Union Voice/Readers Write: Time to establish a Health Care Workers Holiday?

“Are nursing homes fast becoming the nexus for COVID19 transmissions in the DMV,” writes Terry Cavanagh at the SEIU MD&DC State Council. “(Are they) properly caring for their under-paid workforce with testing, safety equipment and procedures, etc.? These workers are on the front lines in our battle against the virus that threatens us all, but they are often invisible. Maybe an emergency government expenditure to treat all of their working hours as overtime would be a good start. Establishing a Health Care Workers Holiday (November 11?) to honor all those who are giving so much would be in order."