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What Does It Mean to Be a Labor Leader for This Moment? What Does It Mean to Be a Labor Leader for This Moment?
Lessons from Mary Kay Henry, the first woman president of SEIU.
Jul 2, 2024 / Ai-jen Poo and Deepak Bhargava
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The Pandemic Offers a Chance to Reimagine Caregiving The Pandemic Offers a Chance to Reimagine Caregiving
To build back better, Biden’s administration should focus on one of this country’s fastest-growing occupations: home care work.
Jan 4, 2021 / Ai-jen Poo
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10 Things Progressives Need to Do Now 10 Things Progressives Need to Do Now
Starting November 9, we have our work cut out for us.
Nov 8, 2016 / Ai-jen Poo
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What’s Next for the Domestic Workers Movement? What’s Next for the Domestic Workers Movement?
Five years after passing a breakthrough bill of rights, activists are building power and sharpening their legislative strategy.
Jul 13, 2015 / Ai-jen Poo and Andrea Cristina Mercado
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OpinionNation: Immigration Activists and Experts on Their ‘Dealbreakers’ on Immigration Reform OpinionNation: Immigration Activists and Experts on Their ‘Dealbreakers’ on Immigration Reform
A fair path to citizenship, an end to deportations, a better temporary worker program, immigration reform that works for women—three activists and a policy expert talk about ...
Apr 15, 2013 / OpinionNation / Sarahi Uribe, Kica Matos, Ai-jen Poo, and Janice Fine
A Politics of Love A Politics of Love
In this election and after, we need to write a new story for our changing nation that places care and connection at the center.
Oct 2, 2012 / Feature / Ai-jen Poo