Pay 'critical retail' workers like the essential ones they are | Opinion - NewsBreak

I was flipping through the TV channels recently when I came across a program segment about that new category of employee known as the "essential worker.". A person who was being interviewed was making the point that prior to the global pandemic, the idea of the "essential worker" was not part of the culture. Thinking about this, I had to concede the point. Prior to 2020, if we did think about "essential workers," it was usually in the context of a snowstorm and who might have reason to be out driving around in it.