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Labor Day 'Funeral Procession' Calls For Stronger Pandemic Response

Members of labor organizations are holding a caravan in Portland this morning led by a hearse as they demand stronger pandemic response.

They are calling on local, state and national elected officials to immediately pass COVID-19 relief legislation. Among the measures being sought are those to protect workers, provide federal aid for state and local governments and boost unemployment benefits.

Organizers also say racial disparities have to be addressed in both the health and economic crises.

The caravan is being called a funeral procession for the workers who died of COVID-19 due to inaction.

Ed Morin
Ed is a Maine native who spent his early childhood in Livermore Falls before moving to Farmington. He graduated from Mount Blue High School in 1970 before going to the University of Maine at Orono where he received his BA in speech in 1974 with a broadcast concentration. It was during that time that he first became involved with public broadcasting. He served as an intern for what was then called MPBN TV and also did volunteer work for MPBN Radio.