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In Recognition of Caregivers, White House Readies to Help Nursing Home Workers

Last week, President Biden announced comprehensive government actions to improve access to quality child care and long-term care. The executive order signed by the president directed an array of federal programs at Health and Human Services, the Veterans Administration, and other departments to do more to meet the care needs of working families who rely on either paid or unpaid caregivers to participate in our economy and our society.
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AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler to Speak at Care Workers Can’t Wait Summit, Amplify the Call for Greater Investment in Care

As working families continue to amplify the call for overdue investment in America’s broken care economy, today the AFL-CIO announced that AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler will stand in solidarity with hundreds of care workers at the first-ever Care Workers Can’t Wait Summit. The summit, slated for April 18-19, takes place on the heels of the Biden-Harris administration’s recent announcement proclaiming April 2023 as Care Workers Recognition Month. Hundreds of care workers and caregivers will gather in Washington, D.C., to raise their collective voice and demand greater investment in the care workforce. The summit is jointly hosted by the National Domestic Workers Alliance; AFL-CIO; American Federation of Teachers; Service Employees International Union; American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; Community Change; Care in Action; and Care Can’t Wait.