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COVID-19: MTA To Give $500K To Families Of Workers Killed By Virus As Death Toll Climbs Past 50 COVID-19: MTA To Give $500K To Families Of Workers Killed By Virus As Death Toll Climbs Past 50
Covid-19: MTA To Give $500K To Families Of Workers Killed By Virus As Death Toll Climbs Past 50 Following an agreement with three of the MTA's largest labor unions, Metro-North officials announced they will provide $500,000 benefits to the families of transit workers killed by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as if they died in the line of duty. As of Wednesday, April 15, more than 50 MTA employees have died from virus-related complications, the vast majority city bus, and subway workers. "Transportation workers are the heroes moving heroes of this public health crisis, continuing to get healthcare workers, first responders and other essential personnel where they need to go and savin…

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