Throughout the County, employers and community members have shown appreciation for the sacrifices our public workers have made and continue to make. However, in Fullerton apparently no good deed goes unpunished.
Author Archives: Charles Barfield
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Barfield: Essential Public Workers and All Americans Need Broad Federal Assistance Immediately
While that pandemic rages on in our community, the decision to actually strengthen the public health safety net – and other essential municipal services – is being made right now in our nation’s capital and the biggest obstacle has turned out to be the U.S. Senate majority.
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Barfield: Orange County Public Servants Speak Out About Workplace Safety
An OCEA safety survey of public workers show that more than 44 percent of respondents do NOT feel safe in the workplace and more than 40 percent say they do not have adequate access to personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks and shields.
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Barfield: Let’s Keep Public Servants Working to Keep Our Communities Safe
Public sector workers have been subjected to risks every day since the start of the crisis. First responders, public health nurses, social workers, mental health workers and many others have remained on the job. Community safety, stopping child abuse, and protecting the local environment cannot telecommute, and neither do these workers.
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Barfield: Local Public Servants Meeting the COVID-19 Crisis Head-on
In this current crisis, leadership is coming from local government. In Orange County our local public servants are facing this crisis with courage and professionalism that fills our community with pride. Local government workers serve so we can be safe. They deserve safety and support.
