and osha was warned. it is clear after the h 1n 1 swine flu that standard was needed to require employers to ares the risk and mitigate the hazards. such a hazard as well along the way at the beginning of the trump administration but in february 2017 that draft standard was mothballed and relegated to the long-term regulatory agenda where it languishes today. on january 1 i joined chairman bobby scott on calling on osha to put the infectious disease standard back on the agenda and urged osha to issue a compliance directed for the health care sector and issue an emergency temporary standard if the situation deteriorated. at the time of our request, there was just five confirmed covid-19 infections in the u.s. on march 5th we wrote osha again describing how hundreds of health care workers have been exposed and stated the obvious, that osha urgently needed to issue an emergency temporary standard. ets. in mid-march osha rejected an ets that the health care system fully understands the gravity of the situatio

by all accounts, osha is doing just that. can you elaborate on the department's efforts in this regard and are there any other misleading statements made by our friends on the other side of the union that you would like to clear up? >> i would like to highlight one part of the question about whistleblowers. i think you could not get a better spokesperson for the protection then the secretary of labor at the white house and he has poignantly said on april 9 retaliation wouldn't be tolerated. whistleblower investigators have tackled almost 2,000 the other complaints we have received from our other statutes so we have seen success and as i said, letters of reprimand removed an actual policy changes by businesses to ensure that the workers have the rights to express concerns about their safety and health in the workplace. i am not really sure where people are not seeing that message because the secretary of labor there is no higher authority from the white house to determine and to determine my say that this is not acceptable beh

an employer out of an osha citation? >> we implemented the good-faith policies for 30 days as employers learned and tried to figure out how they were going to comply the new standard. it is not novel and we've seen dramatic compliance. >> thanks for your testimony. the trump administration is woefully inadequate in setting mandatory standards that will save lives even as more and more people have become infected and the president enforced these plans to stay open and that is an incredible failure of the federal agencies and the trump administration. i yield back. >> thank you very much. we recognize the gentleman from kansas, you are recognized. >> thanks to the panelists for coming today. most people in eastern kansas believe this president and associated agencies have taken decisive action amid this incredible pandemic and in fact it turned this time, the response warrants not just a whole of government approach but really whole of america approach and now is the time we should be looking past politics coming together

cal osha conducts health and safety inspections. he says he is speaking on behalf of other tesla employees who fear talking will get them fired. >> as a worker i am extremely concerned. i am one of the few that decided not to return. i'm not afraid to lose my job because i would rather lose my job in my life. >> reporter: tesla defied public orders and reopened the factory one week early. in an internal email obtained by kpix 5 tesla acknowledged workers had been infected but did not say how many . and also claimed that all infections occurred outside the factory with zero covid-19 workplace transmissions read >> one of the largest factories in california, why no cal osha inspectors? >> reporter: one disclosed anonymously to kpix 5 quote after seeing how they were not enforcing any type of measures other than masks, i left. they don't even check our temperature anymore. no all,ssible no tool cleaning. >> osha should send inspectors to the plant to see if workers have masks, if they are being properly protected and that's not happeni

of workers here. >> reporter: this tesla worker says he will not return back until cal osha conducts health and safety inspections. he says that he is speaking on behalf of other tesla employees who fear talking will get them fired. >> as a worker i am extremely concerned, i am one of the few that decided not to return but i'm not afraid to you lose my job because i would rather lose my job in my life. >> reporter: tesla defied public orders and reopened the factory one week early. in an internal email obtained by kpix 5, tesla reportedly acknowledged workers had been infected but did not say how many and also claimed that all infections occurred outside the factory with zero covid-19 workplace transmissions read >> one of the largest factories in california, why no cal osha inspectors? >> is this is something you will support in the future, sending more inspectors once more and more of factories open to reduce the risk of covid spreading? >> we have the responsibility to do that, that is osha's job foundational he pre-pandemic. >> reporter: we did reach out to the alameda county hea

it would require osha to issue an emergency temporary standard within seven days. by adopting these measures, congress can make a real difference in the lives of front line transportation employees and all workers. your job, however, cannot end there. the economic impact of covid-19 will reverberate years beyond this immediate health care crisis. as states reopen and some americans return to work, the economy will not immediately snap back to precovid levels of productivity. congress must use every tool at its disposal to mitigate the incredibly hard economic times that we know are to come. as part of that, we need bold federal investments in our transportation network. public transit needs billions more to maintain critical services and to avoid job cuts in communities across the country. amtrak reports that optimistically, we'll see a 50% cut in ridership next fiscal year and plans to furlough 20% of its workforce, a short-sighted plan that should be rejected. the closure of school facilities have resulted in loss of right for thousands of school bus drivers. con

osha is our lead federal agency for protecting worker safety and health. have you had communication with the department of labor and osha about issuing mandatory, enforceable standards rather than this voluntary guidance? >> secretary scalia is a member of the task force, and he's in the discussions with us that the vice president chairs. that specifically -- >> so that's a yes? >> we've not had a discussion directly, but we've had discussions and review of the guidance that we've put to businesses, both critical infrastructure and non-critical infrastructure businesses with osha. >> so i -- i have limited time left, but i do want to say the university of wisconsin announced that they will be reopening for classes in the fall. they have released a plan called smart restart. it calls for about 2,000 tests per week on campus. they will need supplies to do this, including ppe, reagents and swabs. at every hearing on covid-19 we've heard about shortages of these supplies, and it's why i introduced the medical supply transparency and delivery act town lock the

with respect to the osha guidelines related to covid, what is the difference between an osha guideline and an osha emergency temporary standard with respect to enforceability? >> a standard is a legallyrule, already have a number of that we believe we can use for enforcement with respect to covid. we also have -- >> but to be clear -- >> -- a statutory tool we can use -- >> but to be clear, the covid-related guidelines that you spoke about earlier are not standards that osha is capable of enforcing against. it is only if they overlap with another pre-existing actual standard that you can enforce against them. is that not a correct statement of the law? >> that's respectfully not entirely true, actually. guidelines that we issue which are consistent with those issued by the cdc and those adopted by industries, recommended by unions and the like, establish a background in which i believe we can bring a general duty clause action if we need to. the other difference -- >> let me read you something from your website. osha guidelines are advisory, do not create new employer obligations and a

this comes more than six months after the nurse's union filed a complaint with osha.found over the last three years california hospitals reported nearly 23,000 assaults against workers. one of those incidents involves anthony ashley, a nurse at st. rose hospital who says he was attacked by a visitor in the emergency room. his incident prompted the california nurse's association to file a cal osha complaint in september. >> my attempts to deescalate him resulted in him physically attacking me. i sustained a broken rib and other injuries and he was arrested for felony assault charges. >> reporter: earlier this year, we told you health care employees are four times more likely to experience workplace violence compared to other private workers. st. rose hospital disputes what happened to ashley, and disagrees with cal osha's investigation. >> that's absolutely false. there's an excellent workplace violence plan. in fact, in this instance, the violence was committed by this male nurse against the visitor. >> i taped myself up and went back to work that very night. but for

osha refuses to get involved. to have a standard so that employers know what is required of them and workers know it is safe to go back and that they will have the proper personal protective equipment necessary to keep them on the job without jeopardizing their health and safety. david: you have raised this more than once, including on this program. is this the heroes act you are talking about, will this get done by any other way except registration in congress? richard: we actually sued osha to get a standard and we lost that first round, but the heroes act has a standard and it. towould mandate osha institute a standard within seven days of passage of the act. that way, employers would know what they have to do, and workers could have a sense that if they do these things that can be safe. if osha is not there to enforce it, we can enforce it for the workers themselves. act?: where is the heroes there is a lot going on in washington, including having to do with, as you say, systemic racism. richard: yesterday, we

as well as osha standards. the question is, if compliance with osha standards is a safe harbor for liability protection, better for safer or osha to put those coronavirus standards in place? they are asking whether osha should have that responsibility when it comes to liability? sen. thune: fair question, and that could be what ultimately ends up happening. i would say that even though the , liability protections are a very, very important issue for republicans in any future coronavirus legislation negotiation, that there is probably a limit to the price of -- that republicans will pay to get that into a bill. demand isdemocrats' $2 trillion in additional spending on this or that in exchange for liability to protection, it will be harder to get republican senators to vote for that. if we are unable and let's hope we are successful, but if we are unable to get federal liability protections, liability shield put in place across the country, then what is the fallback? osha regulations would be one way. states can

some say they will not return to work until cal osha conducts health and safety inspections. one assembly worker tells kpix 5 that tesla has not been requiring masks, checking employees temperatures or enforcing social distancing. >> we believe workers are being infected here and there is no tracing, no role of cal osha, no proper protection of workers here. >> is a worker i'm extremely concerned. i am one of the few that decided not to return. i'm not afraid to lose my job because i would rather lose my job in my life.>>> an internal memo from tesla reportedly acknowledges workers have been infected but does not say how many and claims infections happened outside of the factory. the alameda county public health department says it does have the numbers is keeping them confidential. we reached out to tesla for comment and have not heard back.>>> still ahead, the common from the mlb commissioner painting a doubtful picture for an upcoming season. >> it's just a disaster for our game. absolutely no question about it. >>> yesterday this rut was earos calling for much more than ju

at the same time, we have funds in the postal service, osha and food. the whole package is about the security, the lives, the likelihood and the life of our democracy. any one of those, we can take out. we could take out state and local but we don't have unemployment insurance and direct payments. we can take out testing but then we don't have the job security for the health care workers who would be providing love that. it has a connection. by the way, we are telling the administration to do what they should have been doing all along. 11 and on march 11, how many deaths were there? -- fewer than one hundred thousand let's see if we can't prevent that, thank you.

osha regulations will be one-way, and states can take legislative action as well. so there arew, other areas in venues where this could get address. i still think this makes the most sense to have these federal protections in place, and incoming out of previous type where we have these natural or not some cases natural, but catastrophic events, typically you find a way to come out of it , and private -- provide some level of liability protection, and again, in the course of negotiations, if the price for the democrats becomes too high, then it may not be the votes in the senate to get there. we will see, we will figure that out in time, but it will certainly be one of our red lines in terms of negotiation and something that the leaders made clear has to be in any future bill that we moved to the senate. sen. thune: that is what negotiate -- emily: that is what negotiations are for, the whole back and forth. i want to talk about an issue that i know you are passionate about, broadband, obviously it is more important than ever, i am working from home only because i h

while at the same time, we have promoting the postal service, osha and food. so the whole package is about the security, the lives, the livelihood and the life of our democracy. i could say that any one those we could take out. we could take out state and local, but we don't have unemployment insurance and direct payments. we can take out testing, but then we don't have the job security for the health care workers who would be providing all of that. so it has a connection. by the way we are telling the , administration to do what they should have been doing all along. this is on march 11, how many june 11. deaths were there? fewer than 100. right? now there are over 100,000. 202,000, let's see if we can't prevent that. thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] john charles fremont brought the pacific coast into the u.s. at the beginning of the story, the u.s. did not have a pacific coast. there is te

why don't you enforce the worker standards for protection by osha during the pandemic? why is the mainstream lending program created two months ago out of congress to help struggling small businesses only open for registration to lenders two days ago? and still has not distributed a single penny? and then to receive a total of $500 billion of taxpayer fundin funding? why are they being hidden? how many donors got bailouts how many big businesses? if they had to shut down they were denied funding in april. and then to have a nod from the top. why did you get rid someone to oversee every dollar distributed by the attorney general? why did you get rid of that person that congress passed? what are you trying to hide? to bad management and on top of bad planning and is totally unacceptable for a great nation like ours the pandemic is still here and will be here for the foreseeable future until we get it under control or until we have safe and widely available vaccine. covid-19 is a fact of nature. we have to deal with this virus and everything that comes with it head on. hon

the failure of leadership that this administration as in osha is not doing its job is unfathomable to me. but i believe that it sits at the best position to issue a standard and protect our workers and customers and students and patients who necessarily interact with these workers. so i am disappointed but again, we will continue to press this issue until every worker does have these protections. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. lee: mr. president, it's with a degree of sadness, concern, and deep disappointment that i come to the floor to acknowledge something very unfortunate that happened just last night in my own hometown of provo, utah. a group of people were gathered in downtown provo to protest, to express concern over matters important to them. at one moment a car approached university avenue, on university avenue preparing to turn right on to center street. as that car approached, that car was surrounded by people who were engaged in acts of protest. the car tried to pull through the intersection very slowly being c

newsom: that is osha's job pre-pandemic to do that. extent we have the right leadership, i could not be more pleased with the work that the herrtment of labor, and purpose and passion of life is been about workers. she runs that organization name came from a community that was ravaged by abuse, particularly the garment district in southern california and lay, and she was an advocate calling out the cause for reforms, and holding businesses accountable to protecting their workers. that is why she is chair the department of labor. it is that mindset and those values that she brings to this job, and she is interested to oversee the work done at osha, and more broadly, that work is as important now as ever, particularly as we battle this pandemic, and try to mitigate the spread. >> [inaudible] >> hi, governor. is projecting that the state or the stateders, keeping these orders in place forever, but what we are hearing is that the state is allowing businesses to open without support for contact tracing. i wanted to ask your response to that

why don't you enforce the osha standards for worker protection during this global pandemic? why did the mainstream lending program created more than two months ago by the congress to help struggling small businesses only open for registration to lenders two days ago and still hasn't distributed a single penny? why don't you disclose the names, mr. president, of the businesses who received the total of 500 billion dollars in taxpayer funding? why are they being hidden? how many cronies got bailouts? how many donors? how many big businesses that didn't need it? what business had to shut down because they were denied funding in april? what businesses didn't get special approval that others got by a nod from the top? why did you get rid of the watchdog, mr. president? why did you get rid of the watchdog, appointed to oversee every dollar distributed, the inspector general, why did you get rid of that person that congress passed? what are you trying to hide? to bad management on top of bad planning on top of neglect. it's totally unacceptable for a great nation like ours. folks,

they have tracing, and cal osha spent inspectors to this plant immediately to make an investigation ofhe conditions of the workers of the plant, whether or not health and safety protections are being observed. >> cal osha did on-site inspections of the plant last thursday. it usually takes four months before a report circumstance shoed. >>> as the bay area starts to open for business, we're here to navigate the new rules and new realities for business owners, workers, and you. today, san francisco took a step forward in reopening, allowing in-store shopping for the first time in almost three months. chris reyes joins us live. chris, what was this first day like? >> reporter: yeah, good afternoon. it meant seeing mayor london breed going up and down these streets, all in her bid to encourage others to do the same. malls reopened. i visited stonestown mall this morning to show you that experience. >> i want to see what i'm buying. >> reporter: mayor lochldz brnd are hoping shoppers are feeling the same way. she went for a stroll with her supervisor. >> we need to support the ones that ar

well, we also have the osha in there, the worker protections. worker protection in there, which is really important to stopping the spread of the coronavirus as well. we also have in there something that relates to our most fundamental principle of our democracy, voting. voting. $3.6 billion in the bill, less than 0.1% of the whole bill, for voting. for voting by mail. it's something that has, again, bipartisan support across the country. bipartisan support among secretaries of state across the country. it's absolutely essential to our democracy that we remove obstacles to participation. now, even more so when it is a health issue. and i want to dwell on that for a moment. what we saw in georgia the other day was shameful. it was either a disgrace of incompetence or a disgrace of intention. to suppress the vote. time. it's all about time. the time it takes you to vote four, five, six hours or more. in certain neighborhoods, 20 minutes or so or less. in other neighborhoods. really requires careful scrutiny because it looks like part of a pattern

the answer is not to withdraw the osha does not protect america like they did two or three centuries ago. nato in my a judgment is the most successful political military alliance in history. and to work in various ways. to help persuade the president. and then perhaps the 48 hour. and probably the first point and then thought i would have to resign. and the president makes the decision. and then to provide advice and in that case and despite that narrow miss to help encourage me to stay on longer. >> you said the president policies position so did you ever speak up and confront the president about the conduct and the behavior that you write about. >> and we speak about it. and in some of the areas that were questionable, i did brief that council of the president and the attorney general. that is a responsibility and counted on them to do what was required. and west wing there are dramatic confrontations and then departing from the white house there are things we tried to do in ukraine for example to ensure the security assistance held up was delivered and almost any business. where y

osha needs to be enforcing those.hey also have a lot of red tape and things they will go in and find a business for not filling out the log exactly right. if you can give people a break on that and say we will not penalize you if you kept people safe and tried your best to do all of our paperwork, then you can see a better result. you are right. some regulations that are needed for health and safety should be cap. what we found in the pandemic was some of those that were health and safety were holding us back. the famous one being the regulations against telemedicine across state lines. when everything got shut down, that was the only way doctors could talk to their patients. we had to remove that regulation so people could be treated. david: always a treat to have you with us. that is david mcintosh of the club for growth. now it is time for first word news. we go to karina mitchell. karina: a victory for president trump at the supreme court. justice is rejected in industry challenge to the president's 25% tariffs on

osha in its history has never been as focused on a single workplace risk as it is now on coronavirus. the amount of guidance we are providing in our investigative activities are unprecedented. but we do not believe that for every new challenge there must be a new federal rule. rather, we believe we already possess the enforcement authority we need, and our current approach is the best means to protect workers and give employers guidance and confidence in the steps to be taken to provide a safe workplace and satisfy their obligations. the court of appeals unanimously agreed our effort is, quote, reasonable. as businesses reopen safely, we are also focused on helping workers make the transition back to work. the additional $600 unemployment benefits provided in thes act was an important measure to support workers who in many cases were being denied a government order, the ability to earn a living. in a great recession of 2008-2009, conditional federal unemployment benefit was $25 a week, not 600. concern has invoiced by many, including the heritage foundation's recovery commission that

said, if you are not wearing a mask inside the workplace, that could be a findable offense from cal osha. live in san francisco this afternoon, ondrea board, kpix 5.>>> oakland police have extra patrols in lake merritt tonight after someone reported a fake body hanging from a noose near the lake this morning. officers found the material in the shape of a body with rope tied around the torso and neck. it was laying on the ground with an american flag next to it. police are looking with the fbi to find the person responsible for today's incident. this comes as just two days after introverts were found hanging from trees likenesses. the police department and city of oakland are classifying both his hate crimes. today the mayor said the city will have no tolerance for any symbol of hate. >> this morning's news was horrific. it was unequivocal, it was violent, it was a clear sign of hatred and clearly designed to traumatize him a to strike terror and fear into particularly are black oakland there's. >> in a statement today, oakland police said they would not tolerate any hate crime against a

he is relying on that social contract and compliance to make sure this happens with that said, cal osha can cite this in a workplace if employees are not wearing masks inside. live in san francisco, ondrea warble, kpix 5.>>> alameda county loosening some restrictions starting tomorrow allowing for outdoor restaurant dining limited religious services, indoor and outdoor retail insert including malls and outdoor fitness classes.>>> hot weather across the bay area today especially further inland. it was very warm around the bay as well with temperatures well into the 70s and lots of spots hitting 80s. inland into the 90s. 96 in concord, 93 san jose. each and every one of those spots about 13 degrees above average. this is the hottest weather we are going to see. the wind picking up enough to stir the atmosphere around a little bit and it's more of an onshore wind that will kick in tomorrow bringing temperatures back at least slightly although it will still be toasty inland. that slight drop in temperatures will help to mitigate levels tomorrow. another relative humidity still lower than 20

whether it should be or osha that has a responsibility there. the responsibility to liability construction. >> that could be, that could be what ultimately ends up happening. i would say that even though the liability protections are a very, very important issue for republicans in any future coronavirus legislation negotiation that there is probably a limit to the price of that to get it into a bill. if the democrat demand $2 trillion in additional spending on this or that in exchange for liability to protection, it will be harder to get republican senators to vote for that. if we are unable and let's hope we are successful, but if we are unable to get federal liability protections, liability shield put in place across the country, then what is the fallback? osha regulations would be one way. states can take legislative action as well. most state law. other areas, other venues where this could be addressed. i still think that it makes the most sense. all of our members do to have these federal protections in place. coming out of previous type, w

. >> law enforcement won't cite anyone, but osha can hand out citations and workplaces. happening today, alameda county is moving forward with reopening despite becoming a hot by with coronavirus. starting today the county is reopening outdoor dining, indoor and outdoor retail including malls and outdoor fitness classes. religious services can be held on a limited basis and open air museums can reopen. napa and sonoma counties are also taking reopening one step further starting today. gyms and fitness studios, movie theaters, nail salons, and tattoo parlors can open up. >> a live look from the white house for president trump is preparing for his first rally since the coronavirus pandemic. the rally is in tulsa, oklahoma despite the city spike in coronavirus numbers. president trump says he chose oklahoma because the state has had what he calls minuscule numbers of coronavirus infections. some people are already in line outside the 19,000 seat arena. >> these might be like the rallies that we went to in february? >> attendees will have their temptress checks before they a

osha toes act directs issue an emergency temporary standard that would require protections for workers at highest risk for contracting covid-19. it also expands access to emergency paid leave to nearly 140 million workers. inle paid leave provisions the coronavirus response act took important steps in the right direction, too many workers including many health-care workers were excluded from those protections. the heroes act puts family and medical back into family and medical leave by dramatically expanding the circumstances in which workers can take 12 weeks of emergency pay, but we will not force workers to choose between a paycheck and the health of the people around them. act expands health care insurance coverage for covid-19 testing and treatment, provides full coverage for the cost of premiums and furloughed workers, and increases the investment in health and nutrition for community support by including $1 billion of special funding and an additional $1 billion for community service to help address poverty. invests the heroes act 75 billion dollars in testing and contact tracin

the workers want governor newsom to send cal osha to inspect the tesla plant and they wanted to closefor 24 hours to sanitize contact areas. four workers at the plant have tested positive for covid-19. they employ is what the company to be more transparent and let them know when their coworkers test positive for the virus. >> the miami herald is reporting 42,000 cruise ship workers are still trapped on the cruise liners months after the industry shut down. there were several high-profile at sea including the grand princess and cruise ships remained empty except for the crewmembers most of whom can return home because of international travel restrictions. the american cdc has prohibited cruises in u.s. waters through july 24th. >>> there are concerns nationwide about a rise in the number of coronavirus cases now that all 50 states are in some phase of reopening. christina pullman as details on the hotspots and why we may ca jump in the infections. >> nearly half of the country is reporting the increase in coronavirus infections, particularly our west and in the south. hospitalizations

osha is our lead federal agency for protecting worker safety and health. have you had communication with the department of labor and osha about issuing mandatory enforceable standards rather than this voluntary guidance? >> secretary scalia is a member of the task force, and he's in the discussions with us that the vice president chairs. >> so the answer is yes? >> we've not had a discussion directly, but we have had discussions in review of the guidance that we've put to businesses, both critical infrastructure and non-critical infrastructure businesses with osha. >> so i have limited time left. i do want to say the university of wisconsin say they will be reopening for classes in the fall. they've released a plan called smart restart. it calls for about 2,000 tests per week on campus. they'll need supplies do this including ppe, reagents, and swabs. we've heard about shortages of these supplies. it's why we offered the delivery act to unlock the full authority of the defense production act to release production of critical supplies and the things that ar

. >> they don't have a sufficient number of inspectors at osha to make sure that the workers who are returning to work are going to be protected. >> many workers are people of color. the caravan made its way to the bart station where oscar grant was shot and killed by a bart police officer in 2009. >>> hundreds of people took to the streets during the first night of the curfew. they marched to city hall last night. the demonstration and evening prayer service was scheduled to end before the curfew took effect. many protesters were still out on the street past the 8:00 deadline. >> a lot of people have been affected by police brutality and racial profiling. it is great to have everyone come together and be as one as a community. >> reporter: they went onto the state capital for a peaceful demonstration. there is no word on how many people were arrested last night. >>> tony thurman is vowing to fight racial injustice in the school system. the state education department will offer online resources against racism. in the coming weeks, he will meet with leaders, parents, students to solic

long time did you know the found in chris wright a white man to get the name after attending the miss osha they black face did you also know he hired former slave nancy grace to be his very much a man where she went around to the bank a sense of people stories of the good ole sad and afterwards they had sent home about surviving her and the feeling of having their very own mammy back laughing matter people. even over this some say it's far from racist to have the image of a black person on a food product list of brands changing their logos is growing. amid all the protest in public outrage it seems that images symbols and monuments have become the focus of so much public discussion. politicians are eager to make grand gestures for those who wish to we will now kneel for a moment of silence. just a time. purpose to seize and to listen and heal now is the time for racial justice but will this solve the actual issue behind the protests the conditions facing african-americans symbolic gestures that the corporations and some government entities are involved it's not going to be enough. to plan

workers are getting slaughtered on the front lines and dying because osha is absent.have the most anti-worker, anti-labor, nlrb in the history of the country right now. they do anything they can to prevent workers from getting a voice. all of that is apparent to workers. all you have to do is give them the facts. they will make up their decisions who the is best for them. that is what it will be about and i believe the workers will overwhelming vote for joe biden in this election because of the choice between president trump and joe biden when it comes to workers is very, very clear. joe biden is the best bet for working people. neil: so early on, prior to the virus we had record low unemployment levels, businesses booming everything booming, people, overall sense of economic security was booming. do you think that the virus situation now has an in a weird way helped your candidate, because longer it drags on, the more they forget what life was like before? >> well, neil, i think you're asking the wrong question. i think the pandemic has shown inadequacy of the presid

when relook look at what is going on and my colic talked about the osha standard. right now there are only guidelines. can you talk about the difference schools, particularly in areas with challenges to the budget, urban that if you have a standard which we have talked about quite a bit here, we would know how to prepare for it. we are in june, july, august, the construction. for schools. yet we are not seeing schools follow any standard. [indiscernible] kids are coming back. september.d what is going to happen if they do not have the facility set up for covid, dr. wilson? >> that is the question most of us do not look forward to seeing the answer to it for schools and facilities that are unprepared to welcome back students and large numbers as well as teachers and faculty and staff. o, having standards in place, so students are safe. so teachers and staff are safe, is essential to reopening. that is a part of our recovery. part of the recovery is people having confidence that they can safely return to work, safely return to schools, safely return to their way of l

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widespread reports with preventable illnesses every worker protection act this bill would require oshato do its job with the emergency temporary standard to establish a legal obligation for all workplaces with infectious disease control to keep workers safe during the pandemic so do you believe givingpa employers clear and mandatory rules would help improve the public health response by protecting workers and families and their communities during a pandemic? and correlated with that why is worker safety important for communities of color and those disproportionately impacted by covid-19? >> thank you senator. absolutely the health and safety is incredibly important it is unfortunate those that have died from covid 18 and that there is protection from workers that is critically important goes back people of color are more likely to live in poverty with lower wage jobs. and had to be at home it's incredibly important. >> senator baldwin we have oster signal be able wait a moment to see if we can regain that if not we will come back to you let's move on to senator cassidy then we will com

not until an anonymous report was made to osha that changed in the working environment were made. even then the employer expressed frustration for the required changes and was told there would be retaliation. lighting they do not have access to unemployment benefits or vacation or paid sick leave because if they do not work the family does not eat. so to be exposed to covid-19 and with no family in the area and the cost of infecting his daughters with the loss of income and had to be quarantined. and with the highly contagious farmworkers that live in labor camps sleeping and moving and that ten by ten space. with a single washing machine for 30 people and one shower shared by time people. and with affordable housing and designed for single families. and then to observe social distancingng all of these things and then to lead to the disproportionate of covid-19 on the already vulnerable population. and then to address three things in the protections and to expand worker benefits for health care for all and consideredro essential and for other healthcare advocates for safe health w

osha will samberg just like 3 or 4 people who made this decision unilaterally that's an editorial decision they decided that in this case they would leave it up with other cases other posts would have been taken down and as a side note gentlemen this just happened to me just moments ago i mean we know instagram was bought by facebook and i posted up just moments ago a photo wearing a face mask that scottie nell hughes so graciously gifted to me and said to me i took a photo saying you know thank you for my face mask you know my you've added color to my kopek life and they have chosen to add a link to the cd see for information about coven. so michael had put up a new post if you put up any post that has coded in it they automatically link it to the c.d.c. to give you correct information right right so i find that fascinating that that's happening right now now we're talking about dr brown and steve i think we can both agree that this is a good thing for the 1st amendment that zach is is being bold enough to do this but he is getting a lot of hate from his own rank and file and sell a con b

this bill would require osha to, frankly, do its job and issue a emergency standard that establishing implementation service exposure control plans that would keep workers safe during the covid-19 pandemic. dr. khaldun, do you believe that giving employers clear and mandatory rules to an emergency temporary standard, would help improve our public health response by protecting workers, their families and their communities during a pandemic? and correlated with that, why is a focus on worker safety particularly important for communities of color and others who have been disproportionately impacted by covid-19? >> communities of color are more likely to live in poverty and have these lower-wage jobs,s so again, they've had to come out of their homes instead of being at home during this pandemic. so it's incredibly important. >> senator baldwin, we've lost your signal, we'll wait a moment. if not, we'll go back to you. >>> how do we move on to senator cassidy, and then we'll come back to senator baldwin and let her re-claim here time whenever she regains her internet signal. senator cassi