Coronavirus Campaigning

Campaigns (132)

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  Close Wildlife Markets to Stop Future Pandemics

  The COVID-19 pandemic is tragically displaying the consequences of our world's broken relationship with wildlife and wild places. Experts believe that the current coronavirus likely originated with the close interaction with wildlife—that may have been illegally trafficked—in a live animal market in Wuhan, China. The disease may have originated in bats and moved to an intermediary host—possibly the highly endangered pangolin, the most trafficked mammal on earth—from which the disease jumped to humans. We have been here before. SARS, Ebola, and HIV all likely originated from the exploitation of wildlife, including threatened and endangered species. Now is the time to learn from our past actions. We must put an end to wildlife trafficking immediately. And, we must stop the unsustainable exploitation of wildlife more broadly. This is the second leading cause of the biodiversity crisis. The destruction of biodiversity, including the poaching and trafficking of wildlife, puts people in incredible danger in a variety of ways: it spreads disease, jeopardizes security, undermines the rule of law, and threatens local economies that depend on nature. This current situation helps to crystalize that good wildlife policy and conservation funding, including for enforcement, must be a very high priority to protect our health, communities, and future. Finally, it is essential to recognize that humans have all contributed to the biodiversity crisis we face, with a million species at risk of extinction in the near future. But this is no excuse for racial, ethnic, or other discrimination or retaliation. Cultures across the globe, including ours and yours, engage in some practices that are not compatible with protecting the diversity of life that exists on our planet and ourselves. And every culture has something to mend and contribute to global efforts to protect our gift of biodiversity that sustains us all. We applaud countries that have re-acknowledged the threats of wildlife trafficking by establishing and enforcing permanent bans on this illegal and deadly trade. Please join us in calling for the World Health Organization, UN and World Organization for Animal Health to take immediate action to close live wildlife markets and ban wildlife trafficking.

  11,505 of 15,000 Signatures

  Created by Endangered Species Coalition
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  Keep Veterinary Workers Safe During COVID-19

  Veterinary professionals across the country — from veterinary technicians and veterinarians to other staff critical to animal hospital operations — are on the frontline in helping our communities and pets feel safe and supported as we all grapple with the effects of COVID-19. These essential professionals deserve to be safe on the job and adequately compensated for their efforts to keep our pets safe and healthy during this pandemic. In this time of crisis, too many of our essential workers have been subject to unsafe and unsanitary working conditions, inadequate pay, and inflexible leave policies that put their personal health and safety, as well as the health and safety of the greater community at risk. When veterinary staff are put in harm’s way, so are our country’s pets. --- Hazard pay of at least 20 percent over base hourly wage to compensate for the increased risks these workers face due to COVID-19 --- Adequate safety protections, including necessary equipment such as masks, gloves, and sanitizer to keep both workers and clients safe and minimize community transmission --- Safety subcommittees at all hospitals that can quickly adjust hospital policies and protocols to match current CDC-recommended practices. These committees should be made up of representatives of both workers and management. --- At least two weeks of additional paid leave to ensure that workers can appropriately respond to the COVID-19 risk to themselves and their families. Workers should not be forced to use already allocated PTO. In this time of uncertainty and stress, our veterinary workers continue to show up at work every day and care for our country’s pets. All essential workers deserve to be adequately compensated for helping to keep our communities safe, and veterinary professionals are no different. #essentialpetcare #thereforpets

  10,917 of 15,000 Signatures

  Created by Bridget Rose
• No Water Shutoffs During the Coronavirus Pandemic!!

  Currently, people across the country are not able to wash their hands, because their water service has been turned off. That's horrifying, especially during a critical time when the most widely endorsed strategy to prevent or manage the coronavirus (COVID-19) is to wash our hands frequently. The pandemic is making it all the more clear: water access is critical for public health. We all deserve access to water in order to be able to keep ourselves and our communities safe. Urge your members of Congress to pass a national moratorium on water shutoffs during the coronavirus pandemic.

  9,725 of 10,000 Signatures

  Created by Food & Water Watch
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  New York - support working families during coronavirus

  We cannot allow those in our community who have to work in this situation to suffer needlessly - perhaps they don't have anyone to watch their kids while school is closed, or they have to miss shifts to care for a loved one. In order to protect the health and housing security of our community, we call on Governor Cuomo and the NYS Legislature to act now so workers won't have to make that choice. Specifically, we call for a suspension of all rent, mortgage, and utility payments for at least one month to allow people to do what they need to in order to take care of themselves, their loved ones, and the community. Landlords also need to be allowed to take advantage of this, so that they can extend this to their renters. Choose to support our communities!

  8,858 of 9,000 Signatures

  Created by Cornelia Harris
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  COVID 19 Indiana Emergency Rent and Mortgage Relief

  As a group, the working class of Indiana have been financially crippled by the critical and necessary measures put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19. Though the federal or state government may eventually provide relief, the immediate conservation of our limited financial resources is necessary for our own and our family's health and well-being. Rentors, Leasors, banks and other relevant institutions can, as a class seek their own relief; the state and federal government is much more responsive and historically more likely to act on their behalf. We must protect our limited cash flow immediately.

  8,709 of 9,000 Signatures

  Created by Jenna Elias
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  MONTANA RENT/MORTGAGE MORATORIUM (COVID-19)

  In a matter of days, the State of Montana - along with the rest of the world, of course - has been hit hard with the restrictions placed on businesses in the wake of COVID-19. As we all know, businesses across the state have been forced to close outright or drastically cut provided services, leaving 13.7% of Montana workers (mt.gov, 2013) at immediate risk of unemployment. What limited financial resources these workers may have MUST be conserved for absolute essentials in this time of uncertainty. Small businesses have also been left vulnerable to permanent closure, and their financial resources must also be conserved to remain operational. My motivation to start this petition is not selfless. I (service industry), along with nearly all of my colleagues, was laid off today (3/18/20). Whether or not this petition moves forward, I have already planned to reallocate all of my own remaining resources exclusively toward food and the most basic necessities while COVID-19 restrictions remain in tact. Paying $750 for rent when that may be all I have for said essentials -- indefinitely -- seems futile at best. Our employers were heartbroken to be forced into laying us off. They are devastated and worried for us, and we are devastated and worried for them and for the future of our company. Our story is clearly NOT unique; likely thousands of service industry workers in Bozeman alone will be or have already been laid off, and this is just the beginning. We need rent and mortgage relief NOW.

  8,693 of 9,000 Signatures

  Created by Meg Juenker
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  CONGRESS, REAL RELIEF DEMANDS A FULL RECOVERY

  Hermanos y hermanas, Trabajadores necesitan un alivio completo del Congreso. El IUPAT estima que al menos el 50% de los sitios de construcción en todo el país ya han sido cerrados, y teme que ese número pueda aumentar hasta el 90%. A medida que nuestra unión trabaja para organizar sobre temas de seguridad, pedimos al Congreso que haga su parte para proteger la salud de las millones de familias que enfrentan una posible pérdida de cobertura en la industria de la construcción y más allá. En el último paquete de estímulo, el Congreso tuvo la oportunidad de otorgar un alivio verdadero a esta fuerza laboral vulnerable y no lo hizo. La asistencia financiera aprobada es una curita cuando necesitamos un torniquete. Los trabajadores están siendo golpeados con una ola tras otra de contratiempos: pérdida de atención médica, inseguridad de jubilación, y ahora una fecha indefinida para volver a un trabajo seguramente. El IUPAT exige asistencia urgente y recuperación completa para los trabajadores antes de cualquier rescate de ejecutivos corporativos. Ya el tiempo para actuar esta corriendo y no tenemos el lujo de seguir esperando. El Congreso debe enfrentar esto con una acción agresiva que no deja atrás a ningún trabajador de la construcción: —Proporcionar protecciones de salud tanto para los asegurados como para los no asegurados— Refuerce la cobertura de salud para trabajadores que participan en planes de salud de empleadores múltiples y proveer protecciones de seguro médico tanto para los asegurados como para los no asegurados. Con despidos, cierres de sitios de construcción, desempleo a largo plazo e incertidumbre económica prolongada, estamos pidiendo a nuestros representantes que brinden alivio a los planes de salud y bienestar de múltiples empleadores para que nuestros miembros y sus familias puedan continuar recibiendo seguro médico sin interrupción en su cobertura . Debemos frenar la arborización de enfermedades y asegurarnos de que todos trabajadores tengan atención médica. —Reforzar/asegurar planes de jubilación— Nuestros miembros han trabajado duro en nuestras industrias durante décadas, brindando a nuestras familias y comunidades la promesa de una jubilación digna. Con la volatilidad en el mercado de valores y una pérdida proyectada en horas y contribuciones a los planes de jubilación de nuestros miembros, llamamos al Congreso a actuar de una vez por todas para ayudar a proporcionar alivio a nuestros planes de jubilación invirtiendo directamente en planes de pensiones para empleadores múltiples como el plan de la IUPAT para garantizar la seguridad del futuro de todos los trabajadores en nuestra industria. —Invierta en infraestructura domestica— El gobierno debe proporcionar un estímulo macroeconómico para mantener saludable la economía en general. Cualquier paquete de estímulo debe incluir un plan para que trabajadores de la construcción en Estados Unidos vuelvan a trabajar rápidamente una vez que esta pandemia esté bajo control. En el corto plazo, debemos buscar asignaciones de emergencia para apoyar nuestra infraestructura de salud pública debilitada, especialmente los hospitales. A mediano y largo plazo, los esfuerzos de recuperación deberían centrarse en crear empleos para millones de trabajadores y fortalecer la infraestructura esencial de nuestro país, como carreteras, puentes, sistemas de agua y producción de energía. La Unión Intencional de Pintores y Oficios Aliados es una unión que lucha por la gente trabajadora en todas partes. Codo a codo con nuestros seguidores, pedimos al Congreso que actúe de manera bipartidista para abordar la creciente necesidad de aquellos en nuestra industria y la clase trabajadora en general. ¿Porque es esto importante? ¿Te ha afectado personalmente la crisis? Asegúrese de compartir su historia personal en los comentarios de la petición. El Congreso necesita escuchar las historias de nuestras familias trabajadoras, no de las corporaciones.

  8,353 of 9,000 Signatures

  Created by International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
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  Oregon Leaders: Declare a Moratorium on Evictions during Coronavirus Emergency!

  In the state of Oregon a renter can be evicted for being $1 short on rent by the 13th of the month; their landlords are under no obligation to accept partial payments, make payment arrangements, or drop the eviction if the tenant comes up with that missing $1 by or before their court date. The vast majority of evictions are NOT long and costly processes, they are the fastest civil legal procedure behind getting a restraining order, especially for non-payment of rent if the tenant doesn't have any reason to withhold (which requires carefully following several steps to be protected from eviction). For a tenant behind on rent, the whole process takes a bit more than 30 days from filing to lock out, though in most cases the tenant moves sooner than that to avoid an eviction going on their record, and it costs the landlord less than $200 in filing fees. The consequences to the renter, whose greatest crime is being poor or having a financial emergency, are significant. This is economic violence, even when we aren't dealing with a major public health emergency. But if we want to contain this virus and reduce the number of people who are critically ill, we must allow people to stay home from work when they need to without worrying about how they'll be able to pay their rent. No one is better off if people who should be staying home are coming to work, we need to do everything we can to make sure they don't have to.

  8,213 of 9,000 Signatures

  Created by Portland Tenants United
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  Save our Public Postal Service

  As most Americans shelter in place, postal workers are delivering people’s prescriptions, keeping small-enterprises in business and connecting families. The USPS has always been our emergency distribution system when our country is in crisis. But, at this unprecedented time, that work is under threat. The Coronavirus shutdown is plummeting postal revenues while increasing costs. The Postal Service could run out of money as early as June. Instead of shuttering USPS, we should be supporting the essential workers who deliver our mail, and expanding their reach, since they're the only delivery service mandated to serve all of us affordably. We can use their skilled workforce to deliver stimulus checks faster than the IRS can, and even offer bill paying, low-fee ATMs, and expanded remittances overseas The loss of the USPS would shatter our response to the Coronavirus pandemic, hit already weakened businesses, and ravage communities. Our public Postal Service needs all American leaders - Democrats and Republicans alike - to provide urgent and ongoing financial support from the Federal Government during this public health and economic crisis.

  7,398 of 8,000 Signatures

  Created by Americans for Financial Reform
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  COVID-19 Colorado Emergency Rent and debt forgiveness

  As a group, the working class of Colorado have been financially crippled by the critical and necessary measures put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19. Though the federal or state government may eventually provide relief, the immediate conservation of our limited financial resources is necessary for our own and our family's health and well being. Renters, lessors, banks and other relevant institutions can, as a class seek their own relief; the state and federal government is much more responsive and historically more likely to act on their behalf. We must protect our limited cash flow immediately.

  6,250 of 7,000 Signatures

  Created by Angela Coleman