To keep the lights on during COVID-19 emergency, power company workers sequester in the office

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Thirty-seven employees of the New York Independent System Operator, a private company that runs part of the electricity grid in New York, are living in RVs and trailers at two of the company's facilities. One of those employees, Tim Pasquini, said he volunteered because about two years ago he got

That’s one of the reasons utility operators, the people who run your electricity service, are taking steps to sequester employees in offices, power stations, and control rooms to keep everything running.

One of those employees, Tim Pasquini, said he volunteered because about two years ago he got 10 weeks of paid leave to be home with his newborn son, thanks to the paid family leave law in New York state. “Last week we had a couple nice, sunny days -- we were all out in lawn chairs hanging out outside our trailers. Someone brought a guitar. We've been trying to stay busy, we have cornhole we've been playing in the parking lot. And we got a bunch of board games, things like that,” he said.

 

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