On March 20th, home attendants will go on hunger strike in front of City Hall to demand an end to brutal 24-hour workdays! We are calling on the whole city to join us in pressuring council Speaker Adrienne Adams to put the “No More 24” Act to a vote. Please use this toolkit in whatever way you want to spread the word!
Contact us to get involved!
Email: aiwcampaign@gmail.com
Instagram: @aiwcampaign
Basic info, time, location
- Hunger strike will start 12PM Wednesday, March 20, at NYC City Hall (Broadway and Murray St). We will be there all day and night, for many days. We are calling on Speaker Adrienne Adams to put “No More 24” Act to a vote to end the violence of the 24-hour workday.
How can you support?
- Come to support the hunger strike. RSVP and sign up for a shift here
- Call your CM and ask them to support the “No More 24” Act and help stop the violence now! Look up your council member here
- Donate to support spreading the word about the hunger strike and covering strike supplies.
How can your group support?
- Host your own info session or film screening to spread the word to your members
- Sign up for a day for your group to come to the strike, share your ideas for program
- Let council members know that your group wants them to help end the 24 hour workday
- Organize a flyering session (see materials and shared calendar below!)
- Share with your listservs
- Reach out to groups to endorse the call to end 24!
Example slogans for signs & materials
- Stop Violence Against Women! No More 24!
- Adrienne Adams: Stop Violence Against Women!
- 24-hour Workdays Destroy Women’s Health and Lives
Join Outreach!
See all events and outreach on the calendar below. If your org wants to host outreach or another event, please email aiwcampaign@gmail.com so we can add it to the calendar!
Outreach Materials
Workers’ Stories
Lai Yee Chan, 24-hour home attendant, Chinese-American Planning Council (video from July 2016!!)
Cheryl, patient’s family member
Chan, Chinese-American Planning Council
Daisy Castillo, 24-hour home attendant, speaks out at NYS Court of Appeals hearing, video from February 2019
More home attendants’ stories here
City Council Hearing Testimonies from Sept 2022
Press Coverage
- The Hunger Strike to End 24-Hour Shifts, New York Magazine, Mar 2024
- Home Care Aides Fight to End 24-Hour Shifts: ‘This Work Is Killing Them’, the New York Times, Mar 2024
- Ban the 24-hour Workday, the Nation, Nov 2023
- Inside NYC Home Care Workers’ Fight to End 24-Hour Work Shifts, In These Times, Dec 2023
- New York City home care aides push to end 24-hour shifts: ‘Destroyed my body’, the Guardian, April 2023