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Car Rally to #ProtectOaklandWorkers:
Calling on City Council to Pass Emergency Paid Sick Days and Right to
Return to Work Policies
Gather in front of Xfinity & Popeyes
End at Eastmont Mall (by Burger King) by 12:30 pm
Why:
Half the Oakland City Council failed to show up for workers [2] this
week to pass an emergency paid sick days law that would have protected
workers and the community during this pandemic.
We are joining EBASE and other community partners for an action, riding
through the Fruitvale and East Oakland, the areas hardest hit by
COVID-19 [3], to call on Councilmembers Gallo, Taylor and Reid to stand
with Oakland workers.
Join us in sending a message that Oakland’s workers are essential, and
deserve protections!
* Pass a strong Paid Sick Days law, with no loopholes that requires
all employers to provide universal, immediate paid sick leave during a
public health emergency.
* Protect workers’ livelihoods by ensuring that when it is safe to
return to work, they still have a job with a Right to Return policy.
* Stand up the Department of Workplace & Employment Standards to make
worker protections real.
Bring:
* A car
* Signs with Messages:
* Protect Oakland Workers!
* Show Up for Workers!
* Councilmember Gallo: Support Workers!
* Councilmember Taylor: Support Workers!
* Workers Need Paid Sick Days!
* Workers Need the Right to Return to Work!
* A bullhorn, if you have one
* Your protective mask
* We’ll bring a planned route, signs, tape and window paint
Please let us know if you can participate by emailing
becky@alamedalabor.org