Add your name to call for stringent safety measures at the White House

Donald Trump's reckless behavior is endangering White House employees.

Dear fellow MoveOn member,

For months, as the COVID-19 pandemic raged, Donald Trump and members of his administration refused to wear masks and take other safety precautions against the deadly virus at the White House. And now, they're putting the lives and livelihoods of the White House staff at even greater risk.

Even after Trump, his wife, and many White House officials tested positive for COVID-19 last week, the dangerous working conditions inside the executive mansion did not change.¹

Especially at risk from Trump's refusal to take the deadly disease seriously are the White House residence staff members, many of whom are older and Black, Latino, or Filipino—some of the most vulnerable populations in the pandemic.²

Trump and the first lady interact with dozens of the residence staff every day, and the Trumps' blatant disregard for their safety puts the staff members and their families at great risk. The residence staff or their families could be exposed to COVID-19 in the White House, but, as Deesha Dyer, the White House social secretary under President Barack Obama noted, "They don't have the privilege of being Marine One–ed to Walter Reed" if they get sick.³

Trump's reckless behavior is endangering White House employees. Sign the petition to demand immediate action to protect their health and the well-being of their families.

To protect all who are working in the White House, stringent safety measures must be implemented immediately, including a face mask requirement.

Most residence staffers have been working in the White House for years, some even through multiple presidential administrations.⁴ They're working to support their families, and many of them have to work a certain number of years to receive their pension. They can't risk being fired for calling out of work or speaking up about unsafe conditions.

During this time of unprecedented danger from COVID-19, the people of the United States must demand rules for the White House that are in the best interests of the people who work there. 

The White House is the people's house: The American people own it, pay for it, and allow the president and his family to live in it.⁵ The current residents of the people's house do not have the right to endanger the health of others.

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks!

–Andrew K.

Sources:

1. "What I Saw at the White House," The Atlantic, October 2, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/145040?t=17&akid=277670%2E10220574%2Eu7A36m

2. "Concern rises for White House residence staffers as their workplace emerges as a virus hot spot," The Washington Post, October 5, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/145041?t=19&akid=277670%2E10220574%2Eu7A36m

3. "The People Trump Came Home To," The Atlantic, October 5, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/145043?t=21&akid=277670%2E10220574%2Eu7A36m

4. Ibid.

5. "The White House is the people's house — something Trump seems to forget," The Washington Post, June 24, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/145042?t=23&akid=277670%2E10220574%2Eu7A36m

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