Dear Board Members,

Thank you for proposing this permanent standard to protect Virginia’s workers.  As a local pastor in a congregation that relates to many immigrant workers, I see the very real need to  adopt the proposed permanent standard before the temporary standard ends.  Our Shenandoah Valley poultry workers are especially vulnerable in the plants where they work and these permanent protections will improve their quality of life and public health.

Employers have a moral responsibility to protect their workers from COVID-19 and without these standards we cannot assume that employers will do all they can to protect workers.  

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Rev. Jennifer Davis Sensenig

Community Mennonite Church

Harrisonburg, VA  22801