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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Ilana Arougheti

EXPLAINED: Proposal seeks to increase protections equity for temporary workers - The Real Truth

State Rep. Edgar Gonzalez and state Sen. Robert Peters, both Chicago Democrats, said Monday they will introduce the Temp Worker and Fairness Safety Act to protect temporary workers’ rights. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

After 18 years as a temporary employee around Chicago, Brisa Chavez doesn’t feel like anyone has trained her to step into a full-time job.

Chavez is often sent to work with industrial machines, she says, without being taught how to use them. She worries this could lead to injury or death.

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