Revealed: Nearly 100 US transit workers have died of Covid-19 amid lack of basic protections

[blue-wave]

Nearly 100 American transit workers have died from the coronavirus as basic measures to keep employees safe have lagged in cities across the United States, a Guardian US investigation has found.

Even after the death of a public bus driver in Detroit put a spotlight on the risks that transit workers face, transit agencies in many cities have been slow to provide simple protections, like face masks or paid sick leave.

Interviews with union officials, workers and transit authorities in a dozen major cities reveal that:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/20/us-bus-drivers-lack-life-saving-basic-protections-transit-worker-deaths-coronavirus



I know that transit unions are calling for a coordinated national effort to provide PPE for all transit workers. In my opinion, all trains and buses across the country need to be disinfected daily, including the recirculating air systems.

[RandySF]

1. Blue collar work is deadlier than ever right now.

[gab13by13]

2. I was in a grocery store last week,

no, I don't do Walmart, never have, and I was waiting in a long line 6 feet apart to get checked out. They cut back to 2 check outs to insure proper distancing. They had people sanitizing shopping carts, you couldn't put your groceries on the belt until the check out person sanitized the belt. I saw the manager and I nicely said to her, now is the time to get these workers a raise. She replied that the workers were being taken care of. I hope she was telling the truth.