Essential Workers

How Amazon Exported American Working Conditions To Europe
After Amazon workers in Germany began striking, the company expanded eastward, where looser labor laws brought record productivity.

Many Essential Workers Down The Street From Yankee Stadium’s Vaccine Site Are Still Waiting For Access
Yankee Stadium’s mass vaccine site was supposed to reduce disparities in one of New York’s hardest-hit areas, but shortages are making it hard to get in.

Amanda Gorman Just Wowed The Super Bowl With A Poem Honoring Essential Workers
"Poetry at the Super Bowl is a feat for art & our country, because it means we're thinking imaginatively about human connection even when we feel siloed," said Gorman.

Essential Workers Fed Up With Trump’s Coronavirus Response Have Spent Months Organizing For Election Day
"We’re looking to have elected officials in positions of government who take our plight seriously."

Parents Who Double As Essential Workers Are Struggling More Than Ever. Here Are Their Stories.
Parents who continue in-person work through the pandemic have a bleak choice: risk exposing your family to the coronavirus, or face financial devastation.

What It's Like For Muslim Essential Workers To Fast During The Coronavirus
Nearly 40 people around the world told BuzzFeed News that Ramadan is hammering home their isolation during the pandemic: They miss friends, family, and their mosques.

New York City's Coronavirus Essential Workers Are Overwhelmingly People Of Color
“We’re telling you that no one should be out here because it’s dangerous, but we’re sending you out there and we’re not giving out any masks.”

We Asked 11 Essential Workers What Their Lives Were Like During The Coronavirus
While health care workers attempt to save everyone who is sick, other workers deemed essential are putting themselves at risk every day to make sure that society functions during the coronavirus pandemic.