Britain is now desperately short of workers in some sectors. Yet our interviews with 100 women aged 50 and over show how hard it is for them to find secure employment
Workers such as these Starbucks employees in St. Anthony, Minn., increasingly went on strike in 2022.
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Workers have filed the most union petitions since 2015 and the number of strikes have surged, but whether this turns into a sustained increase in membership rates is still unclear.
Health-care workers protest over stalled contract negotiations with the provincial government in Montréal in October 2020.
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To prevent a shortage of health workers, public expressions of appreciation need to be backed by policies that provide dignity, decent working conditions, accountability and appropriate remuneration.
When schools shut down to prevent the spread of COVID-19, moms took on the burden of supporting students at home.
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Two years of pandemic have put a severe strain on the mental health of America’s workers. Employers with a plan in place will be best equipped to help them cope.
While doctors and nurses have received well-deserved praise for their service on the frontlines, medical examiners and coroners perform dangerous work in the shadows.
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Death care workers are at high risk for burnout as well as depression and other mental health concerns.
Many grocery store workers have experienced high rates of anxiety and depression during the pandemic.
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Throughout the pandemic, community carers have risked their own health and well-being, but have struggled for even basic support and equipment.
People are shoulder to shoulder inside a city bus while commuting at rush hour during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto.
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Increasing even part-time remote work disrupts public transit revenue. Agencies need to adapt fare structures and business models to meet the changing work market.
People wearing protective masks board a city transit bus during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Feb. 19, 2021.
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COVID-19 messaging frames staying home as a personal responsibility, but for many it’s a luxury they can’t afford. Like the language used for drug addiction, it stigmatizes low-income people.
Philosophy can help us see how some of the implicit beliefs we hold about work are mere myths. Success isn’t always due to effort, and the idea some jobs are more shameful to have than others.
Nearly 1,000 workers at this Smithfield Foods pork-processing plant in South Dakota contracted COVID-19 between mid-March and mid-April 2020.
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Thousands of workers at meat- and poultry-processing plants have contracted COVID-19, and hundreds have died. A legal scholar recommends ways to make their jobs safer.
Are immunity passports an idea that we should be seriously considering?
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Even though the idea has been rejected earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to rethink immunity passports. Here’s why.
Residents line up in their cars in late November at a food distribution site in Clermont, Florida, where many are hungry because of the pandemic.
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The absence of effective government policy doesn’t make citizens free. It takes away their power, leaving them less able to act to address their needs. That’s especially clear during the pandemic.
There’s a faster way to complete vaccine trials, but is it ethical?
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Challenge trials – purposefully exposing volunteers to the coronavirus – could speed up the development of a vaccine. But there are serious ethical concerns with this approach.
Black and Latino essential workers are more likely to experience food, child care and housing insecurities than their white co-workers, in addition to safety concerns.
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A research project may offer insight into how factors like laundry, food and art may be good places to start in addressing problems in long-term care homes.
Essential workers don’t always have access to the PPE they need.
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Low-wage workers are less likely than high-wage workers to have access to things like masks, hand sanitizer and training on how to prevent COVID-19 transmission.