THREAD: Who are the essential workers in America’s locked down cities? Mostly people of color and women.http://apne.ws/TY5xNY9
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Desmond Hill’s partner was among the thousands of New York City subway conductors who contracted COVID-19. Back on the job after a quarantine, Hill sometimes thinks, “Why am I out here doing this?”pic.twitter.com/nDa0B8D0jd
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Experts say the coronavirus pandemic has shined a spotlight on workers who have always been essential, but up until now were invisible.http://apne.ws/1d1fbBq
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Sounds like we shouldn’t be making “value judgements” about the contribution of ppl to society. Because clearly it has targeted minorities. End the lockdown, let the market decide who is essential, not a person behind a podium.
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Time for a pay raise
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In most cases, "essential" means "disposable."
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Expendables to the
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So not really “essential,” just “expendable.”
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Please show your work, hospital workers and first responders are fairly well paid. Prove you are not lying!
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