The letter from Senate Harkin and his colleagues followed a similar letter from 37 members of Congress. The Congressional letter was sent to Secretary Solis on May 18, in an effort spearheaded by the Direct Care Alliance. The DCA sent a delegation of direct care workers and their allies to Capitol Hill in April to ask members of Congress to sign it. http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/05/dcws-to-secretary-solis/

With the help of our friends and allies, we are determined to fix the loophole that unjustly shuts home care workers out of basic workplace protections. You can join the campaign by sending your own letter to Secretary Solis through our Legislative Action Center http://capwiz.com/directcarealliance/issues/alert/?alertid=12585861&PROCESS=Take+Action