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LOCAL <br />III SEIU 721 COVID-19 POSITION <br />SEW <br />SEIU LOCAL 721's POSITION ON EXPANDED WORKPLACE <br />PROTECTIONS DURING THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY <br />The COVID-19 crisis is developing rapidly and SEIU Local 721 is acting swiftly <br />to move employers to take concrete and prompt steps to accommodate the <br />needs of our 95,000 members. <br />Our union recognizes that the COVID-19 crisis is bringing instability and <br />creating a financial crisis for working families. It's our priority to ensure that our <br />members have the protections and support in this unprecedented moment in <br />history. It will be important for our union members' employers to continue <br />creating immediate policies in response to the CODVID-19 emergency and to <br />revisit them as needed. This situation is changing by the minute, and our <br />members who are on the frontlines of the crisis must be protected every step <br />of the way. <br />Additional Sick Leave <br />We expect employers to provide additional sick days for all SEIU 721 <br />represented employees to use when they are required to be absent from work <br />due to the COVID-19 emergency. This includes, but is not limited to illness of <br />the employee or their family member, dependent care, self -isolation, and <br />quarantine. <br />Closures and Service Interruptions <br />Employees will remain in full paid status during facility closures or service <br />interruptions in response to the COVID-19 emergency. <br />Sanitation <br />Employers will ensure that hand -washing and sanitizing stations are available in <br />all facilities, and that extra steps are taken to clean and disinfect facilities <br />regularly and thoroughly. <br />Page 1 of 4 SEIU 721 COVID-19 Position — March 16, 2020 <br />