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Philly unions are calling for a citywide essential worker bill of rights during the coronavirus pandemic

Officials representing more than 30 union locals and worker groups called for Mayor Jim Kenney to make testing available for all essential workers and to prevent employers from firing employees who stay home if they feel sick.

SEPTA worker Ervin Lavenhouse wears a mask as he sweeps up trash on the platform at the 52nd Street station in Philadelphia on March 18, 2020. SEPTA employees are among the essential workers who have sounded the alarm about dangerous working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic.
SEPTA worker Ervin Lavenhouse wears a mask as he sweeps up trash on the platform at the 52nd Street station in Philadelphia on March 18, 2020. SEPTA employees are among the essential workers who have sounded the alarm about dangerous working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer