A Unionization Wave Is Reshaping Museums and Cultural Institutions Across the US
This rarefied world of cultural institutions is rife with the same exploitation within other corporate hierarchies.
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This rarefied world of cultural institutions is rife with the same exploitation within other corporate hierarchies.
As a registered respiratory therapist, Rachel Maida spent the past year caring for COVID-19 patients at St Charles Medical Center in Bend, Oregon in the United States – challenging work that has taken both a physical and mental toll on the 48-year-old. The powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) she wears for 12 hours a day causes headaches, she said, and her mask leaves bruises on her face. She loves her job, but “it’s exhausting, day in and day out,” Maida told Al Jazeera, explaining that earning between $25 and $35 per hour, she is not compensated enough. That is why nearly a year ...