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The Velveteen Ocelot

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13. If any good comes out of this disaster, I hope that at least

Wed Apr 15, 2020, 11:59 AM

Apr 2020

the people who do those day-to-day tasks that we take for granted will be fairly compensated. How essential they really are didn't become obvious to most of us until now. I'm staying home and having groceries delivered instead of going out for them, and obviously I need the people who deliver them, as well as those who collect the food, and everybody else in the supply chain. The mailman comes every morning, just as His Lardship and his GOP goons are trying to destroy the USPS. And there are all the others: Yesterday there were city vehicles going through the alley sweeping the remaining snow away. On Friday the trash collectors will come and empty my bins, as they always have done. I hope there will be a movement to treat the people fairly who keep the wheels turning when the rest of us aren't watching.

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It's Interesting That Many "Essential Workers" Are Also "Poorly Paid Workers" [View all] MineralMan Apr 2020 OP

Very true! SheltieLover Apr 2020 #1

You make a profound point dailytroubadour Apr 2020 #2

Yes. If they're "Essential" now, they're essential all the time. MineralMan Apr 2020 #3

Also minorities are a huge part of this essential group. redstatebluegirl Apr 2020 #4

That, too. MineralMan Apr 2020 #6

Its a good time for FF15 uponit7771 Apr 2020 #5

We have de-valued labor in this country for 40 years. Yavin4 Apr 2020 #7

Indeed, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #8

Essentially slaves malaise Apr 2020 #9

Union! superpatriotman Apr 2020 #10

It does seem that the most important jobs in our society at this time... kentuck Apr 2020 #11

True... Newest Reality Apr 2020 #12

Slaves built the pyramids, too. MineralMan Apr 2020 #14

Well said... Newest Reality Apr 2020 #20

If any good comes out of this disaster, I hope that at least The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #13

Sadly, our poorest-paid workers have the smallest voices. MineralMan Apr 2020 #15

Given the likelihood of a long depression fescuerescue Apr 2020 #27

Actually, depending on what you consider poorly paid, PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #16

I used that example, because I heard the trash truck MineralMan Apr 2020 #17

I Was Surprised By The Illinois Number ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #23

A coworker of mine once said that the poorer a worker's pay was, the more their absence is noted. nt raccoon Apr 2020 #18

Absolutely. MineralMan Apr 2020 #19

What else do you expect... tonedevil Apr 2020 #21

Have you also noticed how recent immigrants not only populate these low paid... EarnestPutz Apr 2020 #22

I wonder where those invaluable billionaires are in all this? gratuitous Apr 2020 #24

K&R ck4829 Apr 2020 #25

In most locations garbage truck drivers are paid very well fescuerescue Apr 2020 #26

The billionaire class is desperate for us to get back to work. Codeine Apr 2020 #28

Absolutely. Hopefully society -- especially them! -- takes note Hortensis Apr 2020 #29

I thought the Trash Collectors (at least those driving the trash trucks) got paid well JI7 Apr 2020 #30