Oct 01 2024
Care Can’t Wait Action leaders issued the following statement on tonight’s vice presidential debate, where Governor Tim Walz showed how he and Vice President Kamala Harris will lower families’ costs and put working families first by investing in the care economy.
Learn More Aprende MásDuring the Vice Presidential Debate, Governor Tim Walz shared actionable plans to expand access to affordable child care, aging and disability care, paid leave, and better wages for care workers.
Learn More Aprende MásSep 25 2024
Today in a major speech in Pittsburgh, PA Vice President Kamala Harris laid out her vision for an ‘opportunity economy’ built around supporting the middle class. Harris’s economic plan rightly identifies the care crisis as a major economic barrier for working families and would make aging and disability care more affordable, lower child care costs, ensure paid family and medical leave for all workers, and lift families out of poverty by expanding the child tax credit, all while ensuring workers in the care sector get the fair pay they need and deserve.
Learn More Aprende MásSep 20 2024
Care in Action announces its new round of endorsements for candidates in key battleground states who have demonstrated a deep commitment to advancing the care economy and supporting domestic workers.
Learn More Aprende MásSep 18 2024
Yesterday, in an interview with the National Association of Black Journalists, Vice President Kamala Harris reiterated her vision for helping workers and families by lowering the cost of child care and aging and disability care, making paid leave a reality for all, and expanding the child tax credit–while ensuring workers in the care economy get the fair pay they need and deserve.
Learn More Aprende MásSep 16 2024
Care Can’t Wait Action Leaders issued the following statement on tonight’s presidential debate and the stark choice in front of voters who want affordable child care, paid leave, and aging and disability care to be within reach for all of us.
Learn More Aprende MásSep 11 2024
Last night’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia underscored the need for a robust care infrastructure that supports working families. While the debate did not directly address the care crisis, Vice President Harris emphasized her commitment to working families through policies like the Child Tax Credit.
Learn More Aprende MásSep 06 2024
Today, Care Can’t Wait Action leaders Ai-jen Poo, National Women Law Center Action Fund’s Fatima Goss Graves, SEIU International President April Verrett, and Dawn Huckelbridge, founder of Paid Leave PAC, issued the following statements reacting to Donald Trump’s latest out-of-touch rant on child care, in which he claimed child care “is not that expensive, relatively speaking.”
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As we celebrate Labor Day 2024, Care in Action reflects on domestic and care workers' immense contributions to our labor movement and our nation’s political future. This Labor Day comes on the heels of an unprecedented moment for care workers, who were acknowledged and represented at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Their voices, stories, and demands were heard on a national stage, and their representation will carry forward into the ballot box, driving a movement for change.
Learn More Aprende MásAug 23 2024
Care in Action, the political home for women of color who care, is energized by the Harris-Walz campaign’s commitment to supporting working families and fortifying the care infrastructure necessary for a thriving economy in 2025 and beyond and is looking forward to engaging with the growing care electorate to emphasize the importance of continuing to lead with care champions in the White House.
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