The spike in COVID cases in South Carolina is a stark example of the state’s habit of putting profits above public health. The policies now being implemented in South Carolina by the governor and by the Department of Health and Environmental Control were designed by the fast food industry, the hospitality industry, and the other corporations that make their money on wage workers and service industries. The accelerateSC task force was designed to put South Carolina back to work — without worker input.

The Network and allies sent a letter to the DHEC board on July 8 imploring the agency to step up and do what the law instructs the it to do. Meanwhile, we are taking testimony from workers put at risk by the failure of leadership to protect them on the job. Call 803-601-8000 for details.