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Care Work is Real Work Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

Care Work is Real Work Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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Unisex with a relaxed cut, true to size, S to 4XL. Garment-dyed heavyweight tee.

Care work is real work. Sixty-three million people in this country are caregivers, most of that labor is unpaid, unmeasured and left out of every economic number that gets reported, and the daughter in the tee turned down a promotion to manage her father's medication schedule and his overnight care. It is still work. This tee counts it.

Wear it to the caregiver support group, the state house hearing on paid family leave, the aging services conference, the pharmacy counter with the pill organizer, and the family dinner where a relative asks what you do all day. It is a strong gift for a family caregiver, a care policy advocate, a home health aide, and the friend who covered a night shift.

The tee is a Comfort Colors 1717, garment-dyed in 6.1 oz ring-spun cotton, soft and evenly colored, with a heavier hand than a novelty tee and three lines that read across an aging services conference on unpaid care. Direct-to-garment. It bonds with the cotton.

Unisex, relaxed, true to size. S through 4XL. Colors: Black, White, Bay, Blossom. Also Chambray, Graphite, Ivory, Banana. It is the turned-down-promotion entry in the eat the rich collection.

Designed and printed to order in the USA. Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors. Tumble dry low. Do not bleach or iron the design.

Details

  • Comfort Colors 1717 unisex tee.
  • Garment-dyed ring-spun cotton.
  • Weight 6.1 oz.
  • Direct-to-garment print, into the fabric.
  • Unisex, relaxed, true to size.
  • Sizes S through 4XL.
  • Eight colors, Black through Banana.
  • Made to order in the USA.

Common questions

Is this the same as caregivers are not free labor? Same daughter, this one as the plain claim. That one is about the budget shifting onto her; this one is about the work itself.

Would a caregiver network order these for the conference? Networks do. Every shirt is printed to order. Any mix of sizes, one order.

Which color do caregivers pick? Bay and Blossom. Black for the hearing.

How does the 1717 fit? True to size, relaxed body. Order your usual.

Wear it to: the picket line, the rent strike, the grocery store, the shareholder meeting you were not invited to.

Fabric and fit

Comfort Colors 1717: 6.1 oz 100 percent ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and soft-washed so it feels broken in from the first wear. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 4XL in eight colors. Double-needle stitching, no side seams, sewn-in label.

Measurements for every size are on the size and fit guide.

Printing and care

Printed to order in the USA, direct to garment: water-based ink goes into the fabric rather than sitting on top, so the print stays soft and does not crack or peel.

Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Do not iron the print. More on the fabric and care page.

Shipping and returns

Every shirt is made when you order it and ships from the USA. Current production and delivery times, and how returns work, are on the shipping and returns page. Ordering for a group? See group and bulk orders.

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