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July 13, 2021 6:29 pm
courtesy of Nebraska Legislator s website
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) A state lawmaker from Omaha has announced he will run in the Democratic primary for Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District.
Sen. Tony Vargas said in an announcement Tuesday that he will seek the party’s nomination to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a three-term Republican in the district that includes Omaha and parts of its suburbs.
Vargas said Tuesday his focus will be on meeting the needs of working families, including access to affordable, quality health care, living wages and better education. Vargas is a former public school teacher and one-time member of the Omaha Public Schools Board who was re-elected to a second term in the Legislature in 2020.
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Nebraska senator proposes bill to protect meatpacking workers
Senator Tony Vargas is trying once more to advance a bill protecting meatpacking workers from COVID-19 in the workplace
January 12, 2021 6:24 am
courtesy of Nebraska Legislator s website
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN)- Monday morning, Nebraskan Senator Tony Vargas, of Omaha, introduced a new bill to protect meatpacking workers from contracting COVID-19.
The Meatpacking Employees COVID-19 Protection Act would put in place CDC and OSHA recommendations that have been around since the start of the pandemic: six feet of distance between workers, access to clean PPE, hand washing stations, regular equipment cleaning, temperature checks, paid sick leave for those who contract COVID-19 with assurances that there wouldn’t be consequences for missing work, and more information on case numbers.