05-30-20 RESPECT RALLY

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Bill Louis

Brothers & Sisters, it is with sadness I come to you with news that we lost a Healthcare Worker

from AFT Local 5123, to COVID-19 on 5-19-2020. Our sister union member wasn’t provided adequate PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) for the work she was assigned. The shortage of PPE puts workers at risk as the state begins to open, the shortage will affect more and more industries. Without proper protection the pandemic will linger longer and longer with more and more deaths occurring. We want our employer Yale New Haven Health to step up and protect their healthcare workers which wll in turn protect our community.

Four AFT Local unions are hosting a rally to bring attention to this issue with a demand for the Federal Government to step up and utilize the Defense Production Act to start manufacturing sufficient PPE. As well we want to hold all employers accountable to provide Safety, Protection & Respect in the workplace.

We invite you and your membership to join and participate in our Rally scheduled for May 30, 2020 Registration starts at 10:00 AM.  (See Flyer below)

We plan to also do a food drive for The United Way/ Gemma Moran Food Bank. 

WE NEED LABOR TO MAKE STRONG SHOWING. 

Thank you

Dale Cunningham, Sec/Treasurer Local 5049
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital Registered Professional Nurses.

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Break Time 05222020 DomWork

This Break Time, Bev speaks with the National Domestic Workers Alliance, which is a movement for people who work in the home, often facing hardship, long hours and injustices at work. We challenge you to the Rosie Challenge! Take a selfie of yourself in the Rosie the Riveter pose, and post on social media to support domestic workers, along with #careforall. See the challenge on Twitter @domesticworkers! To help domestic workers during times of Coronavirus, you can donate at domesticworkers.org. En este tiempo de descanso, Bev habla con la Alianza Nacional de Trabajadoras Domésticas, que es un movimiento para las personas que trabajan en el hogar, que a menudo enfrentan dificultades, largas horas e injusticias en el trabajo. ¡Te retamos al Rosie Challenge! Tómate una selfie en la pose de Rosie the Riveter, y publica en las redes sociales para apoyar a las trabajadoras domésticas, junto con #careforall. ¡Vea el desafío en Twitter @domesticworkers! Para ayudar a las trabajadoras domésticas en tiempos de Coronavirus, puede donar en domesticworkers.org.

Heroes on the Front Line: Daniela Juarez

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Heroes on the Front Lines
The dangers of COVID-19 mean that UAW Local 2320 member Daniela Juarez, who works with the Migrant Farmworker Project in Wisconsin, doesn’t meet with her clients in person. She spends a lot of time talking with them on the phone. In person or not, her assistance is vital as many of her Spanish-speaking clients are challenged by lack of access to public areas where they depend on technology to help them get information, file forms or apply for unemployment insurance benefits, says Juarez, who assists migrant and seasonal farmworkers throughout Wisconsin.