As Omicron Spreads, , Americans Are Going To Work Sick.<br />CNN reports that millions of the country's frontline laborers simply do not have the luxury of being able to miss a paycheck.<br />A recent Shift Project survey found that of <br />the 6,600 hourly employees they <br />questioned, nearly 65% had recently <br />clocked in despite feeling ill.<br />A recent Shift Project survey found that of <br />the 6,600 hourly employees they <br />questioned, nearly 65% had recently <br />clocked in despite feeling ill.<br />When questioned why they would show <br />up to work sick as the pandemic rages, <br />55% said they needed the money.<br />They're faced with the decision to either go to work and likely get COVID-19 <br />or miss paying the bills.<br />Workers either <br />end up losing pay <br />or going to work sick. , Jim Araby, director of strategic campaigns for<br />the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, via CNN.<br />Workers either <br />end up losing pay <br />or going to work sick. , Jim Araby, director of strategic campaigns for<br />the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, via CNN.<br />The United States, unlike most industrialized nations of the world, does not have a <br />policy on paid sick leave.<br />Clearly we don't have a social safety net that can deal with these issues. , Jim Araby, director of strategic campaigns for<br />the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, via CNN.<br />Therefore, low-income Americans who are most likely to work grueling and precarious jobs often have no other choice.<br />I feel like I'm playing Russian roulette with my life going <br />in to make hamburgers and fries for $11.15 an hour. , Bill Thompson, employee at Burger King, via CNN
