Campus workers delivered demands to University officials. Their deadline just passed.
Campus workers fear the return of students to campus — and are calling out the University for failing to address those concerns.
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Campus workers fear the return of students to campus — and are calling out the University for failing to address those concerns.
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include information about dining services for residential students in isolation or quarantine due to COVID-19.
Updated July 22, 5:05 p.m.: Campus workers across the UNC System have continued to express concerns about the University’s fall reopening plans and the risk of becoming infected with COVID-19. A group of University housekeepers delivered a list of safety demands to UNC Housekeeping Director Herb Richmond at the Cheek-Clarke Building on July 22, along with petition signatures from more than 300 campus workers and students. Some of the demands include implementing daily COVID-19 symptom screening for all staff and students on campus and restoring full administrative leave for all University employees, including temporary workers.
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