A Health Care Workers Union Found A Supplier With 39 Million Masks For Doctors And Nurses Fighting The Coronavirs
The Service Employees International Union's United Healthcare Workers West started looking for vendors who could supply masks and other protective equipment five days ago, after"pleas fromthat they need more protection and feel unsafe on the job," they said in a statement on Thursday. Union staff tracked down the supplier with 39 million masks available, along with another who they say can make 20 million masks per week.
"There was nothing magical about it, we just rolled up our sleeves and tried anybody who we thought might have a supply," Trossman said."It really was old fashioned elbow grease." Overall the union represents 2 million members — including hospital, home care, and nursing home workers. They said they are focusing mainly on providing the supplies to hospitals, both unionized and non-unionized, in New York and California for now, but they hope to expand their reach as they continue to search for suppliers.
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