1.0link71780<![CDATA[Just Work: What's Non-Essential About Home Care?]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/queenie-turner/just-work-whats-nonessent_b_71780.htmlThis is a big day for me. Today, I voted with 22,000 of my fellow workers to improve our jobs while simultaneously improving the lives of the people we care for. How many people can say that?
You see, I am a Personal Care Assistant (PCA). I'm sometimes called a homecare worker or a home health aide, and in Massachusetts, I'm also known as a "non essential" health care worker. When phrased like that, it sounds a whole lot like...