As Omicron Spreads, , Americans Are Going To Work Sick.
CNN reports that millions of the country's frontline laborers simply do not have the luxury of being able to miss a paycheck.
A recent Shift Project survey found that of the 6,600 hourly employees they questioned, nearly 65% had recently clocked in despite feeling ill.
A recent Shift Project survey found that of the 6,600 hourly employees they questioned, nearly 65% had recently clocked in despite feeling ill.
When questioned why they would show up to work sick as the pandemic rages, 55% said they needed the money.
They're faced with the decision to either go to work and likely get COVID-19 or miss paying the bills.
Workers either end up losing pay or going to work sick.
, Jim Araby, director of strategic campaigns for the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, via CNN.
Workers either end up losing pay or going to work sick.
, Jim Araby, director of strategic campaigns for the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, via CNN.
The United States, unlike most industrialized nations of the world, does not have a policy on paid sick leave.
Clearly we don't have a social safety net that can deal with these issues.
, Jim Araby, director of strategic campaigns for the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, via CNN.
Therefore, low-income Americans who are most likely to work grueling and precarious jobs often have no other choice.
I feel like I'm playing Russian roulette with my life going in to make hamburgers and fries for $11.15 an hour.
, Bill Thompson, employee at Burger King, via CNN
