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To Recognize, Honor, and Thank Frontline Workers in Columbus
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WHEREAS, Since COVID-19 emerged on the global stage, more than 2 million worldwide have tested positive and more than 140,000 have died because of the disease; and
WHEREAS, COVID-19 has brought the American economy grinding to a halt causing record unemployment numbers and placing a greater strain on human service nonprofits and our social safety net; and
WHEREAS, in the face of this disease, many Columbus residents must leave the house each day for work, providing critical services to this community; and
WHEREAS, workers with AFSCME, SEIU, UFCW, CWA, FOP, IAFF, TWU, ONA, OSUNO, IBEW, and many other unions continue their essential duties to keep our city safe and healthy; and
WHEREAS, our public safety is not just reliant upon the work of police officers and firefighters, but also bus operators with COTA, nurses, doctors, and home health aides, grocery store cashiers, city sanitation workers, construction workers, delivery drivers, corrections officers, postal workers, and so many other workers on the frontlines; and
WHEREAS, as the economy begins to reopen, Columbus City Council will work to ensure that workers are not forced to choose between their health and their paycheck; and
WHEREAS, both during and after this crisis, we must all not only thank frontline workers, but honor and support them for the sacrifice they’ve made for the benefit of all; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That Council does hereby recognize, honor, and thank frontline workers in Columbus