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Holy One, thank you for our grocery workers who are the
unsung heroes that help us battle this crisis time by putting food on
our tables. Thank you for their courage and patience to calm our fears
and nourish our bodies and souls as our world moves through these deep
waters of the unknown. May your protection be over them. May your love
surround them. May your face shine upon them and keep them healthy.
May we be grateful for their labor of love with our words and actions.
Amen.?
Mary
Duong
Associate Pastor of First Baptist Church of Maywood
& Faith-Rooted Organizer
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Dear friends,
We at CLUE pray that you, your
families, and your congregations are safe and in good
health.
CLUE has walked with grocery workers
again and again over the years, pointing out?their profound role in
nourishing our communities. Now the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed to
millions more of our neighbors these workers' crucial worth, and
strength.?Working long hours, exposed to large volumes?of
customers, and risking infection, all for our sake, essential retail
store workers are unsung heroes who have found themselves at the
frontlines of this crisis.
We call?on the state of California to
designate?essential retail workers as emergency frontline
personnel.?This must include, at a minimum:
- Right to wash their hands every 30 minutes, or as needed;
- Right to personal protection equipment (gloves and masks);
- Institution of plexiglass at checkstands and pharmacy
counters;
- Access to sanitizers and increased sanitation activity;
- Customer crowd control and security guards;
- Standardized and limited operating hours for all grocery and drug
stores (to allow for sanitation);
- Right to free COVID-19 testing;
- 14 days additional sick days for workers impacted by
COVID-19;
- Right to paid child care.??
We know there are many demands on the governor, but
essential retail workers are a critical link in our food chain
supply.?California must enact an emergency order now in order
to protect them and our communities.
*We would appreciate if you'd notify us once you've sent your
letter by simply replying to this email. Thank you!*
In solidarity & gratitude,
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Adam Overton
CLUE Faith-Rooted Organizer
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La misi?n de CLUE es educar, organizar y mobilizar
a la comunidad de la fe para acompa?ar a los trabajadorxs y sus
familias en la lucha por conseguir buenos empleos, dignidad y
justicia.
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CLUE's Mission is to educate, organize and mobilize the faith
community to accompany workers and their families in their struggle
for good jobs, dignity, and justice.?
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