Tag: essential workers
Monica Ramirez: Founder & President of Justice for Migrant Women | Voices Magnified | A&E
Monica Ramirez discusses the “Healing Voices” project which focuses on supporting mental health among essential workers, especially in farmworker communities. Voices Magnified is an original…
Terry Grace Sears: Executive Director of Tuesday’s Children | Voices Magnified | A&E
Executive Director Terry Grace Sears talks about how Tuesday’s Children, formed in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, has grown to provide support and…
Christian Parker: Executive Director of Gay and Sober | Voices Magnified | A&E
Christian talks about Gay and Sober’s mission to create safe, fun and enriching experiences for the LGBTQ+ recovery community. Voices Magnified is an original short…
How The Unsung Heroes Of 2020 Kept Us Going Through The Pandemic | NBC News NOW
NBC News’ Harry Smith pays tribute to the essential workers who kept working amid the ongoing global pandemic. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC »…
Facing immense risk, health care workers rise to challenge of war against COVID-19
Medical professionals fight to keep up patient care, but they lack enough equipment to properly protect themselves. Doctors, nurses and health care workers across the…
6.6 million file for unemployment: Historic job losses in the US | ABC News
ABC News’ chief business correspondent Rebecca Jarvis explains the latest on the spike in unemployment claims due to coronavirus as a majority of the country…
US sees another spike in coronavirus death toll l ABC News
But there’s a glimmer of hope as the infection rate seems to be slowing in New York. ABC News’ Mona Kosar Abdi reports. BREAKING NEWS…
DACA workers on the health care front lines l ABC News
DACA health care workers worry about their status amid coronavirus pandemic. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at 7EST & 9EST WATCH the ABC News Live…
Foodservice workers protest over workplace safety, compensation amid COVID-19 crisis
The daughter of a fast-food restaurant employee says her mother is in critical condition from COVID-19. A grocery delivery worker who quit said the stakes…
Former employee at pork plant shut down due to COVID-19 talks about why she quit
The former employee said she worked inches apart from her colleagues in the processing plant, where hundreds of employees tested positive for the coronavirus. WATCH…
On the frontlines at a NY hospital full of critically ill COVID-19 patients: Part 1/2
ABC News was given guided access inside Maimonides Medical Center, where its chair of emergency medicine, Dr. John Marshall, said the coronavirus is unlike anything…
Cuomo calls for hazard pay for frontline workers
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a 50% bonus, stressing the fact that about 40% of frontline workers are people of color and one-third are…
Americans returning to work can be tested daily ‘very soon,’ says Trump
Asked by ABC News’ Jonathan Karl when everyday Americans will be able to get tested daily as White House staffers now can, President Trump replied,…
Alexandria Ocasio Cortez on COVID-19 impact in her district, response to the virus
The freshman congresswoman represents five of the 10 hardest-hit zip codes in New York City. She spoke to “Nightline” co-anchor Juju Chang about the racial…
This music teacher composed a team of 3D printers to help COVID-19 frontline workers
Jake Ezzo’s idea sparked the SOMA NJ 3D Printers Alliance, which has delivered over 30,000 face shields to health care workers. The project reminds an…
The ongoing fight to protect health care workers
ABC News’ Will Carr reports on Direct Relief, a non-profit in California that’s providing personal protective equipment to thousands of health clinics across the country….
Dr. Fauci receives COVID-19 vaccine
The country’s most prominent infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci received his first dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday. SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch…
FDA says people need both doses of COVID-19 vaccines
The FDA is now shooting down suggestions by some health experts that cutting COVID-19 vaccine doses in half could speed up distribution. ABC’s Alex Presha…
Super Bowl ads changing due to pandemic
This year’s commercials will be different. ABC’s Will Ganss reports. SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch More on http://abcnews.go.com/ LIKE ABC News on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/abcnews…
