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The LA Dep& #39;t of Health reports a horrifying example of employer intransigence that left 4 workers dead and 300 infected https://twitter.com/mattdpearce/status/1281757443190452224">https://twitter.com/mattdpear...
From a company that advertises its products by saying it treats its workers well, and that apparently donates masks and other PPE
Unlike many stories concerning workplace outbreaks, the government agency seems to have taken action pretty quickly -- it learned about the outbreak from a healthcare provider (*not* from the company itself), and inspected & ordered a shutdown a little more than a week later
In the interim, the company apparently failed to turn over employee lists as directed, slowing DPH& #39;s follow-up
One thing this shows: public health agencies that are willing to do their jobs are important (and lacking in much of the country), but workers also need more power to protect themselves
For a lot of good ideas about how to do that (including ideas to help workers tap into community support for boycotts), see @WorkerPowerLaw& #39;s report https://www.cleanslateworkerpower.org/covid-report ">https://www.cleanslateworkerpower.org/covid-rep...
