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AFGE Family,

AFGE has been steadfast in our push for immediate action to help protect our members and the public we serve.

In this week's newsletter we've included important updates in our fight for the health and safety of government employees.

WEBINAR: HEALTH AND SAFETY DURING COVID-19: USING PPE

Register today for next week’s AFGE Health & Safety webinar, H&S During COVID-19: Using PPE, July 30, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. ET. This webinar will detail health and safety principles and practices to help you limit your exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace, as well as OSHA standards on how to properly select and use PPE, or Personal Protective Equipment. Webinars have been filling up quickly, so register now!


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WEBINAR: WORKERS' COMPENSATION DURING COVID-19

We'll also be conducting an evening online informational session on COVID-19 related workers’ compensation, health and safety rights, and management responsibilities. During the session AFGE Workers Compensation Specialist Joe Mansour will discuss the following:

  • What to do if you contract the coronavirus
  • Proving contraction of the coronavirus is work-related
  • What to do if you are in quarantine
  • What to do if your doctor refused to test you for COVID-19
  • Required written documentation
  • Latest DOL/OWCP guidelines

We will also answer frequently asked questions on how OWCP, OSHA regulations and CDC guidelines apply during the COVID-19 pandemic. This session is intended to better prepare you to address similar questions from your members and co-workers.

Who should attend: All local leaders, stewards, and members.
When: Thursday July 30, 2020 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET
Space will be limited to 175 members.

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JEWISH LABOR COMMITTEE MEMORIAL TO WORKERS WHO DIED FROM COVID-19

Among those bearing the brunt of COVID-19, front-line workers, whether those who work in hospitals, nursing homes, supermarkets, public transportation, warehouses, meatpacking plants, or other settings, are dying because of where they work. Front-line workers deserve not only recognition, but safe workplaces along with adequate wages and benefits – and hazard pay.

Join the Jewish Labor Committee on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. ET as we remember those we have lost, and pause to honor them and their fellow front-line workers still in danger.

Click here to RSVP.

Black flyer with white text with heading Memorial to Workers Who Died from COVID-19. The event will take place July 28, 2020 at 4 p.m. ET. Interested participants can register at www.tinyurl.com/JLCMemorial .

SUPPORT THE SAFE LINE SPEEDS IN COVID-19 ACT!

Slaughterhouses and processing plants have failed miserably to protect workers from the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus. This has resulted in more than 32,000 workers testing positive for the virus and over 120 workers and 4 inspectors having died from COVID-19. Now they want to increase line speeds, posing greater risk to food inspectors and other workers.

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We need lawmakers to co-sponsor H.R. 7251, the Safe Line Speeds in COVID-19 Act.This bill, introduced by Congresswoman Fudge (D-OH), would protect workers, animals, and consumers from the dangers posed by higher line speeds in poultry, pig and cattle slaughter and processing plants. This bill would prohibit meat processing and slaughter facilities from operating at dangerously high speeds that prevent social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please regularly check afge.org/Coronavirus to view important coronavirus updates.

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Sincerely,

Dr. Everett Kelley
AFGE National President

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