Leonila Vega.
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Direct from Washington, DC
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Join us for a webinar on the home care regulations: DCA will be one of the presenters for a webinar this Thursday on the Department of Labor's proposed rule to provide home care workers with minimum wage and overtime pay. The webinar will be hosted by Caring Across Generations. Register now.
New family medical leave rule proposed: The Department of Labor announced a new rule to allow military family caregivers to take leave before, during, and after their loved ones' deployment. Learn more.
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DCA Members, Allies Comment on Proposed Rule
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 | | Judy Clinco |
Now that we're about two-thirds of the way through the public comment period on the proposed rule to extend Fair Labor Standards Act protections to home care workers, the comments are beginning to give a sense of the range and sheer number of home care stakeholders who support the rule--and the depth of their passion about this issue.
We've gathered a sampling of the inspirational comments submitted so far by DCA members and allies, including home care agency owner and DCA board member Clinco. Read what they have to say.
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