On Wednesday, nonprofits and state agencies met at the County of San Diego office in Escondido to announce the Worker Week of Action, aimed to increase awareness of workers' rights when it comes to COVID-19.
Organizations continue informing workers about their right to paid COVID-19 sick leave. KPBS North County reporter Tania Thorne met with organizations today continuing outreach efforts.
Arcela Nuñez-Alvarez with Universidad Popular was at the meeting and said volunteers have reached over 300,000 people through their outreach. The latest message organizations are pushing out to communities, is the right to paid COVID-19 sick leave for California workers, regardless of their immigration status.
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