/tags/essential-workers essential workers en-US WLRN Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:38:56 GMT /2022-01-18/workers-are-calling-out-sick-in-droves-leaving-employers-scrambling Employers from Macy's to United Airlines are having to adjust after skyrocketing omicron COVID cases have led large numbers of workers to call out sick. Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:38:56 GMT /2022-01-18/workers-are-calling-out-sick-in-droves-leaving-employers-scrambling Andrea Hsu /news/2020-07-01/when-essential-workers-earn-less-than-the-jobless-we-put-the-country-on-our-back A strange thing happened this spring. As co-workers began to get sick, essential worker Yudelka LaVigna took an unpaid leave of absence. When she got her… Wed, 01 Jul 2020 11:40:23 GMT /news/2020-07-01/when-essential-workers-earn-less-than-the-jobless-we-put-the-country-on-our-back Alina Selyukh /2020-05-28/covid-19-has-killed-close-to-300-u-s-health-care-workers-new-data-from-cdc-shows More than 60,000 health care workers have contracted the coronavirus, up from 9,000 in April. Workers say they face unnecessary risks because of ongoing shortages of protective gear like masks. Thu, 28 May 2020 10:00:27 GMT /2020-05-28/covid-19-has-killed-close-to-300-u-s-health-care-workers-new-data-from-cdc-shows Carrie Feibel, Will Stone /2020-05-19/scared-to-return-to-work-or-cant-with-kids-at-home-heres-what-you-need-to-know As businesses reopen, many workers are worried for their health and would rather stay on unemployment. Many parents can't return to a workplace because they have no child care. What are your options? Tue, 19 May 2020 09:01:00 GMT /2020-05-19/scared-to-return-to-work-or-cant-with-kids-at-home-heres-what-you-need-to-know Chris Arnold /2020-05-01/essential-workers-plan-may-day-strikes-others-demand-end-to-covid-19-lockdowns Grocery store and warehouse workers are calling for sick leave and hazard pay, while nurses will protest for more PPE. And others are targeting stay-at-home orders. Fri, 01 May 2020 10:55:00 GMT /2020-05-01/essential-workers-plan-may-day-strikes-others-demand-end-to-covid-19-lockdowns Scott Neuman /news/2020-04-20/delivery-workers-put-themselves-at-risk-during-the-covid-19-crisis Nationwide shutdowns to minimize the spread of the new coronavirus have brought many things to a standstill. But one line of work that's often overlooked… Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:47:41 GMT /news/2020-04-20/delivery-workers-put-themselves-at-risk-during-the-covid-19-crisis Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /show/latin-america-report/2020-04-07/undocumented-migrants-if-were-essential-workers-during-covid-19-why-detain-us The federal government has designated farm workers as "essential" to the U.S. food supply chain during the COVID-19 crisis. Ironically, about two-thirds… Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:27:35 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2020-04-07/undocumented-migrants-if-were-essential-workers-during-covid-19-why-detain-us Tim Padgett