FAQs
How do I join NDWA Gig Worker Advocates?
NDWA Gig Worker Advocates is not a membership organization.
But, the National Domestic Workers Alliance has been fighting for the respect and dignity of domestic workers for over a decade, is a membership organization.
Learn more about becoming a member of NDWA here.
I’m a Handy Pro in one of the pilot states (FL, IN, KY). How do I claim my benefits?
Click here to sign up for your benefits at Alia.
When does the pilot program begin?
The legal agreement between NDWA Gig Worker Advocates and Handy is in effect, but the program is estimated to begin operating in January 2021.
I’m a Handy Pro but I don’t work in one of the pilot states. Can I get benefits, too?
Not through our current agreement with Handy.
Right now our agreement with Handy only includes Handy Pros in Florida, Indiana and Kentucky. We hope to work with Handy to expand the pilot program to all states, when it is successful.
What is Alia?
Alia is the portable benefits platform, created by NDWA Labs, to make it easy for domestic workers to get the benefits they deserve, like Paid Time Off. Handy is the first company to use Alia to make contributes towards benefits for gig workers.
Click here to sign up for Alia benefits if you are a Handy Pro in one of the pilot states.
Click here to see Alia in the press.
Click here for the general Alia website.
Is NDWA Gig Worker Advocates a union?
No. NDWA Gig Worker Advocates is a 501c4 nonprofit, created to make work better for domestic workers in the gig economy. NDWA Gig Worker Advocates negotiated an agreement with Handy, but did not collectively represent workers.
How is NDWA Gig Worker Advocates connected to NDWA?
NDWA Gig Worker Advocates is a 501c4 nonprofit that is a completely separate entity to the National Domestic Workers Alliance, whose mission is to fight for the respect and dignity of domestic workers.
NDWA Gig Worker Advocates was founded by leaders at NDWA and NDWA Labs, who identified the unique needs faced by domestic workers in the gig economy. While NDWA Gig Worker Advocates is a separate entity, its roots are grounded in the domestic worker movement.