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The state requires employers to guarantee three paid sick days per year. Only 4% of all U.S. workers have 14 or more days off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With so little time off, workers in the pandemic are being asked to choose between staying home and making no money or working while sick.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Working sick is something many Americans are used to doing. New survey data from UCSF and UC Berkeley shows just how prevalent it is among service and retail workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UCSF’s Kristen Harknett and Daniel Schneider of UC Berkeley surveyed 100,000 service and retail workers nationwide \u003ca href=\"https://shift.berkeley.edu/paid-sick-leave-brief/\">as part of the “Shift Project.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The results are “really scary,” Harknett said. “Sixty percent of the workers reported going to the job sick.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harknett said in many cases workers have no option because their company does not give them sick leave. 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She said she wants to remain anonymous for fear of losing her job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says about a month ago, when the pandemic was starting to hit the U.S., she and two other colleagues had flu-like symptoms. They couldn’t find anyone to cover for them, so the manager told them they had to come to work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I felt so bad,” she said. “People were coming in to get medication, and I could be infecting them.” She said she tried to do as much work as possible in the back of the store so she would limit her contact with customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The whole situation made her uncomfortable. “Even if we’re not having direct contact with the customer,” she said, “we’re still putting their pills in a bottle, and we’re still putting a label on the bottle and we’re still putting a cap on the bottle, and we’re touching all of those things.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='left' citation=\"Pharmacy worker\"]‘Even if we’re not having direct contact with the customer, we’re still putting their pills in a bottle, and we’re still putting a label on the bottle and we’re still putting a cap on the bottle, and we’re touching all of those things.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pharmacist was not tested for COVID-19 and has no idea if she was passing along the sickness. She said you don’t need to be a doctor, or a pharmacist, to know that having sick people touch everyone’s medication is not a good way to flatten the curve of a pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since her pharmacy chain has way more than 500 employees, it is also exempted from the federal coronavirus bill. Any company with over 500 employees does not have to provide 14 days of paid sick leave to workers nor the 12 weeks of paid leave the law required for workers whose children were home from school or for child care because of the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s extremely problematic that there is a carve-out for large employers,” Harknett said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Harknett, corporations with over 500 workers are some of the worst offenders when it comes to providing sick leave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Costco is a rare standout. According to the survey data, the grocery store provided coverage to nearly all workers. At Walmart, the percentage dropped to 73%. 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So the social contract since the 1970s has really shifted from one of shared risk or where employers bore more of the risk, to one where workers bear most or all of the risk.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Compared to the 1970s, fewer workers belong to unions who could advocate on their behalf. Several companies have shifted more jobs from full-time employee arrangements to part-time contract and gig work that lack protections like guaranteed minimum wage, overtime or worker’s compensation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some companies have also suppressed wages — sometimes so aggressively that they do not keep up with inflation — so the same job is paying less than it used to. Fewer workers today have benefits like a retirement pension or quality employer-sponsored health insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By cutting labor costs, companies were able to increase revenues and keep the prices of goods lower. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pharmacist was not tested for COVID-19 and has no idea if she was passing along the sickness. She said you don’t need to be a doctor, or a pharmacist, to know that having sick people touch everyone’s medication is not a good way to flatten the curve of a pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since her pharmacy chain has way more than 500 employees, it is also exempted from the federal coronavirus bill. Any company with over 500 employees does not have to provide 14 days of paid sick leave to workers nor the 12 weeks of paid leave the law required for workers whose children were home from school or for child care because of the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s extremely problematic that there is a carve-out for large employers,” Harknett said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Harknett, corporations with over 500 workers are some of the worst offenders when it comes to providing sick leave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Costco is a rare standout. According to the survey data, the grocery store provided coverage to nearly all workers. At Walmart, the percentage dropped to 73%. And it was close to zero for fast food chains like McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts and Burger King.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of these businesses were exempt from the federal coronavirus bill. \u003ca href=\"https://shift.berkeley.edu/paid-sick-leave-brief/\">Read the full report of the Shift Project survey and see all the data here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The extreme precarity of many U.S. workers increases the pressure on them to go to jobs while sick. As part of the UCSF-UC Berkeley survey, Harknett said they asked service workers if they had the resources to absorb a single unexpected $400 expense. More than half said they could not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Workers are in extremely precarious position on a good day,” Harknett said. “But then you layer onto that an enormous public health crisis and then it’s just a recipe for disaster.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harknett said this pandemic is showing how workers’ lives have become increasingly fragile after decades of having their benefits, pay and protections chipped away by their employers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There has been this general trend,” Harknett said, “what gets referred to as a risk shift where employers have passed on more of the risk and uncertainty about doing business onto the workers. So the social contract since the 1970s has really shifted from one of shared risk or where employers bore more of the risk, to one where workers bear most or all of the risk.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Compared to the 1970s, fewer workers belong to unions who could advocate on their behalf. Several companies have shifted more jobs from full-time employee arrangements to part-time contract and gig work that lack protections like guaranteed minimum wage, overtime or worker’s compensation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some companies have also suppressed wages — sometimes so aggressively that they do not keep up with inflation — so the same job is paying less than it used to. Fewer workers today have benefits like a retirement pension or quality employer-sponsored health insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By cutting labor costs, companies were able to increase revenues and keep the prices of goods lower. While consumers and shareholders benefited, wage earners suffered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the pandemic, many of these wage earners are now either out of a job or being asked to continue working during this crisis without significant raises, increased protections, benefits or paid time off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several workers who spoke with KQED said they’re hoping they remain healthy so they aren’t forced to choose between staying home and making no money or going to work sick.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>If you are a worker who is sick with what appears to be COVID-19, or you are caring for someone who is sick from the coronavirus, you may be eligible for paid time off, disability insurance or family and medical leave if the business you work for has less than 500 and more than 50 employees. You can \u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019.htm\">apply here\u003c/a> at the Employment Development Department website, although they admit that they are still waiting for more details from the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>We've included a list of resources \u003ca href=\"#TOC\">below\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Updated April 24 at 12:50 p.m.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To state the obvious, these are some very tough times for small businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With all of California — and large swaths of the rest of the country — under shelter-in-place orders, only “essential” small businesses are allowed to stay open, and many of those have been forced to dramatically cut their services. A growing number are resorting to online fundraising campaigns, hoping loyal customers will invest in their survival.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From restaurants and bookstores to dry cleaners and hair salons, small businesses are a big deal in the U.S., employing \u003ca href=\"https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/advocacy/All_States.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nearly half of the nation's workforce\u003c/a>. Most of these institutions, which were already operating on razor-thin margins, have been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic. And without major assistance, many simply won't be able to weather their economic losses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11811415\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11811415\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42164_002_KQED_SanFrancisco_Tenderloin_03172020_8792-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"The owners of the vintage clothing store Vacation in the Tenderloin put boards over their windows as they closed their brick and mortar store after shelter-in-place orders were issued on Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2020. They are hopeful that online sales will continue, but worry for the future.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42164_002_KQED_SanFrancisco_Tenderloin_03172020_8792-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42164_002_KQED_SanFrancisco_Tenderloin_03172020_8792-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42164_002_KQED_SanFrancisco_Tenderloin_03172020_8792-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42164_002_KQED_SanFrancisco_Tenderloin_03172020_8792-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The owners of the vintage clothing store Vacation in the Tenderloin put boards over their windows as they closed their brick and mortar store after shelter-in-place orders were issued on Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2020. They are hopeful that online sales will continue, but worry for the future. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jesse Savell, who owns Poulet deli, a North Berkeley institution, understands this all too well. After several weeks of trying to keep his kitchen open for take-out only service, he made the tough decision over the weekend to temporarily shutter the operation and furlough his remaining employees for at least the next month.[aside postID=\"news_11806938\" label=\"How to apply for unemployment\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sales dropped dramatically,” Savell said, noting that his insurance doesn't cover any kind of disaster like this. “It came down to: was it worth it to stay open in order to leave the lights on, or close down and let people collect unemployment?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even beyond that financial reality, he said, much of the decision to close came down to health and safety concerns for both his employees and his customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It's the nature of food service — you have to get close to people,” Savell said. “It’s not something I feel like we’re able to properly handle. It went from a month ago being concerned about giving customers dry chicken to, are we causing someone to get sick and possibly die?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like millions of other small business owners, Savell is seeking temporary financial assistance from the federal government and local sources. He said he's confident he'll be able to reopen soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re coming back — this isn’t the end,” he said. “This is temporary. We’re sure of that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scores of other local business owners, though, are less sanguine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I've heard the whole range — from utter fear to folks who are more analytical and trying to decide, does it make sense to try to stay open and take on more debt or should we call it a day?” said Jeri Boomgaarden, senior development director at the East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF), which recently started a \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebcf.org/covid-19-fund/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19 relief fund\u003c/a> that gives small grants to local organizations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11811412\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11811412\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42148_001_KQED_SFOakland_EmptyStreets_03172020_-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"The New Parish music venue in Oakland on Mar. 17, 2020.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42148_001_KQED_SFOakland_EmptyStreets_03172020_-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42148_001_KQED_SFOakland_EmptyStreets_03172020_-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42148_001_KQED_SFOakland_EmptyStreets_03172020_-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42148_001_KQED_SFOakland_EmptyStreets_03172020_-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The New Parish music venue in Oakland on Mar. 17, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In response to the crisis, federal, state and local governments, as well as a growing number of private institutions like EBCF, have scrambled to set up programs to help small businesses and community organizations stay alive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"TOC\">\u003c/a>The following is a list of some — but definitely not all — of the lifelines Bay Area businesses can try to take advantage of.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#federal\">Federal assistance\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#CA\">California programs\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#local\">Local government funds\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#private\">Private funds\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"federal\">\u003c/a>Federal Assistance\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/paycheck-protection-program-ppp#section-header-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Update — June 8, 2020\u003c/strong>: New rules\u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7010/BILLS-116hr7010eh.pdf\"> passed by Congress\u003c/a> last week give small business owners more time and flexibility to spend their PPP money and still qualify to have part of the loan forgiven. Borrowers can now use the money over a 24-week period, rather than the 8-week timeframe set in the initial legislation. Furthermore, loans can still be forgiven even if a business doesn't rehire the same number of workers it employed pre-pandemic. And business owners now only have to use at least 60% of the loan on payroll, down from 75%.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overseen by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as part of a suite of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources\">relief plans\u003c/a>, the PPP offers relief to help small businesses retain workers and continue to pay bills during the pandemic. Through the program, businesses can apply for low-interest, government-backed loans from private banks to cover up to two months of their average monthly payroll costs, plus an additional 25%, with a cap of $10 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The program will likely need additional funding in the future. The PPP initially received $350 billion in funding from the massive $2 trillion emergency stimulus package Congress passed in late March, but those funds ran out quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The best part: Much of the the loan \u003cem>can\u003c/em> effectively turn into a grant — with most of it forgiven — if businesses keep their employees on the payroll for at least two months after receiving funding and use 75% of it for payroll costs. For the parts of the loan that are not forgiven, payments will be deferred for six months, with a 1% interest rate and maturity period of two years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The terms of this loan, however, are pretty complicated and convoluted, with lots of caveats and nuances — and the description above is very general. So make sure you read the fine print before applying. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce produced \u003ca href=\"https://www.uschamber.com/sites/default/files/023595_comm_corona_virus_smallbiz_loan_final.pdf\">this helpful guide\u003c/a> to clarify some of the nitty gritty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On April 24, President Trump signed\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/04/23/842706630/congress-passes-latest-economic-relief-package-to-confront-coronavirus\"> a new relief package\u003c/a> that includes an additional $321 billion for the PPP. That's after the program ran out of money just 13 days following its launch in early April, leaving scores of business owners in limbo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who's eligible: \u003c/strong>Small U.S. businesses with up to 500 employees, in addition to some nonprofits and veterans organizations. Self-employed workers, independent contractors (freelancers) and sole proprietors can also apply. No collateral or personal guarantees are required.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The program began accepting applications from small businesses and sole proprietors on April 3. Independent contractors and self-employed individuals could begin applying on April 10. Loans are available through June 30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_11810307,news_11808560,forum_2010101876708\"]A note of caution: The initiative has had \u003ca href=\"https://hosted.ap.org/reformer/article/edf614822fa34d70520b35e000f3b3ce/bank-expect-deluge-desperate-businesses-seeking-loans\">a rocky launch\u003c/a>, as hundreds of thousands of applications from desperate business owners began flooding in on April 3. Banks have complained of not receiving the necessary guidance from the SBA, and some are establishing their own provisions, like only lending to existing customers. Many applicants have also said they've run into bureaucratic or technological hurdles, or found out their bank wasn’t even ready to start accepting applications.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Find an \u003ca href=\"https://www.sba.gov/paycheckprotection/find\">eligible lender here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/economic-injury-disaster-loan-emergency-advance\">Economic Injury Disaster Loans (and Emergency Advance)\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) is a longstanding program that offers low-interest loans made directly by the SBA (rather than by a bank) of up to $2 million to small businesses that have suffered major losses related to a disaster. The loan can be repaid over a term of up to 30 years at an interest rate of 3.75% for small businesses and 2.75% for nonprofits, with no payment due the first year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response to the pandemic, Congress also added a provision to the program offering small businesses an immediate advance of up to $10,000. Effectively a grant, this amount does \u003cem>not \u003c/em>have to be repaid and is available within days of a successful application, according to the SBA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who's eligible:\u003c/strong> Any small business with less than 500 employees (including sole proprietorships, independent contractors and self-employed individuals), private non-profit organizations or 501(c)(19) veterans organizations affected by COVID-19. The $10,000 advance is available to all qualified applicants, regardless of whether they are approved for the larger loan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://covid19relief.sba.gov/#/\">Apply for the disaster loan \u003cem>and\u003c/em> the loan advance here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep in mind that the funding for both of these federal lending programs is available on a first-come-first-served basis, and remains likely to run out fairly quickly given the overwhelming demand. And that, say some lawmakers, is likely to disadvantage many of the lower-income businesses most in need of relief that may not have access to existing lines of credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"CA\">\u003c/a>California Programs\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/04/02/governor-newsom-announces-new-help-for-small-businesses-workers-displaced-by-covid-19/\">announced\u003c/a> on April 2 that small businesses in California will have \u003ca href=\"https://covid19.ca.gov/business-and-employers/#top\">an extra year\u003c/a> to pay up to $50,000 in sales and use taxes to the state. The extension applies to small businesses with less than $5 million in taxable sales, who will be able to sign up for a 12-month, interest-free payment plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The week prior, Newsom also signed an executive order \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/03/30/governor-newsom-signs-executive-order-providing-relief-to-california-small-businesses/\">extending the tax filing deadline\u003c/a> until the end of July for businesses filing returns for less than $1 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He encouraged small businesses impacted by COVID-19 to apply for federal disaster relief, but said the state will also allocate $50 million for loans to California businesses that don’t qualify for federal help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It's an additional contribution for the state to address those that may otherwise fall through the cracks,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can learn more about the programs \u003ca href=\"https://cdtfa.ca.gov/\">here\u003c/a> or by calling 1-800-400-7115.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom also unveiled a \u003ca href=\"http://onwardca.org/\">new online platform\u003c/a> to help connect displaced California workers with thousands of job opportunities in a range of industries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"local\">\u003c/a>Local Government Funds\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Most of these relief programs offer small grants that do not need to be repaid, and are funded through a combination of tax revenue and individual donations. Keep in mind, though, that because demand has been so overwhelming, some funds have run out of money much faster than anticipated — as was the case with a $11 million \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/23/coronavirus-relief-11-million-fund-launches-in-santa-clara-county/\">Santa Clara County relief fund\u003c/a> that ran dry just three days after launching. Likewise, smaller relief funds in \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2020/city-of-oakland-announces-availability-of-small-business-emergency-grants-in-partnership-with-working-solutions\">Oakland\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.hayward-ca.gov/hayward-community-relief-fund\">Hayward\u003c/a> were quickly exhausted, and are now seeking additional donations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco Small Business Resiliency and Emergency Loan Funds \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The $10 million fund commits $9 million to a new Emergency Loan Fund, and an additional $1 million to expand the COVID-19 Small Business Resiliency Fund, which quickly ran dry after launching in mid-March. The fund provides grants of up $10,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://oewd.org/businesses-impacted-covid-19#Loans\">You can apply for a loan here\u003c/a>, although applications for the newly refilled resiliency fund were not yet available as of Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Berkeley Relief Fund\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In March, the Berkeley City Council approved up to $3 million in emergency relief grants for small businesses, nonprofit arts organizations and worker rent support, and has run an outreach effort encouraging the community to help match that amount. The fund is being managed by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebcf.org/\">East Bay Community Foundation\u003c/a>, which is also offering separate relief grants to local service organizations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Apply for the\u003ca href=\"https://berkeleyrelieffund.org/apply/\"> Berkeley small business grant here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"private\">\u003c/a>Private Funds\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>A number of local foundations and other philanthropic groups have also launched COVID-19 small business relief funds. Here are just a handful of them:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.siliconvalleycf.org/coronavirus-response\">Small Business Relief Fund\u003c/a> provides loan and grant funding, as well as technical assistance, to small businesses and self-employed individuals. It's overseen by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, in partnership with \u003ca href=\"https://www.opportunityfund.org/assistance-for-small-business-owners-affected-by-covid-19/\">Opportunity Fund\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/business/boost/grant\">Facebook's Small Business Grants Program\u003c/a> is offering $100 million in cash grants and ad credits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://pacificcommunityventures.org/\">Pacific Community Ventures\u003c/a> offers free remote business advising with financial, human resources or crisis management experts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Editor's note: KQED is among the local businesses and media organizations that have received a PPP loan. This helps us continue to provide essential information and service to our audiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>We've included a list of resources \u003ca href=\"#TOC\">below\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Updated April 24 at 12:50 p.m.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To state the obvious, these are some very tough times for small businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With all of California — and large swaths of the rest of the country — under shelter-in-place orders, only “essential” small businesses are allowed to stay open, and many of those have been forced to dramatically cut their services. A growing number are resorting to online fundraising campaigns, hoping loyal customers will invest in their survival.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From restaurants and bookstores to dry cleaners and hair salons, small businesses are a big deal in the U.S., employing \u003ca href=\"https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/advocacy/All_States.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nearly half of the nation's workforce\u003c/a>. Most of these institutions, which were already operating on razor-thin margins, have been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic. And without major assistance, many simply won't be able to weather their economic losses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11811415\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11811415\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42164_002_KQED_SanFrancisco_Tenderloin_03172020_8792-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"The owners of the vintage clothing store Vacation in the Tenderloin put boards over their windows as they closed their brick and mortar store after shelter-in-place orders were issued on Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2020. They are hopeful that online sales will continue, but worry for the future.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42164_002_KQED_SanFrancisco_Tenderloin_03172020_8792-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42164_002_KQED_SanFrancisco_Tenderloin_03172020_8792-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42164_002_KQED_SanFrancisco_Tenderloin_03172020_8792-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42164_002_KQED_SanFrancisco_Tenderloin_03172020_8792-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The owners of the vintage clothing store Vacation in the Tenderloin put boards over their windows as they closed their brick and mortar store after shelter-in-place orders were issued on Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2020. They are hopeful that online sales will continue, but worry for the future. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jesse Savell, who owns Poulet deli, a North Berkeley institution, understands this all too well. After several weeks of trying to keep his kitchen open for take-out only service, he made the tough decision over the weekend to temporarily shutter the operation and furlough his remaining employees for at least the next month.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sales dropped dramatically,” Savell said, noting that his insurance doesn't cover any kind of disaster like this. “It came down to: was it worth it to stay open in order to leave the lights on, or close down and let people collect unemployment?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even beyond that financial reality, he said, much of the decision to close came down to health and safety concerns for both his employees and his customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It's the nature of food service — you have to get close to people,” Savell said. “It’s not something I feel like we’re able to properly handle. It went from a month ago being concerned about giving customers dry chicken to, are we causing someone to get sick and possibly die?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like millions of other small business owners, Savell is seeking temporary financial assistance from the federal government and local sources. He said he's confident he'll be able to reopen soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re coming back — this isn’t the end,” he said. “This is temporary. We’re sure of that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scores of other local business owners, though, are less sanguine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I've heard the whole range — from utter fear to folks who are more analytical and trying to decide, does it make sense to try to stay open and take on more debt or should we call it a day?” said Jeri Boomgaarden, senior development director at the East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF), which recently started a \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebcf.org/covid-19-fund/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19 relief fund\u003c/a> that gives small grants to local organizations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11811412\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11811412\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42148_001_KQED_SFOakland_EmptyStreets_03172020_-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"The New Parish music venue in Oakland on Mar. 17, 2020.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42148_001_KQED_SFOakland_EmptyStreets_03172020_-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42148_001_KQED_SFOakland_EmptyStreets_03172020_-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42148_001_KQED_SFOakland_EmptyStreets_03172020_-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42148_001_KQED_SFOakland_EmptyStreets_03172020_-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The New Parish music venue in Oakland on Mar. 17, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In response to the crisis, federal, state and local governments, as well as a growing number of private institutions like EBCF, have scrambled to set up programs to help small businesses and community organizations stay alive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"TOC\">\u003c/a>The following is a list of some — but definitely not all — of the lifelines Bay Area businesses can try to take advantage of.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#federal\">Federal assistance\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#CA\">California programs\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#local\">Local government funds\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#private\">Private funds\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"federal\">\u003c/a>Federal Assistance\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/paycheck-protection-program-ppp#section-header-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Update — June 8, 2020\u003c/strong>: New rules\u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7010/BILLS-116hr7010eh.pdf\"> passed by Congress\u003c/a> last week give small business owners more time and flexibility to spend their PPP money and still qualify to have part of the loan forgiven. Borrowers can now use the money over a 24-week period, rather than the 8-week timeframe set in the initial legislation. Furthermore, loans can still be forgiven even if a business doesn't rehire the same number of workers it employed pre-pandemic. And business owners now only have to use at least 60% of the loan on payroll, down from 75%.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overseen by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as part of a suite of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources\">relief plans\u003c/a>, the PPP offers relief to help small businesses retain workers and continue to pay bills during the pandemic. Through the program, businesses can apply for low-interest, government-backed loans from private banks to cover up to two months of their average monthly payroll costs, plus an additional 25%, with a cap of $10 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The program will likely need additional funding in the future. The PPP initially received $350 billion in funding from the massive $2 trillion emergency stimulus package Congress passed in late March, but those funds ran out quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The best part: Much of the the loan \u003cem>can\u003c/em> effectively turn into a grant — with most of it forgiven — if businesses keep their employees on the payroll for at least two months after receiving funding and use 75% of it for payroll costs. For the parts of the loan that are not forgiven, payments will be deferred for six months, with a 1% interest rate and maturity period of two years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The terms of this loan, however, are pretty complicated and convoluted, with lots of caveats and nuances — and the description above is very general. So make sure you read the fine print before applying. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce produced \u003ca href=\"https://www.uschamber.com/sites/default/files/023595_comm_corona_virus_smallbiz_loan_final.pdf\">this helpful guide\u003c/a> to clarify some of the nitty gritty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On April 24, President Trump signed\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/04/23/842706630/congress-passes-latest-economic-relief-package-to-confront-coronavirus\"> a new relief package\u003c/a> that includes an additional $321 billion for the PPP. That's after the program ran out of money just 13 days following its launch in early April, leaving scores of business owners in limbo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who's eligible: \u003c/strong>Small U.S. businesses with up to 500 employees, in addition to some nonprofits and veterans organizations. Self-employed workers, independent contractors (freelancers) and sole proprietors can also apply. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>A note of caution: The initiative has had \u003ca href=\"https://hosted.ap.org/reformer/article/edf614822fa34d70520b35e000f3b3ce/bank-expect-deluge-desperate-businesses-seeking-loans\">a rocky launch\u003c/a>, as hundreds of thousands of applications from desperate business owners began flooding in on April 3. Banks have complained of not receiving the necessary guidance from the SBA, and some are establishing their own provisions, like only lending to existing customers. Many applicants have also said they've run into bureaucratic or technological hurdles, or found out their bank wasn’t even ready to start accepting applications.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Find an \u003ca href=\"https://www.sba.gov/paycheckprotection/find\">eligible lender here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/economic-injury-disaster-loan-emergency-advance\">Economic Injury Disaster Loans (and Emergency Advance)\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) is a longstanding program that offers low-interest loans made directly by the SBA (rather than by a bank) of up to $2 million to small businesses that have suffered major losses related to a disaster. The loan can be repaid over a term of up to 30 years at an interest rate of 3.75% for small businesses and 2.75% for nonprofits, with no payment due the first year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response to the pandemic, Congress also added a provision to the program offering small businesses an immediate advance of up to $10,000. Effectively a grant, this amount does \u003cem>not \u003c/em>have to be repaid and is available within days of a successful application, according to the SBA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who's eligible:\u003c/strong> Any small business with less than 500 employees (including sole proprietorships, independent contractors and self-employed individuals), private non-profit organizations or 501(c)(19) veterans organizations affected by COVID-19. The $10,000 advance is available to all qualified applicants, regardless of whether they are approved for the larger loan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://covid19relief.sba.gov/#/\">Apply for the disaster loan \u003cem>and\u003c/em> the loan advance here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep in mind that the funding for both of these federal lending programs is available on a first-come-first-served basis, and remains likely to run out fairly quickly given the overwhelming demand. And that, say some lawmakers, is likely to disadvantage many of the lower-income businesses most in need of relief that may not have access to existing lines of credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"CA\">\u003c/a>California Programs\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/04/02/governor-newsom-announces-new-help-for-small-businesses-workers-displaced-by-covid-19/\">announced\u003c/a> on April 2 that small businesses in California will have \u003ca href=\"https://covid19.ca.gov/business-and-employers/#top\">an extra year\u003c/a> to pay up to $50,000 in sales and use taxes to the state. The extension applies to small businesses with less than $5 million in taxable sales, who will be able to sign up for a 12-month, interest-free payment plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The week prior, Newsom also signed an executive order \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/03/30/governor-newsom-signs-executive-order-providing-relief-to-california-small-businesses/\">extending the tax filing deadline\u003c/a> until the end of July for businesses filing returns for less than $1 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He encouraged small businesses impacted by COVID-19 to apply for federal disaster relief, but said the state will also allocate $50 million for loans to California businesses that don’t qualify for federal help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It's an additional contribution for the state to address those that may otherwise fall through the cracks,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can learn more about the programs \u003ca href=\"https://cdtfa.ca.gov/\">here\u003c/a> or by calling 1-800-400-7115.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom also unveiled a \u003ca href=\"http://onwardca.org/\">new online platform\u003c/a> to help connect displaced California workers with thousands of job opportunities in a range of industries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated April 7.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scores of janitors rallied in San Francisco Monday to protest abrupt cutbacks in their hours cleaning Lyft’s corporate headquarters during the coronavirus pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Citing the importance of their jobs — to clean and disinfect during the current public health crisis — the group blocked off Berry Street in front of Lyft’s headquarters and waved signs reading, “Essential does not equal exploited.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11806988/sheltering-in-place-what-you-need-to-know\">state’s shelter-in-place orders,\u003c/a> janitorial workers are classified as essential in many situations. At the same time, businesses considered non-essential have had to shut down, while many that remain open have had to scale back on operations and staffing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810967\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11810967\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/014_KQED_SanFrancisco_JanitorProtest_04062020-800x533.jpg\" alt='A protester holds a sign that reads, \"Justice for Janitors!\" outside of Lyft headquarters on April 6, 2020.' width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/014_KQED_SanFrancisco_JanitorProtest_04062020-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/014_KQED_SanFrancisco_JanitorProtest_04062020-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/014_KQED_SanFrancisco_JanitorProtest_04062020-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/014_KQED_SanFrancisco_JanitorProtest_04062020.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A protester holds a sign that reads, \"Justice for Janitors!\" outside of Lyft headquarters on April 6, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Last month, 63 janitors who work for Service By Medallion, the janitorial employer that contracts with Lyft, were informed via text messages that they would only get two days of work per month in the coming months, said Victoria Ramirez, a representative with the union SEIU Local 87.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What could you do with two days a month? 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Many held signs reading, “They get a bail out, we get robbed,” referring to provisions in the recently enacted federal stimulus bill to support businesses and their workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11811003\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11811003\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/019_KQED_SanFrancisco_JanitorProtest_04062020-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"SEIU President Olga Miranda speaks at a protest outside of Lyft headquarters on April 6, 2020.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/019_KQED_SanFrancisco_JanitorProtest_04062020-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/019_KQED_SanFrancisco_JanitorProtest_04062020-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/019_KQED_SanFrancisco_JanitorProtest_04062020-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/019_KQED_SanFrancisco_JanitorProtest_04062020.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">SEIU President Olga Miranda speaks at a protest outside of Lyft headquarters on April 6, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Our janitors, who are considered essential, are being left out in the cold,” said SEIU President Olga Miranda to the assembled crowd. “COVID-19 doesn’t understand that families have to pay the rent on the first of the month. COVID-19 doesn’t understand that I still have to feed my baby. … If I’m an essential worker and our janitors are essential workers, treat us as such.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810962\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11810962\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/007_KQED_SanFrancisco_JanitorProtest_04062020-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Madi Deonah, a janitor at 130 Kearny Street in San Francisco, protests alongside fellow janitors outside of Lyft headquarters on April 6, 2020.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/007_KQED_SanFrancisco_JanitorProtest_04062020-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/007_KQED_SanFrancisco_JanitorProtest_04062020-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/007_KQED_SanFrancisco_JanitorProtest_04062020-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/007_KQED_SanFrancisco_JanitorProtest_04062020.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madi Deonah, a janitor at 130 Kearny Street in San Francisco, protests alongside fellow janitors outside of Lyft headquarters on April 6, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Over the weekend, the union announced that it had made temporary progress in negotiations for another group of janitors: Able Building Maintenance. 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Magar and the family she nannys for also decided it wasn’t safe for her to come to the house anymore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With neither of the two making income, they wouldn’t be able to survive for long. Magar didn’t know what they were going to do. When she realized this might last for more than a week or two, she started to get really nervous. They have no relatives here. No one to lean on for financial support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then the family Magar works for got in touch. They told her that they would keep paying her even though she couldn’t come to work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Magar was overwhelmed by the kindness. She’d only been their nanny for two months. She tried to tell them that they shouldn’t pay her if she wasn’t working. But they insisted. Magar says it’s the first time in her life that she has taken money without working.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am hard working people,” she said. “I feel very awkward to take money, you know? But I have to pay my bills, and I can’t work. It isn’t fair right now, everyone needs money.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>'We Are Responsible for the Welfare of Others'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Nathan Kauffman says he’s lucky that he and his wife can still work. He does communication about climate change impacts and his wife manages an internship program. Both of them can work at home, which they’re now doing, along with caretaking full time for their daughter, who’s nearly 2 years old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kauffman says it wasn’t even a question of whether they would keep paying their nanny. They couldn’t imagine leaving her out in the cold. For two years, she has been part of their family and now she can’t work through no fault of her own. He said as long as they keep getting a paycheck, she’ll keep getting a paycheck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve got to recognize that we are responsible for the welfare of others, Kauffman said, “And in doing that, we’ll help ourselves. We’re all — it’s cliche, but it's true — that we’re all in this together. If you're someone who has the ability to work from home and take care of your child too, then you should do that and keep paying your nanny.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label='Coronavirus Coverage' tag='coronavirus']Amy She agrees. She and her partner live in Los Angeles. She works in financial services and her partner is a software developer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My whole philosophy during this time is just that we are in a good position, we’re really, really fortunate,” She said, “so to the extent that we can, we want to make sure to pass it forward.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said lots of people just canceled on the house cleaner that they use. They decided to keep paying as long as they could. 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"content": "\u003cp>Tens of millions of workers in the U.S. with jobs once considered “low skill” — like grocery and drugstore clerks, delivery drivers and in-home care providers — have suddenly been recognized as “essential.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And with the coronavirus pandemic more than likely to remain a fact of life for months to come, some of these workers are now demanding higher pay and better working conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For decades, many employers of low-wage workers have chipped away at benefits like paid sick time and health care, shifted positions from full- to part-time or contract work and suppressed wages. With the sharp decline of union membership and spike in personal debt, more of these workers have had to take on second and third jobs to survive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And now on top of all this, they are on the front lines of a global pandemic, one that has exposed their precarious situation, while adding another layer of burden and responsibility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Vanessa Bain, Instacart shopper\"]‘Right now there’s a heightened sense of awareness, thankfully, that our labor is essential, but it’s still not paying like it’s essential, and we’re still not being protected like we’re essential.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Employed by businesses considered essential, these workers are putting themselves and their families at risk by continuing to go to work, enabling everyone else to access food and other basic necessities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even so, many of the workers KQED has interviewed in recent weeks said their employers have not provided sufficient safety protections or offered adequate additional compensation to account for the health risks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Instacart shopper Vanessa Bain put it, “Right now there’s a heightened sense of awareness, thankfully, that our labor is essential, but it’s still not paying like it’s essential, and we’re still not being protected like we’re essential.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the coronavirus hit, a number of these workers were already struggling to make ends meet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the workers KQED has recently profiled: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11806175/coronavirus-poses-heightened-hardship-for-workers-who-cant-take-sick-leave-or-work-from-home\">Lyft and Uber driver Erica Mighetto \u003c/a>had been searching for a steady job for three years in Sacramento, and had started sleeping in her car and on friends’ couches after being kicked out of her apartment. Alina Martinez,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11808522/chase-center-workers-left-unemployed-and-uninsured\"> a suite attendant\u003c/a> at San Francisco’s new Chase Center, was negotiating with her employer for health insurance, which she hasn’t had since September. Hotel housekeeper Larrilou Carumba had spent years paying down about $35,000 in credit card debt incurred after a personal disaster, and she was getting ready to finally move with her three kids out of her crowded sister’s house in San Leandro. And in-home health care provider Carnella Marks was being paid just over minimum wage in Chico to feed, nurse, bathe and tend to a patient with severe dementia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, the coronavirus crisis has been a boon for many employers of low-wage workers. Grocery stores across the country are breaking sales records. App-based delivery services are being flooded with new users. Products are surging through the warehouses of Amazon and Walmart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To meet rising demand companies are hiring. Instacart alone plans to add 200,000 shoppers. Amazon said it’s looking to add 100,000 more workers in its warehouses. Individual grocery chains are adding on thousands and thousands of jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under pressure from workers, many of these companies are beginning to do things like provide hand sanitizer and let workers wear masks and gloves on the job. Some companies have started to offer hazard pay of an additional dollar or two an hour. Others are adding emergency paid time off for those who end up getting sick.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But some of the workers KQED spoke to said these efforts fall far short, given the level of risk involved. And now, they have more leverage than they’ve perhaps ever had before, as demand for their services continues to rise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED is keeping a running tab on the conditions of workers in a variety of different sectors who have been thrust onto the front lines of this pandemic. Below, we describe the conditions in some of the most impacted industries in California, links to related stories we’ve covered and resources for workers or those who want to support them.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Grocery Store Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810502\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 4800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11810502\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4800\" height=\"2973\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1.jpg 4800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1-160x99.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1-800x496.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1-1020x632.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1-1920x1189.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4800px) 100vw, 4800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Items piled high at the checkout counter of a Ralph’s Supermarket in North Hollywood on March 19, 2020. \u003ccite>(Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Until recently, most major grocery store chains were telling workers\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11808742/grocery-store-workers-fight-to-wear-masks-gloves-while-on-the-job\"> they could not wear their own masks to work\u003c/a>, and in some cases even discouraged wearing gloves. The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) has successfully pushed to have those restrictions lifted and helped some workers negotiate hazard pay raises of up to $2 an hour. The union represents some 1.3 million grocery and food service employees, but doesn’t include workers at Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s and a number of other massive grocery outlets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This week, workers at Whole Foods called for a nationwide “sickout” to push for higher pay and better working conditions. There have been reports of workers contracting coronavirus at Whole Foods stores in several major cities,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11809819/sf-whole-foods-employee-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-store-stays-open\"> including in San Francisco at the Upper Haight Street location\u003c/a>. Some Whole Foods employees who are continuing to work during the pandemic are asking for double the current hourly wage for employees, paid leave for all workers who have to stay home or self-quarantine and free coronavirus testing.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Pharmacists and Drugstore Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810417\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11810417\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42501_004_KQED_Oakland_EssentialWorkers_04012020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42501_004_KQED_Oakland_EssentialWorkers_04012020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42501_004_KQED_Oakland_EssentialWorkers_04012020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42501_004_KQED_Oakland_EssentialWorkers_04012020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42501_004_KQED_Oakland_EssentialWorkers_04012020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raymond Cheung, 49, a pharmacist at New Oakland Pharmacy on April 1, 2020. His business has started a delivery system to encourage customers to stay home and keep the number of people in the store to a minimum. He said the store has enough PPE for his employees to use, but currently has no extra stock to sell to customers. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many drugstore workers also belong to UFCW and are pushing for similar protections as their counterparts in grocery and retail. The lack of adequate paid time off has been a prime concern, prompting \u003ca href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-cvs-updates-policies-after-workers-petition-for-sick-leave-2020-3\">protests at CVS\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.change.org/p/richard-ashworth-hazard-pay-and-family-leave-for-walgreens-employees?recruiter=410752018&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition\">a petition for Walgreens employees\u003c/a> and other labor actions. KQED interviewed a drug store employee\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>who says she and several other coworkers went to work in recent weeks with flu-like symptoms because they could not get any paid sick days. Some workers are asking for major pharmacies to switch to a drive-thru model to limit exposure, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.change.org/p/cvs-pharmacy-make-pharmacies-drive-thru-only-during-the-corona-crisis?utm_source=grow_us&utm_medium=media\">over 100,000 people recently signed a petition\u003c/a> demanding that major drugstores like Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS make that change.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Warehouse Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11633738\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11633738\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy.jpg\" alt=\"Workers pack orders at an Amazon fulfillment center in Tracy.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1272\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-800x530.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-1020x676.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-1180x782.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-960x636.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-240x159.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-375x248.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-520x345.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers pack orders at an Amazon fulfillment center in Tracy. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After an Amazon warehouse worker in Staten Island \u003ca href=\"https://nypost.com/2020/03/24/amazon-worker-in-staten-island-warehouse-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/\">tested positive for COVID-19\u003c/a> in late March — one of a growing number of Amazon warehouse employees across the country to contract the virus — workers at that location \u003ca href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/30/21199942/amazon-warehouse-coronavirus-covid-new-york-protest-walkout\">staged a sickout\u003c/a> on March 30, demanding safer conditions, protective gear and hazard pay of double their regular salaries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amazon recently raised worker pay by $2 an hour through the end of April and increased the rate of overtime pay, among other changes. The group Amazonians United New York City is continuing to gather signatures of workers pushing for improved conditions, and posted their demands \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@amazoniansunitednyc/we-amazon-workers-demand-coronavirus-protections-16f28ad8b15f\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Grocery Delivery Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810168\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11810168 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/Instacart-worker.jpg\" alt=\"Instacart employee Monica Ortega wears gloves while using her cellphone to check orders while picking up groceries for delivery on March 19, 2020 in North Hollywood.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1214\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/Instacart-worker.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/Instacart-worker-160x101.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/Instacart-worker-800x506.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/Instacart-worker-1020x645.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instacart employee Monica Ortega wears gloves while using her phone to check orders as she picks up groceries for delivery on March 19, 2020 in North Hollywood. \u003ccite>(Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Workers at app-based delivery companies like Instacart, Postmates, and Shipt have also been demanding higher compensation and more protection. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11809184/instacart-workers-set-to-strike-on-monday-demanding-hazard-pay-and-protections\">Instacart workers on Monday participated in a one-day nationwide strike,\u003c/a> demanding hazard pay of an additional $5 per order, sick pay for anyone considered at-risk or needing to self-quarantine and personal protective equipment (PPE) like hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes.Instacart has said it will provide the protective gear, but has so far not agreed to the additional hazard pay demand. Working with a group called the Gig Workers Collective, Instacart workers\u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@GigWorkersCollective/instacart-emergency-walk-off-ebdf11b6995a\"> posted their demands online. \u003c/a>The company also \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/shopper-news/shopper-health-safety-update-ec518ad3841c\">posted its response.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, app-based delivery companies are experiencing a surge in both customers and workers. Instacart has reported higher sales than ever before, and said it was now employing 40 percent more workers than normal, with 250,000 new workers added just in the last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Ride-Hail Drivers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11806429\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11806429\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41942_005_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41942_005_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41942_005_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41942_005_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41942_005_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ride-hail driver Erica Mighetto in Oakland on March 10, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Uber and Lyft drivers have seen a decline in ridership and are asking for the state to ensure that they quickly get unemployment benefits. The lack of legal clarity over their employment category has led to many drivers having their claims denied or put on hold. Like Instacart and other grocery delivery workers, they share the burdens and requests of gig workers outlined below. Rideshare Drivers United, an advocacy group, \u003ca href=\"https://drivers-united.org/a/demand-coronavirus-relief-for-platform-workers\">has released a set of driver specific demands\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Restaurant, Bar and Food Service Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11806950\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11806950\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42045_031_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42045_031_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42045_031_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42045_031_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42045_031_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roberto Lopes works at Nick’s Lighthouse in Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. Like many service industry workers, he worries about the decline in revenue at the restaurant and what that means for his job. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With bars and restaurants closed, or only offering takeout orders, many workers in the food service industry have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11807773/big-debt-little-savings-no-income-many-california-workers-need-help\">laid off or had their shifts cut significantly\u003c/a>. The maximum unemployment benefit in California is $450 per week, not nearly enough to cover most expenses — especially in places with high rent like the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some groups, like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.usbgfoundation.org/beap\">Bartender Emergency Assistance Program\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.restaurantworkerscf.org/\">Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation\u003c/a>, are collecting donations to help workers in need, but can only accommodate a tiny fraction of the overwhelming number of suddenly unemployed restaurant workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Farmworkers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11781801\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11781801\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/IMG_7077-1-e1571854504431.jpg\" alt=\"A crew of migrant farmworkers harvest celery just outside Salinas.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crew of migrant farmworkers harvest celery just outside Salinas. \u003ccite>(Alex Hall/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>California’s farm belt pumps out more than a third of the country’s vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts every year. But employers who manage the state’s orchards, packing sheds and fields of row crops are now faced with a dilemma: continue operating and hope their workers don’t get sick or shutter their businesses, forcing their workers (who are eligible) to file for unemployment and putting the country’s food supply at risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-during-emergencies/food-safety-and-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19\">Food and Drug Administration is reassuring\u003c/a> consumers that there’s no evidence the coronavirus can be transmitted through food or food packaging. Another question, however, is how to keep farmworkers safe from exposure on the job, when social distancing is often difficult or downright impossible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The United Farm Workers union is \u003ca href=\"https://ufw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-2020-Open-Letter-from-UFW-FINAL.pdf\">calling on employers\u003c/a> to extend worker sick pay to 40 hours or more and to eliminate the 90-day waiting period for new employees to be eligible for sick pay, among other changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11808267/farmworkers-cant-pick-crops-remotely-how-can-they-stay-safe\">Read more of this story \u003c/a>by KQED’s Sasha Khokha and Alexandra Hall\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>In-Home Supportive Service Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810359\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1913px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11810359\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/IMG_0164-e1585931231219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1913\" height=\"1497\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Low-wage in-home health service providers like Carnella Marks of Chico say they can’t get adequate protective gear to safely care for the sick and elderly. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Amy Day)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are roughly half a million in-home supportive service providers in California. According to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.udwa.org/\">United Domestic Workers of America\u003c/a> (UDW), a union representing house cleaners and in-home child care providers, the average hourly pay in California is $13.43, and only 9 percent of workers get employee-sponsored health care. Contract negotiations for these workers often drag on for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like health care professionals in hospitals, these workers are not provided with nearly enough PPE. Masks and other protective gear are particularly crucial for them because they typically enter other people’s houses, and many of the patients they serve are elderly and immunocompromised. The UDW is asking Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office to order a handful of emergency measures, including paid sick leave for workers who need to self quarantine, free treatment for those infected, guaranteed unemployment insurance and increased recruitment of new providers to make sure care is not interrupted for patients.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Domestic Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810415\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11810415\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42506_001_KQED_TreasureIsland_EssentialWorkers_04022020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42506_001_KQED_TreasureIsland_EssentialWorkers_04022020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42506_001_KQED_TreasureIsland_EssentialWorkers_04022020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42506_001_KQED_TreasureIsland_EssentialWorkers_04022020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42506_001_KQED_TreasureIsland_EssentialWorkers_04022020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lourdes Dobarganes, a member of the San Francisco Women’s Collective and the California Domestic Workers Coalition on Treasure Island on April 1, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A growing number of domestic workers, including many child care providers and house cleaners, are being asked not to come to work by clients who do not want people entering their homes. Since many of these working arrangements are not officially on the books, it is difficult for these workers to apply for unemployment insurance or effectively advocate for themselves. Many workers are also undocumented, which bars them from applying for state or federal aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"more coronavirus coverage\" tag=\"coronavirus\"]Some families that are able to work from home and continue to earn incomes are continuing to pay their domestic workers during the pandemic, even without receiving their services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Domestic Workers Alliance has \u003ca href=\"https://domesticworkers.org/coronavirus-care-fund\">set up a care fund \u003c/a>for these workers, and is accepting donations. It is also working on legislation — \u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB1257&version=20190SB125798AMD\">SB 1257 \u003c/a>— that would allow domestic workers to be covered under Cal/OSHA.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Gig Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Individual groups of gig workers and labor advocates in different industries have released specific demands, but the main ask is to gain employee status and have basic job protections. As employees, gig workers would be guaranteed minimum wage and overtime pay, unemployment insurance and workers compensation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Driver advocacy groups like Rideshare Drivers United (RDU), along with some local leaders are calling for state Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Labor Secretary Julie Su to enforce AB 5, a measure that went into effect in January, making it harder for companies to classify their workers as contractors instead of employees.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Undocumented Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The $2 trillion \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/03/26/821457551/whats-inside-the-senate-s-2-trillion-coronavirus-aid-package\">federal aid package\u003c/a> signed by President Trump last Friday will expand unemployment insurance and send cash to Americans hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn. But immigrants who lack work permits won’t benefit from those provisions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even though many undocumented workers collectively pay billions of dollars in taxes, they are excluded from unemployment insurance benefits — which require applicants to show federal work authorization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://legalaidatwork.org/releases/covid19-newsom/\">More than 125 organizations signed on to a letter sent to Newsom\u003c/a> and state legislative leaders to designate emergency funding to support undocumented residents and others who are ineligible for unemployment insurance benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11809657/new-covid-19-relief-benefits-leaves-out-some-undocumented-immigrants\">Read more of this story by KQED’s Farida Jhabvala Romero\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>‘Essential’ or ‘Unessential’?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Retail chains like GameStop and manufacturers like Tesla have argued that they are essential in a bid to remain open during the pandemic. Both are now closed. Some establishments are more in the gray area, like cafes. Should places like Peet’s Coffee and Starbucks stay open if they are mainly serving coffee instead of food?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11808489/your-boss-says-youre-an-essential-worker-what-if-you-disagree\">Workers have been pushing back\u003c/a>, urging employers to close so as not to put them in the position of having to stay home and earn no income or go to work and risk getting sick. If stores close or reduce hours, workers can collect unemployment benefits, but not if those businesses remain open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Workers or customers who believe a store is not essential and should be closed can contact city or county officials, but as yet, there is no state agency handling this issue\u003cstrong>.\u003c/strong> Some counties, like \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/phd/news/Pages/press-statement-032120-reporting-of-non-essential-businesses.aspx\">Santa Clara County,\u003c/a> have set up hotlines. In others, sheriffs’ offices are handling complaints.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This is a continually updated post. If you know of resources for specific groups of workers on the frontlines, please send them to sharnett@kqed.org.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Employed by businesses considered essential, these workers are putting themselves and their families at risk by continuing to go to work, enabling everyone else to access food and other basic necessities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even so, many of the workers KQED has interviewed in recent weeks said their employers have not provided sufficient safety protections or offered adequate additional compensation to account for the health risks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Instacart shopper Vanessa Bain put it, “Right now there’s a heightened sense of awareness, thankfully, that our labor is essential, but it’s still not paying like it’s essential, and we’re still not being protected like we’re essential.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the coronavirus hit, a number of these workers were already struggling to make ends meet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the workers KQED has recently profiled: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11806175/coronavirus-poses-heightened-hardship-for-workers-who-cant-take-sick-leave-or-work-from-home\">Lyft and Uber driver Erica Mighetto \u003c/a>had been searching for a steady job for three years in Sacramento, and had started sleeping in her car and on friends’ couches after being kicked out of her apartment. Alina Martinez,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11808522/chase-center-workers-left-unemployed-and-uninsured\"> a suite attendant\u003c/a> at San Francisco’s new Chase Center, was negotiating with her employer for health insurance, which she hasn’t had since September. Hotel housekeeper Larrilou Carumba had spent years paying down about $35,000 in credit card debt incurred after a personal disaster, and she was getting ready to finally move with her three kids out of her crowded sister’s house in San Leandro. And in-home health care provider Carnella Marks was being paid just over minimum wage in Chico to feed, nurse, bathe and tend to a patient with severe dementia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, the coronavirus crisis has been a boon for many employers of low-wage workers. Grocery stores across the country are breaking sales records. App-based delivery services are being flooded with new users. Products are surging through the warehouses of Amazon and Walmart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To meet rising demand companies are hiring. Instacart alone plans to add 200,000 shoppers. Amazon said it’s looking to add 100,000 more workers in its warehouses. Individual grocery chains are adding on thousands and thousands of jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under pressure from workers, many of these companies are beginning to do things like provide hand sanitizer and let workers wear masks and gloves on the job. Some companies have started to offer hazard pay of an additional dollar or two an hour. Others are adding emergency paid time off for those who end up getting sick.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But some of the workers KQED spoke to said these efforts fall far short, given the level of risk involved. And now, they have more leverage than they’ve perhaps ever had before, as demand for their services continues to rise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED is keeping a running tab on the conditions of workers in a variety of different sectors who have been thrust onto the front lines of this pandemic. Below, we describe the conditions in some of the most impacted industries in California, links to related stories we’ve covered and resources for workers or those who want to support them.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Grocery Store Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810502\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 4800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11810502\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4800\" height=\"2973\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1.jpg 4800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1-160x99.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1-800x496.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1-1020x632.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1-1920x1189.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4800px) 100vw, 4800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Items piled high at the checkout counter of a Ralph’s Supermarket in North Hollywood on March 19, 2020. \u003ccite>(Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Until recently, most major grocery store chains were telling workers\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11808742/grocery-store-workers-fight-to-wear-masks-gloves-while-on-the-job\"> they could not wear their own masks to work\u003c/a>, and in some cases even discouraged wearing gloves. The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) has successfully pushed to have those restrictions lifted and helped some workers negotiate hazard pay raises of up to $2 an hour. The union represents some 1.3 million grocery and food service employees, but doesn’t include workers at Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s and a number of other massive grocery outlets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This week, workers at Whole Foods called for a nationwide “sickout” to push for higher pay and better working conditions. There have been reports of workers contracting coronavirus at Whole Foods stores in several major cities,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11809819/sf-whole-foods-employee-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-store-stays-open\"> including in San Francisco at the Upper Haight Street location\u003c/a>. Some Whole Foods employees who are continuing to work during the pandemic are asking for double the current hourly wage for employees, paid leave for all workers who have to stay home or self-quarantine and free coronavirus testing.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Pharmacists and Drugstore Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810417\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11810417\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42501_004_KQED_Oakland_EssentialWorkers_04012020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42501_004_KQED_Oakland_EssentialWorkers_04012020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42501_004_KQED_Oakland_EssentialWorkers_04012020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42501_004_KQED_Oakland_EssentialWorkers_04012020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42501_004_KQED_Oakland_EssentialWorkers_04012020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raymond Cheung, 49, a pharmacist at New Oakland Pharmacy on April 1, 2020. His business has started a delivery system to encourage customers to stay home and keep the number of people in the store to a minimum. He said the store has enough PPE for his employees to use, but currently has no extra stock to sell to customers. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many drugstore workers also belong to UFCW and are pushing for similar protections as their counterparts in grocery and retail. The lack of adequate paid time off has been a prime concern, prompting \u003ca href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-cvs-updates-policies-after-workers-petition-for-sick-leave-2020-3\">protests at CVS\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.change.org/p/richard-ashworth-hazard-pay-and-family-leave-for-walgreens-employees?recruiter=410752018&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition\">a petition for Walgreens employees\u003c/a> and other labor actions. KQED interviewed a drug store employee\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>who says she and several other coworkers went to work in recent weeks with flu-like symptoms because they could not get any paid sick days. Some workers are asking for major pharmacies to switch to a drive-thru model to limit exposure, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.change.org/p/cvs-pharmacy-make-pharmacies-drive-thru-only-during-the-corona-crisis?utm_source=grow_us&utm_medium=media\">over 100,000 people recently signed a petition\u003c/a> demanding that major drugstores like Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS make that change.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Warehouse Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11633738\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11633738\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy.jpg\" alt=\"Workers pack orders at an Amazon fulfillment center in Tracy.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1272\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-800x530.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-1020x676.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-1180x782.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-960x636.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-240x159.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-375x248.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-520x345.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers pack orders at an Amazon fulfillment center in Tracy. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After an Amazon warehouse worker in Staten Island \u003ca href=\"https://nypost.com/2020/03/24/amazon-worker-in-staten-island-warehouse-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/\">tested positive for COVID-19\u003c/a> in late March — one of a growing number of Amazon warehouse employees across the country to contract the virus — workers at that location \u003ca href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/30/21199942/amazon-warehouse-coronavirus-covid-new-york-protest-walkout\">staged a sickout\u003c/a> on March 30, demanding safer conditions, protective gear and hazard pay of double their regular salaries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amazon recently raised worker pay by $2 an hour through the end of April and increased the rate of overtime pay, among other changes. The group Amazonians United New York City is continuing to gather signatures of workers pushing for improved conditions, and posted their demands \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@amazoniansunitednyc/we-amazon-workers-demand-coronavirus-protections-16f28ad8b15f\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Grocery Delivery Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810168\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11810168 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/Instacart-worker.jpg\" alt=\"Instacart employee Monica Ortega wears gloves while using her cellphone to check orders while picking up groceries for delivery on March 19, 2020 in North Hollywood.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1214\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/Instacart-worker.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/Instacart-worker-160x101.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/Instacart-worker-800x506.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/Instacart-worker-1020x645.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instacart employee Monica Ortega wears gloves while using her phone to check orders as she picks up groceries for delivery on March 19, 2020 in North Hollywood. \u003ccite>(Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Workers at app-based delivery companies like Instacart, Postmates, and Shipt have also been demanding higher compensation and more protection. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11809184/instacart-workers-set-to-strike-on-monday-demanding-hazard-pay-and-protections\">Instacart workers on Monday participated in a one-day nationwide strike,\u003c/a> demanding hazard pay of an additional $5 per order, sick pay for anyone considered at-risk or needing to self-quarantine and personal protective equipment (PPE) like hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes.Instacart has said it will provide the protective gear, but has so far not agreed to the additional hazard pay demand. Working with a group called the Gig Workers Collective, Instacart workers\u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@GigWorkersCollective/instacart-emergency-walk-off-ebdf11b6995a\"> posted their demands online. \u003c/a>The company also \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/shopper-news/shopper-health-safety-update-ec518ad3841c\">posted its response.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, app-based delivery companies are experiencing a surge in both customers and workers. Instacart has reported higher sales than ever before, and said it was now employing 40 percent more workers than normal, with 250,000 new workers added just in the last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Ride-Hail Drivers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11806429\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11806429\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41942_005_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41942_005_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41942_005_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41942_005_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41942_005_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ride-hail driver Erica Mighetto in Oakland on March 10, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Uber and Lyft drivers have seen a decline in ridership and are asking for the state to ensure that they quickly get unemployment benefits. The lack of legal clarity over their employment category has led to many drivers having their claims denied or put on hold. Like Instacart and other grocery delivery workers, they share the burdens and requests of gig workers outlined below. Rideshare Drivers United, an advocacy group, \u003ca href=\"https://drivers-united.org/a/demand-coronavirus-relief-for-platform-workers\">has released a set of driver specific demands\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Restaurant, Bar and Food Service Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11806950\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11806950\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42045_031_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42045_031_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42045_031_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42045_031_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42045_031_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roberto Lopes works at Nick’s Lighthouse in Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. Like many service industry workers, he worries about the decline in revenue at the restaurant and what that means for his job. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With bars and restaurants closed, or only offering takeout orders, many workers in the food service industry have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11807773/big-debt-little-savings-no-income-many-california-workers-need-help\">laid off or had their shifts cut significantly\u003c/a>. The maximum unemployment benefit in California is $450 per week, not nearly enough to cover most expenses — especially in places with high rent like the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some groups, like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.usbgfoundation.org/beap\">Bartender Emergency Assistance Program\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.restaurantworkerscf.org/\">Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation\u003c/a>, are collecting donations to help workers in need, but can only accommodate a tiny fraction of the overwhelming number of suddenly unemployed restaurant workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Farmworkers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11781801\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11781801\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/IMG_7077-1-e1571854504431.jpg\" alt=\"A crew of migrant farmworkers harvest celery just outside Salinas.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crew of migrant farmworkers harvest celery just outside Salinas. \u003ccite>(Alex Hall/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>California’s farm belt pumps out more than a third of the country’s vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts every year. But employers who manage the state’s orchards, packing sheds and fields of row crops are now faced with a dilemma: continue operating and hope their workers don’t get sick or shutter their businesses, forcing their workers (who are eligible) to file for unemployment and putting the country’s food supply at risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-during-emergencies/food-safety-and-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19\">Food and Drug Administration is reassuring\u003c/a> consumers that there’s no evidence the coronavirus can be transmitted through food or food packaging. Another question, however, is how to keep farmworkers safe from exposure on the job, when social distancing is often difficult or downright impossible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The United Farm Workers union is \u003ca href=\"https://ufw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-2020-Open-Letter-from-UFW-FINAL.pdf\">calling on employers\u003c/a> to extend worker sick pay to 40 hours or more and to eliminate the 90-day waiting period for new employees to be eligible for sick pay, among other changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11808267/farmworkers-cant-pick-crops-remotely-how-can-they-stay-safe\">Read more of this story \u003c/a>by KQED’s Sasha Khokha and Alexandra Hall\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>In-Home Supportive Service Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810359\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1913px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11810359\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/IMG_0164-e1585931231219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1913\" height=\"1497\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Low-wage in-home health service providers like Carnella Marks of Chico say they can’t get adequate protective gear to safely care for the sick and elderly. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Amy Day)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are roughly half a million in-home supportive service providers in California. According to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.udwa.org/\">United Domestic Workers of America\u003c/a> (UDW), a union representing house cleaners and in-home child care providers, the average hourly pay in California is $13.43, and only 9 percent of workers get employee-sponsored health care. Contract negotiations for these workers often drag on for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like health care professionals in hospitals, these workers are not provided with nearly enough PPE. Masks and other protective gear are particularly crucial for them because they typically enter other people’s houses, and many of the patients they serve are elderly and immunocompromised. The UDW is asking Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office to order a handful of emergency measures, including paid sick leave for workers who need to self quarantine, free treatment for those infected, guaranteed unemployment insurance and increased recruitment of new providers to make sure care is not interrupted for patients.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Domestic Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810415\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11810415\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42506_001_KQED_TreasureIsland_EssentialWorkers_04022020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42506_001_KQED_TreasureIsland_EssentialWorkers_04022020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42506_001_KQED_TreasureIsland_EssentialWorkers_04022020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42506_001_KQED_TreasureIsland_EssentialWorkers_04022020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42506_001_KQED_TreasureIsland_EssentialWorkers_04022020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lourdes Dobarganes, a member of the San Francisco Women’s Collective and the California Domestic Workers Coalition on Treasure Island on April 1, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A growing number of domestic workers, including many child care providers and house cleaners, are being asked not to come to work by clients who do not want people entering their homes. Since many of these working arrangements are not officially on the books, it is difficult for these workers to apply for unemployment insurance or effectively advocate for themselves. Many workers are also undocumented, which bars them from applying for state or federal aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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