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Calls to Action in Response to COVID-19

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Partners for Dignity & Rights joins with our partners and allies in calling for government action to address this crisis. Among the recent demands we support:

Emergency Healthcare Guarantee Act

A Green Stimulus to Rebuild our Economy.

New Economy Project: Moratorium on Debt Collection.

Baltimore-United Workers/Fair Development Roundtable: 10 Measures Maryland Leaders Must Take to Protect Residents during the COVID-19 Emergency.

Put People First! PA: Statement and Demands on the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Chicago Workers’ Collaborative: Gov. Pritzker, Protect IL Temp Workers.

Minnesota COVID-19 Response: A People-Centered Response to COVID-19.

Venceremos Demand poultry companies to provide paid leave benefits for processing workers!

The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival: Poverty Amidst Pandemic: A Moral Response to COVID-19.

People’s Action: COVID-19 + Housing/Homelessness demands for Federal Action.

Rights and Democracy VT: A Vermont Response to COVID-19: Advancing Community Health and Recovery.

Vermont Workers Center: Guarantee Medicaid to all, assume public ownership and control of hospitals, and invest in primary care and health care workers.

Southern Maine Workers’ Center: Demands for Human Rights in the Time of COVID-19.

National Nurses United: Call for protection for Nurses.