Some bus drivers pleading with King County Metro to offer more protection from coronavirus
In an open letter to King County Councilmembers last week, drivers and operators for Metro Transit pleaded for better safety measures during the coronavirus pandemic.
The letter asked for transparency on which Metro employees are contracting the virus (Metro has said it would not publicly disclose employees who test positive), hazard pay for transit workers serving in harm's way, and enhanced cleaning of buses. It also asked for more personal protective equipment for operators when assisting riders with disabilities where social distancing isn’t practical.
There is also a change.org petition in support of the drivers and operators with more than 2,000 signatures as of Saturday.
In March, King County Metro showed KING 5 how they sanitize and clean the buses and the enhancements they made as the virus began to spread through the state.
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