Illegal Alien Workers Sue For Workplace Rights & Benefits – With Video
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Every time this Francisco Hernandez comes on he pisses me off. He is a lawyer for illegal immigrants…
Last June, immigrant household workers at the United States Social Forum in Atlanta  a gathering of social activists  formed the National Domestic Worker Alliance to campaign for state and federal laws guaranteeing basic labor rights.
The alliance, made up of 20 organizations from across the country, is holding the first ever national convention for domestic workers from Thursday through Sunday in New York City, where the host organization, Domestic Workers United, is pushing state lawmakers to sign a Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights.
That legislation, which would be the first of its kind in the country, would require that domestic workers receive such rights as one day of rest per week and advance notice of termination  standard practice for most other workers.
“The law has always treated this sector differently and less than equal to others,” said Ai-Jen Poo, an organizer for Domestic Workers United, which describes itself as an organization of Caribbean, Latin American and African workers.
“What this bill of rights does is put into place a few basic things,” Poo added. “The way we talk about it, this is really about respect.”
Bash side note: Respect? RESPECT?! How about you respect our immigration laws, you pukes?
The Census Bureau estimates that there are 1.5 million domestic workers across the country. A definitive count is nearly impossible since many of the workers are in the country illegally, and many collect income that goes unreported on taxes.
(AP)
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