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Collected Item: “New York City EMS Workers Allege Retaliation After Speaking About Pandemic”

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New York City EMS Workers Allege Retaliation After Speaking About Pandemic

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News Article

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Excerpt for article: A group of New York City emergency medical service workers who gave interviews to the news media, including NPR, are suing the city for allegedly retaliating against them after speaking about their experiences responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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#ASU, #HST580, EMT, fire department, New York, paramedics, union,

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https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/06/11/875161922/new-york-city-ems-workers-allege-retaliation-after-speaking-about-pandemic?fbclid=IwAR0oXVA5AWiwXvWYhxoK2wzGZn51Wf8PAByCNAgbaj1ZQ3KwRctTP-b7obU

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HANSI LO WANG

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2020-06-11
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