July 05, 2011 // Franchising.com // Local families, caregivers and business owners will protest at the state capitol in Sacramento tomorrow morning to fight a highly controversial bill they say will severely hurt California senior citizens. State lawmakers will vote on the California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights (AB 889) Wednesday, July 6th at 9:30AM in the state capitol, 1315 10th Street, Sacramento, California 95814. You can interview protestors at the west entrance to the capitol building at 8:30AM on 10th Street.
WHO:
Local families with aging parents, in-home caregivers and care giving companies. They are fighting the bill aimed at increasing the rights of domestic workers and in-home caregivers because ultimately OUR SENIORS will be the victims if they can no longer afford to pay for in-home care.
WHAT:
WHEN: Wednesday, July 6th (session starts at 9:30AM)
WHERE: State Capitol, 1315 10th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
This is an important story that affects thousands of local families. We urge you to cover the story where you can interview people fighting for and against this bill.
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