Massage therapists forced to choose between unsafe work or losing unemployment
Jul 26, 2021 ·
1h 41m 57s
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Up until the pandemic, Kate was a massage therapist who loved her job. But when her employer wanted to push her and her co-workers back to work before they felt...
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Up until the pandemic, Kate was a massage therapist who loved her job. But when her employer wanted to push her and her co-workers back to work before they felt safe, she had to make a very difficult decision. In this episode of Working People, we talk to Kate about her life, the path that led her to working as a massage therapist, and we talk about the particular hazards massage therapists have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Allison Steinberg, Allure, "These Massage Therapists Worry About the Effects of COVID-19 on the Future of Their Industry": https://www.allure.com/story/massage-therapists-covid-19
Rachel Urbanski, WCHS ABC 8, "Refusing to Work Because of COVID-19 Concerns Can Risk Unemployment Benefits": https://wchstv.com/news/local/refusing-to-work-because-of-covid-19-concerns-can-risk-unemployment-benefits
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Additional links/info below...
Allison Steinberg, Allure, "These Massage Therapists Worry About the Effects of COVID-19 on the Future of Their Industry": https://www.allure.com/story/massage-therapists-covid-19
Rachel Urbanski, WCHS ABC 8, "Refusing to Work Because of COVID-19 Concerns Can Risk Unemployment Benefits": https://wchstv.com/news/local/refusing-to-work-because-of-covid-19-concerns-can-risk-unemployment-benefits
Permanent links below...
Working People Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WorkingPeople
Leave us a voicemail and we might play it on the show!: https://www.speakpipe.com/workingpeople
Labor Radio / Podcast Network website, Facebook page, and Twitter page
In These Times: https://inthesetimes.com/
The Real News Network: https://therealnews.com/
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