Gabriel Thompson

Gabriel Thompson is a freelance journalist who writes frequently about immigrants and work. His most recent book is "Chasing the Harvest," an oral history collection of California farmworkers.

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Employees work at the Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. facility in Brentwood, New York, U.S., on Monday, June 4, 2018. Broadridge Financial Solutions' Adam Amsterdam, corporate vice president, sold $1.18 million of shares, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. Amsterdam sold the shares after Broadridge gained 8.8 percent in the past month. Photographer: Johnny Milano/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Coronavirus Crisis

They Were Warned Not to Take Sick Days — Then Six Workers at Their Warehouse Died of Coronavirus

Gabriel Thompson

- Apr. 30, 2020

The workers also expressed concerns that delays in the provision of personal protective equipment like masks and gloves made an outbreak inevitable.

Printing machines stand at the Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. facility in Brentwood, New York, U.S., on Monday, June 4, 2018. Broadridge Financial Solutions' Adam Amsterdam, corporate vice president, sold $1.18 million of shares, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. Amsterdam sold the shares after Broadridge gained 8.8 percent in the past month. Photographer: Johnny Milano/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Coronavirus Crisis

As Coronavirus Spread, Financial Services Contractor Told Warehouse Workers They Aren't Allowed to Get Sick

Gabriel Thompson

- Apr. 7, 2020

In a Long Island warehouse, immigrants work long hours doing mailings for a multibillion-dollar financial services company. Now they’re getting sick.

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They Were Warned Not to Take Sick Days — Then Six Workers at Their Warehouse Died of Coronavirus

As Coronavirus Spread, Financial Services Contractor Told Warehouse Workers They Aren't Allowed to Get Sick

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