And the Virus Rages on: “Contingent” and “Essential” Workers in the Time of COVID-19

“It affects your nerves, your mental state, your way of thinking—because you have to be cautious in everything you do now,” Rosie said. “It's like I'm risking my life for a dollar. It's twisted.” Rosie is an Amazon worker in New York City. She made these comments during the summer of...

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Published in:International labor and working class history 2021-01, Vol.99, p.1-14
Main Author: Orleck, Annelise
Format: Article
Language:English
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Agriculture
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Civil rights
Civil rights movements
Complaints
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Dairy farms
Demonstrations & protests
Deportation
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Employee complaints
Employers
Essential workers
Farms
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Fast food industry
Gender-based violence
Government agencies
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Health care access
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Labor unions
Low income groups
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Minority & ethnic groups
Occupational safety
Pandemic Roundtable
Pandemics
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Police reform
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Public transportation
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Sexual harassment
Sick leave
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Viruses
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Work
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Summary:“It affects your nerves, your mental state, your way of thinking—because you have to be cautious in everything you do now,” Rosie said. “It's like I'm risking my life for a dollar. It's twisted.” Rosie is an Amazon worker in New York City. She made these comments during the summer of 2020 after learning that a colleague in his twenties had recently died of COVID-19.
ISSN:0147-5479
1471-6445
DOI:10.1017/S0147547920000174