Statement
Letter to Secretary Scalia Urging Action to Protect Workers from COVID-19 Exposures and Infections
… this Workers Memorial Day, I am writing on behalf of the 12.5 million members of the AFL-CIO and all working women and men to call upon you and the U.S. Department of Labor to take immediate action to protect the safety and health of workers from … of our union brothers and sisters who have passed away from COVID-19, along with the 275 workers who pass away from other work-related injuries and illnesses each day. See Appendix A for a list of some of many union members who we are mourning. … who raise safety and health concerns are being disciplined, threatened and in some cases fired for exercising their right to ask for protections afforded by the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Workers also are being disciplined for …