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Summer was always a heat and health risk for UPS workers. Then came COVID-19.
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 4583752" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/summer-was-always-heat-health-risk-ups-workers-then-came-n1236779" target="_blank"><strong>Summer was always a heat and health risk for UPS workers. Then came COVID-19. - NBC News</strong></a></p><p></p><p><strong>During the summer of coronavirus UPS drivers are working 12 hour shifts delivering a record number of packages in record heat, all while wearing masks. </strong></p><p></p><p>Business has soared for UPS as Americans have turned to home delivery during the pandemic, but employees say heavy workloads, COVID-19 safety measures and sweltering summer heat are pushing them to the limit.</p><p></p><p>“We're in the middle of a pandemic,” said David Cockrel, a UPS driver and union steward in Brooklyn, New York. “It's about 105 to 110 and hotter in the back of that truck. We're working, 10, 11, 12, 13 hours a day. We’re tired.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 4583752, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/summer-was-always-heat-health-risk-ups-workers-then-came-n1236779'][B]Summer was always a heat and health risk for UPS workers. Then came COVID-19. - NBC News[/B][/URL] [B]During the summer of coronavirus UPS drivers are working 12 hour shifts delivering a record number of packages in record heat, all while wearing masks. [/B] Business has soared for UPS as Americans have turned to home delivery during the pandemic, but employees say heavy workloads, COVID-19 safety measures and sweltering summer heat are pushing them to the limit. “We're in the middle of a pandemic,” said David Cockrel, a UPS driver and union steward in Brooklyn, New York. “It's about 105 to 110 and hotter in the back of that truck. We're working, 10, 11, 12, 13 hours a day. We’re tired.” [/QUOTE]
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