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July 10, 2013  





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Respect for Home Care Workers brings you news from Direct Care Alliance about the campaign to win home care workers the right to minimum wage and overtime pay.
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Possible vote against home care workers tomorrow: immediate action needed in AK, AR, LA, IL, NH, RI, ME, NM 

 

Senator Johanns of Nebraska is attempting to undo all of your hard work to win basic labor protections for home care workers through an amendment that the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee may vote on tomorrow at 10:00 AM ET.

 

If your Senator is listed below, please call RIGHT NOW and ask them to vote against the Johanns amendment or any other appropriations rider that would prohibit the Department of Labor from extending minimum wage and overtime protections to home care workers.  

 

Alaska

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R), (202) 224-6665

Arkansas

Senator Mark Pryor (D), (202) 224-2353

Louisiana

Senator Mary Landrieu (D), (202) 224-5824

Illinois

Senator Mark Kirk (R), (202) 224-2854

 

New Hampshire

Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D), (202) 224-2841

 

Rhode Island

Senator Jack Reed (D), (202) 224-4642

 

Maine

Senator Susan Collins (R), (202) 224-2523

 

New Mexico 

Senator Tom Udall (D), (202) 224-6621 

 

Don't miss this chance to make your voice heard!
 
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