From the Stacks: Our Maids Are Just Like Slaves!
June 9, 2010 by Alexandra Tweten · 2 Comments
This gem was reprinted in the No Comment section of the June 1978 issue of Ms. Seriously?! Oh, for those good ol’ days of the Depression, when maids were humble, washed windows, scrubbed floors, wore such cute outfits and loved their jobs! And this particular maid service was licensed by New York City–which makes us [...]
NY Domestic Workers Deserve a Bill of Rights
May 17, 2010 by Premilla Nadasen · 8 Comments
“If the New York City Council can pass a bill mandating that carriage horses deserve two days of rest per week, we can certainly do better for the domestic workers of this state,” declares Diane Savino, sponsor in the New York State Senate of a pending Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. Private household workers are [...]
