Somewhere in the mix, we forgot the very critical people who deliver the service.
I want people on the front line to be proud of what they're doing and give themselves permission to finish things in ways that they can be proud of.
In a majority of hospitals, in a majority of places, it is the nurses that are on the frontlines. They're the ones working every moment with the patients to ensure that they do well.
It would not be possible to praises nurses too highly.
The people who are on the front lines every day in hospitals, nurses, the people who are running clinics, the people who are taking care of your children, those are the people who are the lovers of the world, are the good of the world.
Due to the very nature of police work, social distancing isn't always an option for our nation's law enforcement heroes.
In reality, it is the waste collectors, the nurses, and the cleaners whose shoulders are supporting the apex of the pyramid. They are the true mechanism of social solidarity.
To me, there's only 5 real jobs in America: Police Officers, Teachers, Firefighters, Doctors, and the Military Service.
To our health care workers and essential employees: Thank you for everything you are doing.
Our health care workers are the heroes of the Covid-19 response.
Masks. Test Supplies. Ventilators. Gloves. Gowns. These are the most critical tools that our doctors, nurses and other first responders on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic need to continue their tireless work and save lives.
Public sector employees are the eyes and ears on the ground for the communities they serve.
People on the front lines have the best ideas for how to improve things.
Thing that we wanted to do was redefine what a green job was, what a climate job was. We said: "Wait a minute. There's all these people out there who are doing low-carbon work." It's not just guys in hard hats putting up solar panels. Teaching is low carbon. Caring for the sick is low carbon. Daycare is a green workplace. Overwhelmingly, this is work that is done by women, overwhelmingly women of color, on the frontlines of austerity clawbacks.
