MS. ABRIL: Good afternoon, and welcome to Washington Post Live. I’m Danielle Abril, technology reporter here at The Post.
Thank you for joining us today for the second part of our series that looks at the future of work and how workers are shaping their industries.
The covid‑19 pandemic has led to a dramatic reassessment of work, both from employers and employees across all sectors of the economy, and employers‑‑employees‑‑excuse me‑‑are using a record number of job openings as leverage to demand better wages, hours, and workplace dynamics.
My first guests are here to examine how workers are shaping the conversation about how they work, how they are compensated, and how their companies operate. Joining me are Ai‑Jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and Liz Shuler of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.
And a reminder to our audience that we want to hear from you. Tweet us your questions using the handle @PostLive.
Before we get going, let's familiarize our audience with ourselves just a little bit. So Ai‑Jen, I'm going to start with you. Could you give our audience a brief description of what you do?
MS. POO: Yes. I am the president of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, and we advocate on behalf of the nation's 2.2 million nannies, housecleaners, and homecare workers who provide caregiving and cleaning services in our homes. And I also direct Caring Across Generations, which is advocating for changes in our culture...
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