Construction workers say sites not safe

Construction workers say job sites in Massachusetts are not safe.

EXPLAIN.SERA: THOUSANDS OF CONSTRUCTIONWORKERS ARE WALKING OFF THE JOB.THEY SAY CONSTRUCTION SITES ARENOT SAY.TWO UNIONS REPRESENTING 17,000WORKERS HAVE ISSUED A WORKSTOPPAGE.UNION MEMBERS SAY SITES ARE NOTFOLLOWING GUIDELINES TO LIMITEXPOSURE TO COVID-19.GOVERNOR BAKER HAS ALLOWED WORKTO CONTINUE ON HOUSING PROJECTSONLY AND STRICT RULES ARE INPLACE TO UPHOLD SAFETY ANDSOCIAL DISTANCING.BUT UNION LEADERS SAY THE RULESARE NOT BEING FOLLOWED OR THARE IMPOSSIBLE TO UPHOLD.IN A LETTER TO MEMBERS THEPAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADE UNIONSAYS IN PART, MANY OF OURPARTNER CONTRACTORS HAVE MADESTRONG AND SINCERE EFFORTS TOPROTECT OUR MEMBERS ON THE JOB.DESPITE THESE EFFORTS, I AM NOWCONVINCED THAT CONSTRUCTIOSITES IN MASSACHUSETTS ARE NOTPRESENTLY SAFE FOR OURMEMBERSHIP.CITIES OF BOSTON AND SOMERVILLEHAVE PLACED MORATORIUMS ON ALLPROJECTS, EXCEPT