New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said the city is working to avoid an uptick in coronavirus infections during his virtual State of the City address on Thursday.
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The death of a New Bedford fish plant worker: A son’s story
Juan, a teenage vocational school student in New Bedford, lost his dad, Francisco, to COVID-19 nearly two months ago. Francisco was one of hundreds of fish plant workers in the city’s seafood industry that processed fish during the pandemic. Dozens have contracted the virus. Juan never understood how hard his dad worked until he died, when Juan had to get a job and work as a fish plant worker himself.
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La muerte de un trabajador de la planta de pescado de New Bedford: la historia de un hijo
Juan, un estudiante de escuela vocacional adolescente en New Bedford, perdió a su padre, Francisco, por COVID-19 hace casi dos meses. Francisco fue uno de los cientos de trabajadores de plantas de pescado en la industria de mariscos de la ciudad que procesó pescado durante la pandemia. Docenas han contraÃdo el virus. Juan nunca entendió lo duro que trabajó su padre hasta que murió, cuando Juan tuvo que conseguir un trabajo y trabajar como trabajador de una planta de pescado.
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New Bedford museum taking extra precautions as Mass. begins Phase 3 reopening
Massachusetts has moved into the third phase of reopening on Monday, allowing gyms, movie theaters, and museums to resume some operations. The New Bedford Whaling Museum will be opening this week with a new look, but they’re taking it slow.
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Los expertos en seguridad dicen que las órdenes de New Bedford sobre plantas de pescado y otras instalaciones industriales podrÃan establecer un estándar nacional en COVID-19
A lo largo de la pandemia, los defensores del lugar de trabajo temen que la industria de procesamiento de mariscos de New Bedford sea el próximo punto de acceso industrial del COVID-19, como las plantas de procesamiento de carne del Medio Oeste. Eso no ha sucedido, y la ciudad ha desarrollado protocolos de seguridad para la industria manufacturera que, según algunos expertos, deberÃan ser un modelo para los lugares de trabajo en todo el paÃs. Los primeros indicadores son prometedores, pero hay grandes preguntas sobre la capacidad de la ciudad para hacerlos cumplir.
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Safety experts say New Bedford orders on fish houses and other industrial facilities could set national standard on COVID-19
Throughout the pandemic, workplace advocates worried that New Bedford’s seafood processing industry would be the next industrial COVID-19 hotspot, like the meat processing plants of the Midwest.
That hasn’t happened, and the city has developed safety protocols for the manufacturing industry that some experts say should be a model for workplaces across the country. Early indicators are promising, but there are big questions about the city’s ability to enforce them.
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‘Stand with us’: New Bedford protestors demand solidarity from local police
Protests have been going on daily in New Bedford, demanding justice in the wake of the death of George Floyd. New Bedford mayor Jon Mitchell and the city’s police chief spoke with Black Lives Matter protesters Wednesday in an attempt to ease tensions.
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New Bedford expands COVID-19 testing to at-risk industrial workers
New Bedford’s industrial workers will be tested for COVID-19 through an expanded mobile program setup by the city and Southcoast Health on Wednesday.
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New Bedford mayor issues emergency orders to fish plants, other facilities, amid COVID-19 worker safety concerns
Businesses across the region will slowly begin to reopen in Southeastern Massachusetts as Governor Baker plans to lift restrictions in less than two weeks. In New Bedford, where manufacturing and seafood processing make up a large portion of the city’s income, plans are underway to protect workers as the new normal becomes a reality.
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Trabajadores de New Bedford reúnen desde sus automóviles, piden mejores estándares de seguridad en el lugar de trabajo en medio de COVID-19
Los trabajadores inmigrantes en New Bedford, incluidos los de la lucrativa industria de procesamiento de pescado de la ciudad, protestaron el viernes en sus automóviles instando a las empresas a implementar más protecciones de seguridad para los trabajadores en medio de la pandemia COVID-19.
