rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/working-men-and-women-need-federal-emergency-relief?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-working-men-and-women-need-federal-emergency-relief' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> New York State AFL-CIO https://actionnetwork.org/groups/new-york-state-afl-cio https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/letters/photos/000/107/911/normal/pasted_image_0.png The first three rounds of federal legislation have provided emergency relief to working men and women on the frontlines as well as those whose lives and livelihoods have been impacted, but much more is required.   Union members are risking their lives to help their fellow New Yorkers, keeping them healthy, fed and safe, and they desperately need their country’s support and protection. Too many have inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE) and lack clear and sufficient government standards to keep them safe. Members’ jobs have been eliminated with no certainty they will ever return. The numbers are simply staggering. Looking at the hospitality workforce alone, 95% of the hotel industry and 100% of the gaming industry in New York have been laid off. Emergency leave protections will help those who remain on the payroll, but too many workers do not qualify and the benefit levels for those who do will prove inadequate the longer this crisis persists. State and local governments’ budgets have been ravaged, threatening the vital services New Yorkers are relying on now more than ever. Although, federal aid will assist in maintaining some critical services, more money with greater flexibility will be essential for our long-term success. With these challenges in mind, we ask you to send a letter to your congressional representatives to fight for priorities important to working families! https://actionnetwork.org/letters/working-men-and-women-need-federal-emergency-relief