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Child care workers
California labor contract promises raises for child care providers
by
Mariana Dale
Aug 3, 2021
The new contract means that more than 40,000 workers will see a bump in pay.
Why is child care so expensive in the United States?
Apr 29, 2021
It's labor intensive, and caregiver wages are most of the cost. Still, workers, mostly women of color, make "near-poverty wages."
Home child care workers unionize in California
Jul 29, 2020
Workers hope to strengthen an industry that has become even more precarious.
Child care, an industry struggling even before COVID-19, now in dire need
by
Erika Beras
Jun 24, 2020
About 350,000 child care workers are currently out of a job.
How rising child care costs affect the workers taking care of your kids
by
Donna Tam
Aug 11, 2016
Politicians are touting reform to help parents pay for increasing child care costs. Childcare workers and early educators say they need those reforms as well.