In 2007, then-Senator Obama spent a day in Pauline Beck’s shoes, taking care of Johnny.
From the White House Blog–Four years ago, President Obama spent the day with Pauline Beck, a home health care worker (and a SEIU ULTCW member). He followed her throughout her day — as she got up at 5:00 in the morning to care for an 86-year-old amputee. He saw first-hand the demands of her work.
On December 15, 2011, the President did something to help homecare workers like Pauline Beck. He announced his support of a law to extend overtime pay protections and a guaranteed minimum wage to those who do this work:
“We are going to make sure that over a million men and women in one of the fastest-growing professions in the country don’t slip through the cracks. We’re going to make sure that companies who do right by their workers aren’t undercut by companies who don’t. We’re going to do what’s fair, and we’re going to do what’s right.”
Watch the President’s announcement here.
Meet Pauline Beck here, the home health care worker who inspired the President.
