Welcome to ESWA
Here until
poverty isn’t!
Welcome
What is ESWA
Eastern Service Workers Association (ESWA) is a free and voluntary, unincorporated membership association, uniting service workers, temporary workers and other low-income workers since 1976. We are 100% volunteer run and independent of government funding. ESWA seeks to eradicate the poverty status of this majority segment of the workforce and achieve a means to determine our own collective destiny.
Membership Association
Who Are ESWA Members
ESWA’s members are the backbone of the economy: we build and clean homes and office buildings, work in warehouses and fulfillment centers, food service and healthcare, we care for children and the elderly, and do a variety of other vital jobs including hotel and office maintenance, yet often receive wages that don’t cover survival needs for a family.
Positive Impact
Members Helping Members
Since 1976, ESWA members and volunteers have built an 11‑point, self-help membership benefit program including emergency and supplemental food, preventive medical care, non-emergency dental care, legal advice and much more. These benefits respond to our members’ immediate survival needs to keep us on our feet while we organize to gain control over our living and working conditions, and bring about an end to poverty once and for all.
Join ESWA:
Our carbon footprint, nearly nil. Our organizing drive’s human impact, huge!
THE SERVICE WORKER DILEMMA
SERVICE JOBS DONE BY ESWA MEMBERS
Service Sector Jobs Comprise 80% of the U.S. Economy!
Dishwasher
Cashier
Food Service Worker
Childcare Provider
Gig Worker
Home Health Aide
Hairdresser
Hotel & Motel Staff
House Cleaner
MONTHLY EXPENDITURES REPORTED BY SERVICE WORKERS
HOUSING
Rent: $1,200 + Bills: $500
+
FOOD
$1,100
+
TRANSPORTATION
$250
=
119% OF BUDGET
NOT INCLUDED
MEDICAL
INSURANCE
CAR
INSURANCE
DENTAL
CARE
SCHOOL
CLOTHES
PHONE BILL
INTERNET SERVICE
SAVINGS
TAXES
SOLUTION =
ORGANIZE
