It's clearer now than ever before how Minnesotans working on the frontlines across industries have been keeping our families and communities safe and healthy throughout the pandemic. The Minnesota House passed a bill (HF 2900) that would issue $1,500 checks to ALL frontline workers, but the Republican-held Senate has failed to move a similar bill. Instead, the Senate is pushing to use $2.7 billion of Minnesota's money to pay back businesses' portion of the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund.
It's time to pass frontline worker pay for all of Minnesota's essential workers. It is the bare minimum that the Senate work just as hard to do right by frontline workers as they are for big businesses.
The pandemic has shown us how much we all depend on Minnesotans working in essential positions - from childcare providers and educators, to healthcare professionals, to grocery store workers, to janitors, to factory workers, and many, many more. The pandemic has also shown how little support our state offers them in return.
Use the form below to contact your lawmakers urging them to support and pass frontline worker pay for all of Minnesota's essential workers!