Unions Sue Administration for Failure to Make PPE Available

Communications Workers of America and other unions sued the Trump administration in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., alleging failure to provide frontline workers “adequate reusable respirators, N95 masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment.” The lawsuit seeks a court order forcing the administration to make PPE available through use of the Defense Production Act. “Workers are terrified about the possibility of having to face a potential third surge of this COVID-19 virus during flu season without having access to adequate protective equipment,” said CWA President Chris Shelton. The White House didn’t comment.