The next generation is stepping into the forefront of the fight to protect essential employees in the coronavirus pandemic.
College students Yolian Ogbu and Victory Nwabufo have teamed up with the National Children's Campaign to launch a movement demanding universal hazard pay and personal protective equipment for all coronavirus essential employees. And it's all happening virtually under #YourWorkersMyFamily.The US Department of Labor defines hazard pay as"additional pay for performing hazardous duty or work" that is"not adequately alleviated by protective devices." New York Gov.
— #YourWorkersMyFamily April 27, 2020 Ogbu and Nwabufo said their effort has garnered support from essential workers, their families, unions and organizations. It will take the form of online story sharing and digital strikes that tweet-bomb decisionmakers calling for paid sick leave, hazard pay and PPE. The campaign will culminate on Friday, International Workers' Day, when many organizations are planning strikes of their own, they said.
— Yolian Ogbu April 14, 2020 "We realize that this is a conversation that should have started a long time ago," Nwabufo said.And just like the issue of employee rights predates the pandemic, the pair would like to see it extend beyond."#YourWorkersMyFamily is a campaign that we hope transcends beyond May 1st and Covid-19," Nwabufo said.
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