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This year, we’ve seen unprecedented engagement from the Biden administration, affording AFSA a significant seat at the policymaking table and the opportunity for regular input.
“We are at a technological crossroads with the rights and economic security of workers at risk."
“We cannot allow the ‘homework gap’ to become a larger ‘learning gap’ during the coronavirus pandemic.”
Districts across the nation were told to close their schools, send students and staff home, and begin to teach and learn in an online/remote environment.
Fifty years ago, Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and more than 40 years ago, Congress passed the Mine Safety and Health Act, promising every worker the right to a safe job.
GOP President Donald Trump “has made this crisis worse,” so 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.
Workers are being exposed to the coronavirus in U.S. workplaces. Hundreds of thousands of workers have been infected and thousands have died.