Once more, the NY Times and the paternalist state:

On the plight of household workers:

Theirs is an unusual labor struggle. Domestic workers enjoy few if any protections. They have no right to unionize under federal or state law. Laws on job discrimination and occupational safety do not apply to them, and they cannot take time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Rugged groupism to the rescue:

But instead of waiting, Cinderellalike, for supernatural aid, they are standing up for themselves and rescuing one another. One goal has been to push for passage in Albany of the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights, which would guarantee health benefits, paid time off, overtime and cost-of-living raises, among other things.