DWC in the News

Read the article here. On Sept. 16, the Democratic Women’s Caucus sent a letter to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer expressing concern about the falling rate of women’s labor participation, citing TIME’s reporting. Read more »

Read the article here. At this point, with the current CBA set to expire in October, a work stoppage seems a real possibility and not idle talk. The Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) now has weighed in their support of the W players. The DWC last Wednesday held a press call, attended by the MSR after they sent a letter to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert urging “good faith” negotiations. Read more »

Read the article here. Democratic Women’s Caucus members said they were “deeply concerned,” and that “economic indicators suggest that this exodus of women from the labor force is not entirely voluntary.” Read more »

Read the article here. Democratic Women’s Caucus members said they were “deeply concerned,” and that “economic indicators suggest that this exodus of women from the labor force is not entirely voluntary.” Read more »

Read the article here. In a letter to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and acting Women’s Bureau leadership Tuesday, the Democratic Women’s Caucus urged the agency to probe why more than 330,000 women have left the workforce since January. Read more »

Read the article here. The Democratic Women's Caucus asked the U.S. Department of Labor to further probe why women are leaving the workforce in droves, after recent job data showed that over 330,000 women have left the workforce since January. Read more »

Watch the video here. So I can assure you that I was very involved from day one when we found out about this. But just to reinforce what my colleague Debbie Wasserman Schultz has said, in 2019 the Democratic Women's Caucus called for an oversight hearing to be held in Palm Beach County. Read more »

Listen to the segment here. Representative Trahan and the Democratic Women's Caucus have been gathering folks to fight against the SCORE Act. So I've been working with a rep for Trahan's office to coordinate efforts, and he reached out to me on Friday with a positive update. The Republicans have delayed the vote on SCORE that was planned for this week due to mounting opposition from a… Read more »

Watch the segment here. I was just reading a letter right before I came back from the last meeting from the women who came to testify. They wrote a letter to the Women's Caucus, the Democratic Women's Caucus, saying thank you so much for hosting us, and we're still so hurt by the fact that the President continues to call our experience a hoax. Read more »

Read the article here. Nneka Ogwumike, president of the WNBPA, told reporters the union is seeking a revenue-sharing pay system that will allow players to see growth in compensation that coincides with the popularity of the women’s league. “This league is experiencing historic and sustainable growth, from the broadcast deals to the ticket sales to the rising valuations of the teams…We… Read more »