For immediate release:
When: Wednesday, January 12, 2:30PM
Where: Queens Public Library at Flushing (41-17 Main St, Flushing, NY 11355)
In light of Assemblymember Ron Kim’s 103-page groundbreaking report on CPC published on January 4, 2022, CPC home attendant workers and their supporters will gather in front of Flushing Library to applaud Assemblymember Kim’s investigation of CPC’s years of wage theft and repeated legal efforts to exploit, undermine and silence home attendants forced to work 24-hour shifts.
Mei Kum Chu (朱美琴), a retired CPC home attendant who was injured while doing 24-hour shifts, says: “I would like to thank Assembly Member Ron Kim for bravely speaking out and putting a spotlight on the oppression and violence of 24-hour workdays that CPC has done to us for years. I hope this report will inspire more people from all walks of life to condemn CPC’s wrongdoing.”
According to the data collected over the years from affected workers, the Ain’t I a Woman Campaign estimates that CPC owes a total of $90 million in stolen wages solely from the unpaid hours of 24-hour shifts; this figure does not include unpaid overtime. Home attendants and supporters do not accept this massive wage theft, nor the continuation of abusive 24-hour shifts that destroy women of color workers’ physical and mental health.
Speakers will include Ain’t I a Woman Campaign representatives, Assemblymember Ron Kim, CPC home attendant workers, and community supporters.
Media Contact:
Sarah Ahn, 646-409-8056, aiwcampaign@gmail.com
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