Chicago-Area Workers Log 1,000 Complaints About COVID-19 Conditions On The Job Posted on November 23, 2020 by Ana Argueta Monday, November 23, 2020By Linda Lutton, Michael Puente, WBEZ Since the early days of the pandemic, one group has quietly, but consistently, been raising red flags around COVID-19 safety: workers. In the Chicago area, workers from every sector of the economy have filed more than 1,000 complaints, alerting the federal government’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to unsafe conditions at work, including direct exposure to the virus. The complaints, among 31,000 made nationwide, are an on-the-ground view from workers who have been forced to continue laboring outside their homes amidst the deadly pandemic. They form a record of palpable concerns from the area’s essential workers, and a clear warning that conditions are not safe and people are getting sick. Read the full story from WBEZ
