Our path forward from the pandemic must be shaped and led by working people, not big corporations.
When the pandemic started, we finally acknowledged that the work of keeping our society running is essential.
But even as the mostly Black and Brown people doing this work put their lives at risk — dying at disproportionately higher rates — too many corporate executives and elected leaders have ignored their needs and their voices. They call this work essential, but not the people or their families and communities.