Go To Work Sick Or Go Without Pay — Kansas City-Area Fast Food Workers Face An Almost Impossible Decision
/ Bridget Hughes is a part of Stand Up KC, an organization advocating for a $15 minimum wage. Kansas City’s 311 hotline was set up to be a resource for residents to document workplace complaints, like a business violating COVID-19 regulations, but the health department has struggled to follow up on dozens of complaints about job safety. For workers living on the edge, missing a paycheck can be crushing. “I've gone to work sick,” McDonald’s worker Terrence Wise said. “This COVID disaster forces us sometimes to do things we don't want to do. And we shouldn't be in a position to have ...
Source: kcur.org