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| 2021 -- S 0952 Enacted 06/15/2021 |
| S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
| CELEBRATING JUNE 17, 2021, AS "ESSENTIAL WORKER APPRECIATION DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
| Introduced By: Senators E Morgan, Paolino, de la Cruz, Algiere, Rogers, McCaffrey, |
| Date Introduced: June 15, 2021 |
| WHEREAS, In March of 2020, the first presumptive positive case of COVID-19 was |
| confirmed in the State and within days, the lives of all Rhode Islanders dramatically changed; and |
| WHEREAS, Over the next fourteen months throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, |
| essential workers continued to work on the frontlines of myriad services in order to protect the |
| health, well-being, and safety of Rhode Island residents; and |
| WHEREAS, Essential workers include healthcare workers, direct care workers, nursing |
| home workers, local public health workers, educators and school staff, food service and grocery |
| store workers, gas station attendants, construction workers, utility workers, post office workers, |
| social service workers, delivery service workers, law enforcement officers, security officers, |
| corrections officers, manufacturers who converted their operations to making respirators, face |
| shields, and hand sanitizers, and janitors, transit workers, truck drivers, emergency service |
| workers, and other public servants; and |
| WHEREAS, Pushing through their exhaustion and fear, and oftentimes struggling with |
| long hours and fatigue, these essential workers selflessly put their lives at risk to continue to |
| fulfill their critical jobs so many of us could stay safely at home while still continuing to have |
| access to basic life necessities; and |
| WHEREAS, These dedicated men and women are the unsung heroes of the pandemic |
| who have shown deep commitment to ensuring the well-being and subsistence of the residents of |
| their communities and have kept our State's economy running; and |
| WHEREAS, Essential Worker Appreciation Day is a day to recognize and honor each |
| and every one of the essential workers across our State who have made so many sacrifices in |
| order to provide critical services to the people of Rhode Island, and to remember and pay tribute |
| to those workers who lost their lives helping others during this pandemic; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby celebrates "Essential |
| Workers Appreciation Day" on June 17, 2021, and thanks Rhode Island's essential workers for |
| their dedicated efforts and continued work for the betterment of our communities; and be it |
| further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, Director of the |
| Rhode Island Department of Health, Scott Fraser, President/CEO of the Rhode Island Health Care |
| Association, the Rhode Island Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, the |
| Executive Director of the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association, and the Administrator of the |
| Rhode Island District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration. |
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