essential workers

Watch some of our top videos of the year, from why unions matter to the history of Labor Day.

Child care is an essential need for parents in the workforce: People can’t work if they don’t have the security that their families are being cared for. Due to generations of underinvestment in the care economy, many families faced difficulties accessing and affording child care even prior to the pandemic.

Meet some of the essential workers we’ve assisted in the past year:

Providing essential protections to essential workers is at the heart of our mission. Learn more about our renewed efforts to protect workers on the front lines.