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	"author_name": "Hayley Richardson",
	"author_url": "https://actionnetwork.org/users/transit-center/profile",
	"title": "We Demand Personal Protective Equipment for Transit Workers!",
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	"description": "The coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 100 transit workers in the United States. The victims include Scott Ryan, 41, a bus operator at Community Transit in Snohomish County, Washington; Patrick Patoir, 57, an MTA worker in New York for 33 years; Jason Hargrove, 50, a Detroit bus operator; Eugenia Weathers, a school bus driver in Lexington, Kentucky; and Michael Hill, a conductor and 30-year SEPTA veteran in Philadelphia. The federal government can and must take stronger steps to prevent such loss of life. Bus and train operators, maintenance workers, and cleaning staff at transit agencies around the country are putting their lives on the line as they enable essential travel for millions of Americans, ensuring the continued supply of food, medical care, and other basic goods and services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Without strong federal coordination to procure PPE for transit workers, they face needless risks on the job. We demand the White House coordinate provision of N95 masks and other protective gear for frontline transit workers. This equipment will protect the transit workforce, which in turn will strengthen the overall effort to control the pandemic and minimize the spread of COVID-19. Nearly 3 million Americans classified as essential workers typically commute on transit, according to a TransitCenter analysis of U.S. Census data. Right now transit agencies and local governments are all scrambling to acquire PPE for frontline workers. This chaotic, uncoordinated process is putting lives at risk. The federal government must step in and resolve supply chain issues as soon as possible. These protections will save the lives of transit workers, as well as the lives of nurses, doctors, food distribution workers, and other essential workers who rely on transit.",
	"url": "https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/we-demand-personal-protective-equipment-for-transit-workers"
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