[AFT\OSHA]
AFT: There are currently no enforceable OSHA standards compelling employers to protect workers from the virus that has claimed more than 50,000 American lives.
Photo: AFT
COVID-19 Pandemic
CARICOM RAPPORTEUR: CARIBBEAN DISABLED FACING COVID-19 NEED SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
[COVID-19\Caribbean\Disabled Persons]
Dr. Floyd Morris: “Persons with disabilities are extremely vulnerable to this disease and special considerations must be given to them and their caregivers if anyone of them should contract COVID-19.”
Photo: Caricom
NY’S ATTORNEY GENERAL FIGHTS TO PROTECT CHILD NUTRITION FROM PROPOSED USDA CHANGES
[COVID-19\School Meals]
Attorney General James. “As the country grapples with the economic and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government should not be taking action to undermine key health benefits for our children.”
Photo: YouTube
CITY HARVEST ENCOURAGES NEW YORKERS TO DONATE TO HELP FEED CHILDREN DURING PANDEMIC
[COVID-19\City Harvest]
City Harvest, New York City’s largest food rescue organization, is stepping in to make sure that no child has to question where their next meal is coming from, especially during this time of increased need in NYC.
Photo: City Harvest
NEW COVID-19 STIMULUS MUST INCLUDE AID FOR IMMIGRANT ESSENTIAL WORKERS
[COVID-19\ CARES Stimulus Package]
Angelica Salas: “This country must protect every worker, including immigrants…At 15-19 percent of the country’s population, their suffering will affect all of us.”
Photo: YouTube
SHARPTON: TRUMP’S “RACIST” OBAMA TWEET DURING PANDEMIC “INTOLERABLE AND DISGRACEFUL”
[Trump & Racist Obama Tweet]
Rev. Sharpton: “While Blacks are dying at disproportionate numbers, to be mocked by the President, is pouring salt on open wombs. This is intolerable and disgraceful.”
Photo: YouTube
COVID-19: U.S. HEALTHCARE ASSISTANCE TO AFRICA
[COVID-19 Pandemic\Africa]
U.S. government departments and agencies are working together to prioritize foreign assistance based on in-country coordination and the potential for impact.
Photo: YouTube
CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT LEADERS HOLD EMERGENCY COVID-19 VIDEO CONFERENCE
[CARICOM\COVID-19]
CARICOM agreed on a way forward in the Community’s battle against the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Special Emergency Meeting on Wednesday.
Photo: CARICOM
ALL RACISM MUST BE REJECTED INCLUDING AGAINST ASIAN AMERICANS
[COVID-19\Anti-Asian Hatred]
Debra Gore-Mann: “Let us stand together and reject discrimination and racism against all communities of color that pervade our institutions and that result in African-Americans getting infected at alarmingly high rates.”
Photo: Facebook
