10 worker protections that should be in the next aid package

America's essential workers span the economy. They include custodial staff disinfecting public spaces, grocery clerks stocking shelves, delivery drivers bringing food to families, home care workers supporting seniors and people with disabilities and warehouse workers processing our shipments of basic necessities. State and municipal workers in sanitation, transit and utility jobs are making sure the basic infrastructure of our communities keeps running. And of course, our doctors, nurses and hospital staff are battling this virus on the front lines. Without our essential workers, Americans lucky enough to shelter in place would be hungry, sick and sitting in the dark while the trash piled up outside.

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