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*Title:* Congress must include worker protections in the next coronavirus relief bill

*Author: * Celine McNicholas https://www.epi.org/people/celine-mcnicholas/ and Margaret Poydock https://www.epi.org/people/margaret-poydock/

*Source:* The Economic Policy Institute (EPI)

*Date:* April 30, 2020

*Summary: *The Essential Workers Bill of Rights https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/elizabeth-warren-and-ro-khanna-unveil-essential-workers-bill-of-rights, introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), would provide front-line workers—including nurses, grocery and drug store workers, janitors, public transit workers, child care workers, and postal workers—the protections they need while providing essential services during the coronavirus pandemic.

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