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The value of care: homecare workers went from being an invisible workforce to one of the most vibrant sectors in the labor movement, defending public benefits for the poor elderly and disabled.
Organizing homecare workers has breathed new life into the U.S. labor movement and provided a new political voice for thousands of the poor elderly and disabled in our communities. They didn't gain this voice overnight. In 15 years, homecare workers went from being invisible in the public's eye, dispersed and considered almost unorganizable, to becoming activists for the care of the elderly and disabled. Who are these workers, and what did it take for them to get here? Is this a model that can inspire other workers in the nation's economy to do the same?
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