Quick signature: Sign-on in support of the Essential Workers Bill of Rights

The fabrics of our communities are being held together by the labor of essential workers. Health care workers, social workers, grocery workers, and farm workers are keeping us healthy, taking care of our welfare, and putting food on our tables. Yet, many workers aren't being given protective equipment or supplies, can't speak out about workplace safety without risking their jobs and healthcare, and are bringing home poverty-level wages.

That's why Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Ro Khanna have proposed an Essential Workers Bill of Rights to protect frontline workers during the COVID-19 crisis. They are calling on their colleagues in Congress to include the bill of rights in the next COVID-19 response package. Read our letter to Congress to learn more about what Senator Warren and Representative Khanna are proposing.

Essential workers are on the frontlines of this pandemic, and many are working in high-risk conditions without appropriate equipment, safety standards, or job protections. They include doctors, nurses, home care workers and other healthcare workers, grocery store and drug store employees, childcare workers, domestic workers, food service workers, federal, state, and municipal employees, janitorial staff, farm workers, delivery drivers, warehouse workers, and transportation workers. Reports indicate that these workers may be contracting COVID-19 at a higher rate than the general public.

Take action now to demand Congress includes the Essential Workers Bill of Rights in the next COVID-19 response package!

Dear Lawmaker,

Moms, caregivers, and families are rising in support of the Essential Workers Bill of Rights to be part of the next COVID-19 response package. This bill of rights, proposed by Senator Warren and Representative Khanna, is imperative as our nation navigates the COVID-19 pandemic. Essential workers are providing lifesaving critical work across our country, but many are going to work in unsafe conditions, aren't being given protective equipment or supplies, can't speak out without losing their jobs and healthcare, and are bringing home poverty-level wages.

This is unacceptable. That is why we are writing you to demand that the Essential Workers Bill of Rights be included in the next COVID-19 package. Specifically, we are asking for the following components to be included in an Essential Bill of Rights:

Health and safety protections for frontline employees, including contractors and subcontractors.
Robust premium compensation for essential workers on top of a living wage.
Protections for collective bargaining agreements.
Truly universal and permanent paid sick leave and family and medical leave by passing Senator Murray's PAID Leave Act.
Protections for whistleblowers who witness unsafe conditions on the job or know about workplace coronavirus exposure.
An end to worker misclassification to ensure workers have access to the full suite of resources and protections available to employees.
Health care security using public programs like Medicaid and federally-subsidized COBRA coverage.
Support for child care workers and providers.
Treat workers as experts and engage their expertise in crafting policy and guidance responses.
Hold corporations accountable for meeting their responsibilities, especially those who have received federal subsidies.

Thank you for all that you're doing to help our nation navigate this crisis!

Sincerely,

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