Domestic Slave System Being Slowly Dismantled
A strange thing is happening in corners of America: over the course of the next few years, the rightsless, sometimes near-slavery system of "undocumented" and other household workers will be chipped away. Well…. somewhat. And slowly. Now that both the New York Assembly and Senate have passed bills that give a very few workplace rights to domestic employees, full-time household "help" becomes less disposable, very slightly regulated and also less likely to be coerced into working overtime without pay. These bills address the "full-time" employed, however-not the vast majority of part-time workers, like people who do household cleaning. Still, New York's Republicans largely remain opposed to the bills! Their rationale: it makes employers afraid to fire nannies that abuse their children. Isn't that fun when people make things up? Vacation days for nannies = beaten children.
We had domestic help when I was growing up and it did nothing to assuage getting beaten by a parent if a beating was deemed justifiable.
Also, let's do what the Bradys did when Alice took her one week vacation: get her lesbian Army drill sergeant cousin to fill in.
leave my mother out of this, please.
Your Mom wears combat boots and likes Indigo Girls.
dad?
Chaz?
it IS you! jennifer says hi.
Pls return my tool belt. Also your Mom's strap on- it's a family heirloom with great sentimental value.
sorry. thought it was mom's tool belt and your strap on. they really work well together, but i'll get everything returned as soon as i leave the house.
You can tell which one's mine by the monogram.
Is "monogram" some sort of euphemism for "victim's blood stain?"
Shh….
This will make it better for all those former Wall Street Executives who will now be taking jobs as domestic help.
My Abuelita always had maids around, but thanks to her penchant for accusing them of thieving her valuables, she didn't need any help from the government to chase them off.
I had 3 quarters in this change dish yesterday and now there are 2.
¿DONDE ESTA EL QUARTER?
servicey! gracias!
We must be cousins.
DONDE ESTA MI LLADROS.
So that's what those things are called?!? Thanks, Google Shopping!! Never knew there was that much cash in the curio cabinet. Maybe I will help en el jardin this weekend, after all. (Also people register for that? Really?)
(All of Grandma's amigas got drunk at the cards-n-cocktails hour and broke them, anyway)
New York Assembly and Senate have constructively ICED their domestic help abusing bros.