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'Our lives are expendable': NYC subway workers speak out after dozens of Covid-19 deaths

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'Our lives are expendable': NYC subway workers speak out after dozens of Covid-19 deaths

'Our lives are expendable': NYC subway workers speak out after dozens of Covid-19 deaths

Transit workers in New York City are afraid to go back to work after 68 employees have died from coronavirus, and say authorities could have done more to protect them.

'They want to call us heroes now, but how can you call up heroes when you didn't give your heroes proper equipment to fight this,' said conductor Tramell Thompson.


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