Our Affiliates
Do you represent an organization that is interested in fighting for workers' rights in Illinois? Email us and join the Illinois Domestic Workers Coalition along with these other great organizations!
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ARISE ChicagoArise Chicago is an organization working to build partnerships between faith communities and workers to fight workplace injustice through education, organizing, and advocating for public policy changes. In response to the need for systemic change, Arise Chicago has partnered with several religious, community, labor, and academic community partners to seek changes in public policy which will lead to a fuller measure of justice in the workplace.
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Chicago Coalition of Household WorkersThe Chicago Coalition of Household Workers (CCHW), is an organization comprised of housekeepers, nannies, housecleaners and home caregivers working collectively to improve conditions at their workplace, homes, and in the community. The motto of CCHW describes domestic work as “the work that makes all work possible.” CCHW started in 2011 as a project of The Latino Union.
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Heartland AllianceHeartland Alliance advances the human rights and responds to the human needs of endangered populations—particularly the poor, the isolated, and the displaced—through the provision of comprehensive and respectful services and the promotion of permanent solutions leading to a more just global society.
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The Latino UnionThe Latino Union collaborates with low-income immigrant workers to develop the tools necessary to collectively improve social and economic conditions. Their mission is accomplished by developing leadership from within the immigrant worker community, developing feasible alternatives to the injustices immigrant workers face, and building the larger movement for immigrant worker rights.
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Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty LawThe Shriver Center improves lives through the promotion and development of innovative and effective programs and policies that advance justice and opportunity. In its 40 year history, the Shiver Center has successfully worked to create a safety net for poor families, ensure access to housing housing and healthcare, and provide the disenfranchised with legal resources and representation.
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SEIU HCIISEIU Healthcare is the fastest-growing union of healthcare, child care, home care and nursing home workers in the Midwest. Uniting more than 91,000 workers who provide vital care to our states’ children, seniors, patients and people with disabilities, they are committed to quality care and quality jobs for home care, hospital, nursing home and child care workers.
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Women EmployedWomen Employed is Chicago-based nonprofit dedicated to achieving a better future for working women by ensuring fair wages, access to education and training, advancement opportunities, and respect for women in the workplace. Since 1973, Women Employed has worked tirelessly to promote the wellbeing of women and empowering them to achieve their goals and support their families.
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AFIREThe Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment (AFIRE) is a grassroots community organization that builds the capacity of Filipino/a/xs to organize on issues of social, racial, and economic justice that affect undocumented immigrants, domestic workers, seniors, and youth. We believe in anchoring our work in the Filipino/a/x principles of bayanihan (people working together), kapitbahayan (neighborly concern), and damayan (community mutual help). We strive to have a community that centers the leadership of people who are most affected by structural injustice and organizes toward progressive social change.
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JCUAAs the Jewish voice for social justice in Chicago, JCUA combats poverty, racism and anti-Semitism in partnership with coalitions and directly impacted communities. We are continually building relationships within the Jewish community to urge people to action: advocacy and organizing combined with an ongoing commitment to be allies to those who are marginalized by unfair policies and systemic discrimination.
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National Partners
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National Domestic Workers AllianceThe National Domestic Workers Alliance was formed in 2007 to bring together domestic workers from all across the country to fight for respect and protection in the workplace. NDWA is powered by 39 local, membership-based affiliate organizations of over 10,000 nannies, housekeepers and caregivers for the elderly located in 14 states, plus the District of Columbia. They have lead the charge for the Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights in New York and California and are working to spread their message to other states, including Illinois.
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The Domestic Workers Coalition passed a Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights in Illinois to ensure that domestic workers - those who care for our homes, our children, the disabled, and the elderly - are given the respect, dignity, and protection they deserve as equal members of our state's workforce.
For more information contact:
Diana Villa Illinois Campaign Organizer Phone: 312.857.8451 Email: diana@domesticworkers.org |
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