Working Pennsylvanians Demand BOLD Action in Response to COVID-19

Dear Mike Turzai,
Vulnerable Pennsylvanians, the workers who are hardest hit by the economic impact of the COVID-19 virus, and the front line workers who are bravely rising to the occasion in the face of a global pandemic, are demanding that we need action from our legislature now!

The American Working Family Relief Action plan, released by a coalition of union workers, community, and faith organizations, outlines what elected leaders of government need to do NOW to help working families in this time of crisis, including:

EXPANDED HEALTHCARE ACCESS: including fully paid leave for ANY COVID-19 related issue, including sick time, furlough, self-quarantine, and providing care to infected family members;
ECONOMIC RELIEF FOR WORKING FAMILIES: including doubling unemployment benefits, eliminating the two week waiting period;
PROTECTING FRONTLINE WORKERS: including emergency funding and standards healthcare workers, direct support professionals, and first responders; and
MAINTAINING OUR VALUES and VOICE by mailing all voters a ballot with postage paid return, and expanding resources to investigate attacks on AAPI communities.

Without immediate action, public healthcare initiatives to flatten the curve will be undermined. Workers who won't get paid will not stay home, and families without health care won't get tested or seek treatment.

We call on you to take every possible action to implement policies to contain the spread of COVID-19 and alleviate the health and financial burden on working families and our most vulnerable communities.