The Fight for a Caring Economy
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Childcare Providers and the Fight for a Caring Economy
Childcare providers and early childhood educators in California made history when they voted to form Child Care Providers United, a new union that will represent roughly 45,000 workers across the state. In this series, we look at how they did it.

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“One provider at a time”
An organizer on the Child Care Providers United campaign talks about what it took to win.
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“It’s the movement that makes a difference”
An organizer on the Child Care Providers United campaign talks about what it took to win.
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The Early History of Childcare Organizing in Chicago
The recent victory by 43,000 childcare providers in California is the latest in a long movement started by Black women in Chicago.
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“The biggest challenge is escalation”
An organizer on the Child Care Providers United campaign talks about what it took to win.
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“There was just no accountability”
Pam Franks talks with Keith Kelleher about organizing the first childcare providers union in Illinois