On Friday, May 1, Senator Elizabeth Warren is joining restaurant workers in an online rally to demand more protections amid the coronavirus pandemic.
that food sector workers will receive two weeks of paid sick leave if they become sick with coronavirus or are required to self-isolate, saying that the measure was designed to "fill a gap left by federal relief."
Indeed, there are still many gaps to fill around the country. For millions of other restaurant workers across the country, if they get sick, missing work is just not an option. "This presents a risk both to the public and to workers," social epidemiologist Carolyn C. Cannuscio. "Once a chef or server comes to work sick, the rest of the staff—working in close quarters over long shifts—is basically trapped. So are the customers.
Throughout the pandemic, Warren has been vocal about the need for universal paid sick leave for all of the country's essential workers, from critical care nurses to food service employees. On April 13, Warren joined Representative Ro Khanna of California to , which offered several policy recommendations for protecting workers who are most vulnerable during the crisis.
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