(October 6, 2020 – MILWAUKEE, WI) – Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, released the following statement in support of the Evers’ administration actions to combat COVID-19 including limiting indoor public gatherings to 25 percent of a room’s capacity and placing new restrictions on bars, restaurants, and mass gatherings.
“On behalf of the working men and women of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, I would like to commend Governor Evers for his latest directive limiting the size of public gatherings in our state. The alarming rise in cases that has put our state near the top of the list of Covid-19 hotspots make this a necessary, common sense action.
As the deadly 1918 pandemic illustrated, a likely second wave has the potential to be even more lethal than what we’ve seen so far. Unfortunately, coronavirus fatigue is prompting too many Wisconsinites to ignore essential public health practices, allowing cases to spike dramatically.