The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed a number of areas in which our nation was simply not prepared. Nowhere is this more true than in the workplace, where far too many men and women have been asked to do their jobs without the personal protective equipment they need to keep themselves and those around them safe.
Personal Protective Equipment is every worker’s right. Visit unionmaskbrigade.org to download our safety decree demanding that appropriate personal protective equipment be provided to everyone whose work requires it. Print and display in your workplace.
The decree reads, in part:
Whereas, workplace safety is a fundamental and non-negotiable human right enjoyed by all workers; and
Whereas, the health, safety and lives of workers must never be compromised in the quest for profit or other material gain; and
Whereas, it is morally and legally incumbent upon employers to create and maintain conditions that, to the greatest extent possible, allow their employees to work in a safe and healthy workplace; and
Whereas, it is an unacceptable violation of basic human rights to ask workers to sacrifice their right to workplace safety in order to earn a living;
Now, therefore, the Wisconsin AFL-CIO on behalf of the workers of our state demands that appropriate personal protective equipment be provided to everyone whose work requires it.
We further demand that the workers have a voice equal with that of their employers in determining what personal protective equipment and workplace practices are necessary to maintain a safe and healthy workplace.
Download the Wisconsin AFL-CIO Union Mask Brigade Safety Degree:
https://unionmaskbrigade.org/decree
Join the Union Mask Brigade to join the movement of workers mobilizing to help get fellow workers virus protection. You can join the Union Mask Brigade without knowing a thing about needles and threads. Volunteers are sharing mask selfies, donating elastic or fabric, helping deliver masks and more all at unionmaskbrigade.org
The Union Mask Brigade welcomes everyone wanting to advance our mission of protecting workers on the job. The only requirement is your desire and willingness to help.
Join today at unionmaskbrigade.org
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