Supporting linen, uniform and facility services as COVID-19 infected North America prompted TRSA, the industry’s association, to guide its members in anticipating recovery, while answering their call for support for their immediate challenges. What began as an effort to facilitate their sharing of best business practices to preserve their employees’ safety and health and address their customers’ concerns quickly expanded into:

• Efforts to obtain federal relief funding for the industry, which anticipates losing $10 billion in revenue and at least 80,000 jobs in 2020
• Advocacy with state officials for consistency in recognizing the industry as an essential ...