An aerial view of floodwaters flowing from the Tittabawassee River into the lower part of downtown Midland, Mich., on May 20. Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate after two dams collapsed, causing flooding.An aerial view of floodwaters flowing from the Tittabawassee River into the lower part of downtown Midland, Mich., on May 20. Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate after two dams collapsed, causing flooding.Two crises collided this spring in Michigan.
Bellaliz Gonzalez recorded a video where she said many recovery workers had tested positive for the coronavirus and many were feeling sick as they were packed into vans and transported home from Midland, Mich.Bellaliz Gonzalez recorded a video where she said many recovery workers had tested positive for the coronavirus and many were feeling sick as they were packed into vans and transported home from Midland, Mich.
"In a sense, they're like the farmworkers and meat packers ... with one difference," Soni said."This is a workforce on the go ... that spends most of the year traveling from place to place, fixing up towns, cities, homes and buildings. And that's an additional vulnerability." "We were treated worse than animals," Gonzalez said."They didn't care about our well-being and our lives, they didn't care that we are in the middle of a pandemic.""We had some people from out of state come in to help, and we are grateful for help, but they brought COVID-19 with them," Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in an interview with member station WDET in Detroit last month.
"You really shouldn't cram four and five people into a hotel room that aren't necessarily family members, or put them in a situation where they're thousands of miles from home where they can be exposed to the virus," said Joel Strasz, a public health officer in Bay County, Mich., where the workers were staying.
Servpro is a disaster recovery company with franchises around the country, including the one in Michigan hired by the hospital for the cleanup effort. Neither Servpro nor the local franchise responded to requests for comment. "That's a huge problem," Soni said."It means no one owns and pays for the standards to be enforced. No one is ultimately accountable."
I bet most of their employees are from temp agencies. their assignment a *projection* i.e., 2 weeks - 30 days watch a few OSHA videos *bio-hazard* *lockout tagout* no insurance - no *holiday* pay - reporting week is usually different than Sun-Sat sad truth in America today
As a disaster recovery worker and disaster survivor I affirm that we are indeed treated worse than animals
You know who is treated worse than animals? Immigrant families in border camps. Kids are separated from their parents and live in cages w mats and a foil blanket. They are definitely treated worse than animals.
mayaj1973 I am so sorry that those who should be heroes can not be. Because your leader can not stand anyone getting praise because he needs it all to himself. Your people are amazing but are underpaid and unrecognized.
The Pandemic was a fake. You are a joke.
Awful
We can't seem to get anything right these days. 💔
MRSPLUTOAPLANET
NO ONE TOLD YOU TO WORK IN UN SAFE JOBS ! WHAT ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE GO TELL TRUMP!
I get it but it’s not like they were rounded up like chattel & slaughtered. “Treated worse than animals” seems like a bit of hyperbole
So sad.
We should gauge ourselves by how we treat the most vulnerable. We can and have to do better than this.
Now do critical care nurses working on FEMA contracts in Florida and Texas.
No organization a hot mess
Awful
Which party run Michigan? Anybody?
America is so broken it makes me sad
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