OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) - Louisville-based United Food & Commercial Workers Local 227 is trying to get "first responder" status for Kentucky and Indiana workers in the retail grocery, meat packing and food processing industries.
Union spokeswoman Caitlin Blair tells the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer that these workers are facing an increased risk of exposure to the new coronovirus.
Being recognized as first responders would provide them with greater access to masks and gloves, better access to testing and quicker results, as well as other services like child care.
The designation would put Kentucky and Indiana in the company of states like Minnesota, Michigan and Vermont that have already extended the designation.
