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UNI faculty suing over masks

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August 18th, 2021 by admin

(Radio Iowa) The faculty union at the University of Northern Iowa has filed a workplace safety complaint against the Regents with the U-S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Faculty union vice president Chris Martin, says the lack of mandates is creating an unsafe workplace.

Martin says voluntary mask-wearing is not enough.

Martin says. Faculty and staff say they’re particularly concerned about COVID risks for those with children under 12 and those with medical vulnerabilities.