AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka | Michael P. King/Wisconsin State Journal/AP WASHINGTON—Saying GOP President Donald Trump “has made this crisis worse,” organized labor “must do what the federal government has refused to do: Protect America’s workers” during the coronavirus pandemic, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says.
In an April 21 telephone press conference on the pandemic, “that means advocating for and pushing through strong worker safeguards in both laws and regulatory actions,” he said.
It also means demanding Congress order the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to safeguard workers through an emergency standard mandating company worker protection plans. A top pro-worker lawmaker […]
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