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LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS
Who We Are
Service workers are bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We get paid when we work and when we work we provide a service. Service workers need immediate relief.
Many of us are displaced, laid off, or under-employed, losing income. Some of us are “essential” and working in jobs that expose us to contracting the virus. Some of us are working because we cannot afford not to, jeopardizing our own health and that of others every time we work. All of us are anxious in this moment. But for many of us, anxieties and struggles for service sector work are nothing new.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created public health and economic crises both. The most recent federal stimulus/bailout provides some needed relief, but by no means enough.
What We Need
- We need income guaranteed throughout these crises: the unemployment benefits contingent upon previous income and one-time, tax-based cash transfer are not enough.
- If we are working, we need hazard pay; essential work and the sacrifices we make must be rewarded with adequate compensation.
- We need healthcare: some of us are losing our employer-based coverage, and some of us never have had it.
- If we are working, we need paid sick time.
- We need internet and cell phone access to survive in this moment, treated as public utilities with costs held over during this time.
- We need our student loans, housing costs, and consumer debt paused or forgiven during this time.
Who We Need to Act
We need action from those who can address the crises. Fellow service workers, join us in calling on government leaders to take action now, at the local, state, and federal levels for the needs of service workers.
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