| R 375 |
| 2022 -- S 3023 Enacted 06/16/2022 |
| S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
| CELEBRATING JUNE 16, 2022, AS "ESSENTIAL WORKER APPRECIATION DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
Introduced By: Senators E Morgan, Paolino, de la Cruz, Rogers, Algiere, Burke, Felag, F Lombardi, Ciccone, and Coyne |
| Date Introduced: June 16, 2022 |
| WHEREAS, Essential Worker Appreciation Day provides the opportunity 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 |
| 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, 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 had dramatically changed. |
| 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 our State's residents; and |
| WHEREAS, These dedicated men and women are and have been unsung heroes and |
| particularly throughout the months of the pandemic when they consistently demonstrated deep |
| commitment to ensuring the well-being and subsistence of the residents of their communities and |
| kept our State's economy running; and |
| WHEREAS, Pushing through 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, Essential workers are one of the State's greatest assets and today more than |
| ever, professional recognition and employee appreciation are essential for morale, engagement, |
| and retention; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby celebrates "Essential |
| Workers Appreciation Day" on June 16, 2022, and thanks Rhode Island's essential workers for |
| their dedicated efforts and continued work for the betterment of our communities. It is also a day |
| to pay tribute to those workers who lost their lives helping others during this pandemic; 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 the Rhode Island Department of Health, John E. |
| Gage, MBA, NHA, 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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