COVID-19 AND IMMIGRANT WORKERS

The horrible impact of the current pandemic is being felt across the country, with millions suffering furloughs and layoffs, and tens of thousands dying as a result of infection. Too many healthcare workers and others doing essential work are risking infection every day for lack of protective personal equipment and other important safety precautions. With so many working families enduring so much hardship, it’s challenging to even focus momentarily on one particular group, but with the disproportionate number of COVID-related fatalities occurring among people of color, the USW is taking time this week to look at one category of workers being especially hard hit – immigrant workers, and in particular, undocumented immigrant workers.