Transit Workers Accuse Miami-Dade of Race Bias In Pandemic (1)

Bus drivers, train operators, and other transit employees in Florida’s Miami-Dade County didn’t receive proper safety and personal protective equipment to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus for the majority African American workforce, according to a race bias complaint filed with a federal civil rights agency.

The county hasn’t equally distributed masks, gloves, and cleaning products to transit workers, who are predominantly black, despite earlier requests for more protective equipment, the Transport Workers Union Local 291 said in its charge to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Since March 1, the complaint says the county has provided the workers with less ...