#HappeningNOW: The pandemic has caused the worse worker safety crisis in OSHA’s history. Today, the Committee will discuss what Congress and the Biden Administration can do to keep workers safe from #COVID19.
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An independent watchdog found that Trump appointees at OSHA failed to protect workers during the pandemic. Workers’ safety complaints were UP 15% last year, but OSHA inspections were DOWN 50%.
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Despite pressure from Congress, workers, and public health experts, the previous administration refused to take any meaningful action to make workplaces safer. The consequences have been devastating.
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National emergencies, like #COVID19, are the exact reason why OSHA was established. Now, there is an opportunity to restore OSHA’s mission and protect workers’ health and safety at a time when they need it most.
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WATCH:
Pascaline Muhindura, a registered nurse, describes how even after her co-worker died from COVID-19 due to unsafe working conditions, management made no meaningful changes to protect workers.
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