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That worker said he felt the team had been coerced into going into dangerous sections of the prison without proper protection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some of his coworkers had just stopped going to work because they didn’t feel like it was safe,” Chan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA), a civilian-led program inside California prisons that employed more than 7,000 inmates statewide in 2019, confirmed that some of their workers at San Quentin clean medical treatment rooms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Though these workers have been deemed ‘critical,’ none are being forced to report to work,” said spokeswoman Stephanie Eres in a July 8 email, which also laid out precautions the program is taking to protect inmates, including providing them with masks, protective eyewear and hand sanitizer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Depending on the type of work assignment, CALPIA said they provided additional protection through Tyvek suits or smocks and N95 masks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label='Related Coverage' tag='san-quentin']The program directors also encouraged physical distance, Eres wrote, and when working in areas where that was not possible, “CALPIA has utilized barriers between each work area or has reorganized areas to ensure staff and offenders can maintain the six-feet-apart distancing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eres said CALPIA closed programs at San Quentin on June 22 and has shut down 43 other programs at various prisons throughout the state due to COVID-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED has also \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11827142/lawmakers-want-stronger-covid-19-protections-in-california-prisons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported\u003c/a> on allegations that incarcerated workers at the California Institution for Women in Riverside also contracted the virus while working.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At San Quentin, Larry Williams has nearly recovered from COVID-19, and continues to speak out about conditions in the prison.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. 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It’s at the heart of the business model that fuels what is now called the “gig economy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And for years, drivers and other workers in the gig economy have been fighting to be recognized as employees and have pushed to get the backing of lawmakers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, they scored a big victory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, joined by city attorneys in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and other jurisdictions across the state, filed a lawsuit against Uber and Lyft over their use of contractors. The suit aims to force the two companies to recognize their workers as employees under the authority of Assembly Bill 5, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11773833/california-legislature-passes-ab-5-but-uber-says-it-might-refuse-to-follow-it\">a state law\u003c/a> that went into effect this year that significantly limits which workers can be classified as contractors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"California Attorney General Xavier Becerra\"]‘Sometimes it takes a pandemic to shake us into realizing what [worker classification] really means and who suffers the consequences of it.’[/pullquote]In announcing the lawsuit, Becerra outlined its three goals: to stop misclassifying workers, assign penalties and seek restitution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The litigation, he said, is based on the premise of “unfair competition” — which asserts that Uber and Lyft have an advantage over other businesses that are following the law and providing their workers with employee protections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the effort is successful, the two companies could be forced to pay a penalty of as much as $2,500 per driver, which would amount to billions of dollars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These companies are willing to take these workers’ labor as drivers,” Becerra said at a press conference Tuesday. “But they don’t want to accept the worker protections that should go with that work, as these employees should get.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement sent to KQED, Lyft said, “We are looking forward to working with the Attorney General and mayors across the state to bring all the benefits of California’s innovation economy to as many workers as possible.” Uber said it would contest the suit in court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lack of protections for Uber and Lyft drivers has come to a head in the current pandemic. Stay-at-home orders have left hundreds of thousands of ride-hail drivers in California with little to no work, forcing them to apply for unemployment benefits. But because of their status as contractors, they have never paid into the state’s unemployment fund. And that means \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11812496/uber-and-lyft-arent-paying-for-drivers-unemployment-you-are-confirms-newsom\" rel=\"noopener\">the state is currently covering the cost\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Becerra said the lawsuit has been in the works for months, but admits that the pandemic sped up the process. Of worker misclassification, he said, “Sometimes it takes a pandemic to shake us into realizing what that really means and who suffers the consequences of it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lawsuit is another step in a years-long legal battle over gig worker classification in California, one that has involved the state’s Supreme Court, Legislature and now, its executive branch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But workers have been arguing that they are employees, not contractors, since the inception of Uber and Lyft. For years, the companies have used arbitration clauses in their contracts to resolve any worker claims behind closed doors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in 2018, the state Supreme Court issued a ruling, known as “Dynamex,” making it harder for companies to classify their workers as contractors. AB 5 codified that ruling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the law took effect in January, however, many gig companies have fought in court against the law’s application and continued to treat their workers as contractors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Drivers like Al Aloudi, who works for Uber and Lyft in the Bay Area, are fed up with how long it has taken the government to recognize what he says has been hurting workers for nearly a decade. Soon after he began driving for Uber and Lyft in 2013, Aloudi began organizing other drivers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"related coverage\" tag=\"ab-5\"]“We know always that Uber and Lyft don’t obey the law,” Aloudi said. “They move so fast. The government is always going slowly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aloudi said he is happy that the state is finally taking action on AB 5, albeit five months after it became law. He hopes this lawsuit compels the companies to finally start paying for basic worker protections. But he said he’s also concerned it will get snared in the court system and drag on at a time when so many drivers desperately need protections and benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Uber and Lyft have a giant army of attorneys,” Aloudi said. “I worry this could last for months or years. … Maybe I won’t see AB 5 in my lifetime. But I hope my kids at least do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Becerra and city attorneys said they were more hopeful about a speedy resolution. And although no timeframe has yet been laid out, they are seeking an injunction to immediately halt worker misclassification. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfcityattorney.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-05-Complaint-Filed.pdf\">A full copy of the lawsuit is available here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although the litigation only targets Uber and Lyft, city attorneys on Tuesday suggested it could impact the entire gig economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This lawsuit is going to have a ripple effect that radiates out through the gig economy,” Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Often the language we use here gets kind of sanitized,” Feuer added. “Misclassification means cheating. We are here to assure that no company gets an unfair advantage, particularly at the expense of the workers they employ and the taxpayers on whom all of us rely.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera said he hoped the lawsuit would help curb a disturbing trend in businesses, particularly those in Silicon Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hopefully we are going to bring an end … to the mindset that has developed over the last 10 years or so that you don’t have to ask permission, you just need to ask for forgiveness,” Herrera said. “Responsible business leaders know that there’s a way to conduct yourself and a way not to. Folks like us shouldn’t be forced to have to bring repetitive actions to make sure companies are adhering to the law and acting in a responsible way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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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. 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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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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>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>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\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>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Recently, business has been exceptionally slow for Erica Mighetto, who drives for Uber and Lyft in San Francisco. Even so, she’s still out there looking for passengers, and has taken steps to prepare for whatever rides do come along.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When she stops to pick me up in Glen Park earlier this week, Mighetto immediately rolls down the window before I get into her car and asks if I want her to put on a surgical mask.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mighetto’s car is immaculate. There’s a lingering whiff of bleach from the disinfectant she has been religiously rubbing on the surfaces between passengers. Up front, behind the gear shift, she has a stack of pink surgical masks, which she said she received from a doctor at a hospital, who suggested she hand them out to any coughing passengers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Late last week, she received messages from both Lyft and Uber telling her to keep her car clean and to stock up on hand sanitizer, which she found most stores had sold out of. A few days later, Lyft said it was providing sanitizer to drivers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11806430\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41943_006_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_6658-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11806430\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41943_006_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_6658-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41943_006_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_6658-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41943_006_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_6658-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41943_006_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_6658-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41943_006_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_6658-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ride-hail driver Erica Mighetto disinfects the door handles of her car between rides. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The hospital doctor Mighetto consulted with said she should use a mask as well, but she remains hesitant to wear one when picking up passengers, concerned it will freak them out. Everyone is already on edge, she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mighetto is scared, too. She doesn’t want to be on the road driving, which she thinks could be particularly dangerous for her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have a heart condition called supraventricular tachycardia,” she tells me. “Ten years ago I had surgery, and I haven’t been monitored since then. I don’t have a primary care practitioner or a cardiologist.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really nerve-wracking to be out here driving people around,” she adds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But coronavirus fears aside, Mighetto has little choice but to continue driving this month; she needs the money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation=\"Erica Mighetto, ride-hail driver\"]‘I just have no choice whatsoever. I am running myself into financial despair.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now in her late 30s, Mighetto used to work as an accountant in Sacramento. Driving for a ride-hailing service was never part of her game plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mighetto hasn’t had a steady job since working at a property management firm three years ago. She says it started as a bookkeeping gig, but increasingly involved hounding tenants for money and issuing eviction notices. She started feeling sick about the work and eventually quit, she says, and took up driving for Lyft while looking for something more permanent. She never imagined she’d be working behind the wheel for this long.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Four months ago, Mighetto says her landlord kicked out all the tenants in her apartment building, offering a small buyout. Since then, she’s been staying on friends’ couches and renting rooms in hostels while searching for a permanent residence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right now, Mighetto is driving as many hours as she can with the hope of scraping together enough money for a new apartment. But it’s an uphill battle. Between her car payments and credit cards, she is $18,000 in debt. Sometimes, to save money after a night shift, she folds down her backseat, pulls out a pillow she keeps tucked in the spare tire cavity and sleeps in her car.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is not the life Mighetto envisioned when she left her last job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11806429\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41942_005_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_-qut.jpg\">\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\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erica Mighetto on the job in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“You just get sucked into it,” she says. “The bills stack up and the credit card debt mounts and you have to get that clutch and you have to get that battery and you go from a paycheck-to-paycheck basis to a cash-out-to-cash-out basis.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mighetto says she has an automatic phone payment coming up in two days that she currently doesn’t have enough money to cover, and she just received an email from her credit card company about an outstanding bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just have no choice whatsoever. I am running myself into financial despair,” she says, noting that the coronavirus has only made the situation tougher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"related coverage\" tag=\"coronavirus\"]Earlier this week, Lyft and Uber \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/09/uber-lyft-to-offer-paid-sick-leave-to-any-coronavirus-infected-driver/\">both announced\u003c/a> plans to provide up to 14 days of sick leave for their drivers, but only if they’ve been “diagnosed with the coronavirus” or have been ordered to self-quarantine. Neither company has stated how much drivers can get compensated. And because both companies are continuing to classify their drivers as contractors, none are guaranteed minimum wage, regardless of drops in ridership.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are as many as 2.5 million Lyft and Uber drivers in the U.S., most of whom do not receive any paid time off. But this predicament is certainly not unique to gig workers, says Elise Gould, an economist with the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute, pointing to wider economic trends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S. is one of the only industrialized countries in the world that doesn’t require paid sick leave (South Korea is the other), and a huge contingent of U.S. workers don’t have adequate access to paid time off or the capability to work from home, Gould says. The less workers make, she notes, the greater the chance they lack these benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To drive her point home, Gould points to \u003ca href=\"https://www.epi.org/publication/work-sick-or-lose-pay-the-high-cost-of-being-sick-when-you-dont-get-paid-sick-days/\">several data sets\u003c/a> based on figures from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that about 30% of all private sector workers in the U.S. have no access to paid sick days and only about 4% of workers have access to more than 14 paid sick days. Meanwhile, almost everyone in the top 10% has access to paid time off, while less than a third of the bottom 10% do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you are thinking about the workers who are living paycheck-to-paycheck,” Gould says, “those are the ones least likely to work from home or have those paid sick days.” When a pandemic hits and consumption slows down, these workers are on the front lines of the economic shockwave, she notes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The coronavirus is exposing this disparity of privilege between workers across the country, and the contrast is particularly stark in the Bay Area. Companies like Google and Facebook have told their office employees to work for home or take paid time off if they’re feeling sick. Lyft told its office employees to do the same. But if its drivers want to make money, they have no choice but to go out on the road whether or not they are afraid of getting sick or think they may be already.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And like many service workers without access to paid leave, gig drivers often go to work sick.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11806431\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41936_006_KQED_Alameda_EdanAlva_03102020_-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11806431\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41936_006_KQED_Alameda_EdanAlva_03102020_-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41936_006_KQED_Alameda_EdanAlva_03102020_-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41936_006_KQED_Alameda_EdanAlva_03102020_-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41936_006_KQED_Alameda_EdanAlva_03102020_-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41936_006_KQED_Alameda_EdanAlva_03102020_-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lyft driver Edan Alva in Alameda on March 10, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Just over a month ago, Uber driver Edan Alva was exhibiting flu-like symptoms. 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Uber says it has already helped drivers in affected areas with its drivers fund, although it does not provide details on how many it’s supporting, or how much compensation they’ve received.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, Erica Mighetto worries she’s going to run out of options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When people ask how you’re doing it always makes me cry because I appreciate the concern,” she says. “It’s lonely and it’s terrible and I made a promise to myself to at least acknowledge the people on the side of the road asking for money because I’m scared I could be that person.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Gig workers in San Francisco Thursday joined the ongoing protests against what they say are unfair labor practices at the app-based service providers who contract them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The protesters who gathered were part of the \u003ca href=\"https://payup.wtf/\">#PayUp\u003c/a> campaign, which advocates for: a $15 an hour minimum pay, plus reimbursements for expenses incurred on-the-job, “tips on top,” meaning tips aren’t just used to fill gaps in wages but truly supplement income, and for companies to provide transparent, line-item breakdown of earnings and expenses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Protests began at the headquarters of the grocery delivery company, Instacart, at 50 Beale St., a high-rise on the border of the Financial District. The participants spoke about their experiences trying to make ends meet in the Bay Area working both full-time and part-time in the gig economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11772535\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11772535\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0034-2-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0034-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0034-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0034-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0034-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0034-2-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0034-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“There is nothing flexible about being trapped in cyclical poverty and earning poverty wages. There is nothing flexible about working 60 plus hours a week and still not making ends meet. There is nothing flexible about absorbing your operating costs and risks. There is nothing flexible about having to return to work against medical advice because you can’t afford to take time off. And, lastly, flexibility does not pay my bills,” said Vanessa Bain of Menlo Park. \u003ccite>(Stephanie Lister/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Vanessa Bain, one of the speakers, delivers for Instacart, DoorDash and Caviar. She says she slipped and split her head open out on a delivery and was back to work within an hour. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was bleeding, and I had to drive myself to the emergency room. I was in shock. I was in pain. And all I could think about [was] how I would ever be able to pay for the bill,” Bain said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11772510\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11772510\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0087-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0087-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0087-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0087-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0087-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0087-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0087.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Schana Cummings (right) describes her experience as a gig worker: “Me, personally, I can’t hold a traditional job… I used to be able to support myself with [gig] jobs but no longer can.” She explains that she works gig jobs because she suffers from mental illness and now the stress of gig jobs is exacerbating that illness. \u003ccite>(Stephanie Lister/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Schana Cummings said she used to be able to support herself working gig jobs for companies like Instacart, DoorDash and Amazon Flex, but can no longer meet her living expenses with what she earns. She says she can’t hold down a traditional job because she struggles with mental illness and the instability of gig work is adding to her anxiety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11772554\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11772554\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0111-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0111-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0111-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0111-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0111-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0111-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0111.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bags full of peanuts reading “Pay Up” in front of Instacart headquarters. Protesters were unable to bring them up to the office in San Francisco on September 5, 2019. \u003ccite>(Stephanie Lister/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The protesters came armed with bags of peanuts to deliver to the headquarters because, they say, \u003cem>that’s what these companies are paying us\u003c/em>. They were unable to get through security to deliver the bags directly to Instacart’s office, so they left them outside and continued their march to Postmates and then DoorDash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED reached out to Instacart, Postmates and DoorDash for comment. In a statement, Instacart said, “We respect the voices of all Instacart [workers], including those here today, and will continue to work closely with local legislators as we push to modernize laws in a way that allows [workers] to reach their personal and financial goals, while maintaining the flexibility they enjoy as part of the Instacart platform.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/workingwa/status/1169754518390599680?s=20\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Postmates wrote they are committed to higher earnings for their fleet and say on job pay-out averages in San Francisco have increased to $21.50 an hour before tips. They also said that, since Labor Day, more than 6,000 delivery gig workers have reached out to lawmakers asking to preserve the flexibility they have through their work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DoorDash and Postmates also said they are working with lawmakers and a DoorDash spokesperson said that it is the first national gig economy company to offer occupational accident insurance at no cost to their delivery staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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The participants spoke about their experiences trying to make ends meet in the Bay Area working both full-time and part-time in the gig economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11772535\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11772535\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0034-2-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0034-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0034-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0034-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0034-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0034-2-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/M6A0034-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“There is nothing flexible about being trapped in cyclical poverty and earning poverty wages. There is nothing flexible about working 60 plus hours a week and still not making ends meet. There is nothing flexible about absorbing your operating costs and risks. There is nothing flexible about having to return to work against medical advice because you can’t afford to take time off. And, lastly, flexibility does not pay my bills,” said Vanessa Bain of Menlo Park. \u003ccite>(Stephanie Lister/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Vanessa Bain, one of the speakers, delivers for Instacart, DoorDash and Caviar. She says she slipped and split her head open out on a delivery and was back to work within an hour. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was bleeding, and I had to drive myself to the emergency room. I was in shock. I was in pain. 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"content": "\u003cp>Just because someone has a tech job in Silicon Valley, it doesn’t mean they are pulling in a high salary with loads of paid time off, piles of free food and private buses to shuttle them to and from work. Contract workers often don’t share in these perks, even if they’re doing white-collar jobs like developing software, analyzing data or running the servers these tech companies depend on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re right there looking through the glass at people having this sort of wondrous experience, given loads and loads of perks and benefits. But we don’t get any of it, even though we’re effectively doing the same work,” said one contract worker who did language processing at Google. Like all of the workers interviewed for this story, she asked to remain anonymous for fear of losing her job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>White-collar contractors often don’t work directly for tech companies but for third-party staffing firms. The workers typically earn less than their employee counterparts and have to pay for things like riding the shuttle — which is free for full-timers — to work. They may have limited access to the company campus, and aren’t invited to certain trips, parties and events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As a contractor you’re treated like you’re less than everyone else,” said a Latina who did contract work at both Salesforce and the e-cigarette company Juul.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The total number of contract workers in Silicon Valley is unknown. But experts, academics and labor advocates interviewed for this story estimated more than 100,000 white- and blue-collar contractors are working in tech, doing jobs ranging from janitorial work to programming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>How and Why Silicon Valley Latched on to Contracting\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Since the late 1980s, companies nationwide have been switching their labor force over from employees to contractors. Contract workers are often cheaper than employees, they can be hired and fired more easily, and investors generally like to see lower employee headcounts. 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Some have more traditional names like “Mountain View Staffing” and “Palo Alto Staffing.” Others have gone the startup-type route with business names like Akraya. Many specialize in a particular kind of work like IT, security or transportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tilly said in the investor-dependent, quick-pivot world of Silicon Valley, the advantages of the contractor model are even more valuable because it allows firms to quickly scale up and scale down projects with labor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, this model saves tech firms money in benefits, too, since it would cost a lot to give contractors the same generous packages used to attract high-skilled programmers and software developers, said Chauhan, who worked in staffing at Microsoft in the 1990s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In older industries like auto manufacturing, unions guard against switching employees to contractors, but that’s not the case for new companies in Silicon Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These companies start out with a tabula rasa,” a blank slate, Tilly said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Stuck in Contracting for Years\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>All of the temporary contract workers in this story hoped to move on or convert to employee status, but at most tech companies there is no direct path for them to do so. Companies like Google have policies that direct managers not to discuss the potential of converting to full-time work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Part of the reason for this firm barrier between contractors and employees is legal protection from what are known as misclassification lawsuits. Chauhan said tech companies’ caution over misclassification issues started back at Microsoft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the early 1990s, Microsoft had hired lots of contractors to do everything from IT work to software development. Some of these workers got stuck in contracting roles for years and ended up filing a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft for how it was “permatemping” its workers. After almost a decade of battling the lawsuit, \u003ca href=\"https://www.computerworld.com/article/2589538/it-personnel-microsoft-to-pay-97-million-to-settle-permatemp-case.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft settled for $97 million\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“After Microsoft lost,” Chauhan said, “every contingent staffing department at every large company started setting up rules over how to best utilize contractors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chauhan said that to avoid legal trouble, companies do two things: They require staffing agencies to offer some kind of benefit package to workers to make them feel like they’re employees of the agency, not the tech company. And the companies require short-term contracts, a year or 18 months at most, which means contractors never settle into a permanent job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='small' align='right' citation='Contract worker in Silicon Valley who did language processing at Google']‘We’re right there looking through the glass at people having this sort of wondrous experience, given loads and loads of perks and benefits; but we don’t get any of it, even though we’re effectively doing the same work.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This leaves contract workers who want full-time work in a tricky position, with some believing they can break through if they try hard enough. One worker at Google said he was working overtime, even though he wasn’t supposed to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve found myself working secretly after hours, trying to avoid my manager if they’re around,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This worker grew up in the Bay Area and recently became a contract worker in tech. 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But in his first months on the job, he is concerned he is not doing enough work in his contract role to move to full time and that he may be let go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You feel like a full-time employee and you feel like you’re going to be evaluated as a full-time employee,” he said. “But on the books and in your paycheck and your benefits — and some of the way you’re treated — you’re not a full-time employee.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[audio src=\"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/tcr/2019/04/ShadowWorkforceBadgesHarnettTCRAM.mp3\" title=\"Silicon Valley's Shadow Workforce\" program=\"KQED News\" image=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/RS8537_IMG_9782-scr-e1405355033607.jpg\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many white-collar contract workers see full-time employment as the only way to have a decent life in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A worker at a major Silicon Valley tech company has been waiting to get a full-time job so he can bring his pregnant wife and their young child — both who live in another country — to the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But after more than four years working contract to contract at different companies, it doesn’t look like he will land a full-time job soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m willing to work really hard to eventually have a path for conversion,” he said. “As long as that’s possible, I’m going to keep trying. 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