From:            Elena Perez
To:                Commission-Public-Records
Cc:                Elena Perez; Pritchard, Aaron
Subject:           [EXTERNAL] Public Comment, Puget Sound Sage: Protect Health Care for Airport Workers Impacted by COVID 19
Date:              Wednesday, April 1, 2020 11:20:30 AM
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Dear Port Commissioners,
Thank you for taking on the urgent tasks of responding to the health and economic impacts of
COVID-19. On behalf of Puget Sound Sage, I am writing with particular concern for workers at
the airport who have been laid off or lost hours due to decreased travel. These are often lowincome
immigrant workers and people of color who are suffering a multiplier effect as their
families and communities are left reeling from the fallout of this growing health crisis.
We urge you to tie any rent relief for SeaTac corporate tenants to protections for their
employees - primarily extension of healthcare benefits and right of return for workers who
have been laid off. We know national food service corporations like HMS Hotel and SSP
America will rebound from this crisis. It is not certain, however, that individual workers and
their families will remain healthy and resilient without policy actions centered on their behalf.
We know that you as Commissioners are deeply concerned about the impacts this crisis has
had on workers and their families, and urge you to respond substantively to SeaTac workers,
their unions, and the hundreds of concerned residents, travelers and social justice advocates
who have emailed seeking assurances that workers' interests are centered in actions taken by
the Port Commission today.
Please ensure that any rent relief for national food service corporations like HMS Host and SSP
American are tied to protections for their employees' healthcare and job security.
Sincerely,
Elena Perez
Coalition Organizing Director | Puget Sound Sage 
c: 206.359.1885
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