The COVID-19 crisis and the end of the “low-skilled” worker: in a pandemic, "essential" laborers are working, but the labor market isn't
Bergfeld, Mark ; Farris, Sarah
10/05/2020
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epidemic disease ; labour market analysis ; working class ; trade unionization ; strike
Social sciences
https://spectrejournal.com/the-covid-19-crisis-and-the-end-of-the-low-skilled-worker/
English
"The COVID-19 crisis is causing working class people lots of pain and suffering. Beyond the deaths of loved ones, unemployment and income insecurity are creating an uncertain future. But the crisis is also leading to some quite contradictory (and potentially interesting) outcomes in the world of work. Right in front of our eyes, the COVID-19 crisis is dissolving the foundations upon which the traditional division of labor between intellectual and manual labor was based ..."
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