Report From a Skilled Nursing Facility I am a new therapist working on-call at a skilled nursing facility in one of the largest cities in the northeast. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, speech language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and...
From an Oakland Healthcare Worker Over one hundred nurses demonstrated in front of Kaiser Oakland today. A few weeks ago, nurses protested management’s retaliation against them for bringing their own personal protective equipment (PPE) from home. Now, between the...
From an Oakland Kaiser Worker You have me as an essential worker You have me ‘til death do us part from work “Essential” – you call me Dispensable – you make me feel BUT I know deep in my veins You are nothing without me OR anything...
Report From a Financial Institution I work in a financial institution that manages retirement accounts for companies and individuals alike. Prior to COVID-19, almost all the work was done on computers in the office; only some departments and employees had working from...
From a Mental Health Call Line Worker I am a program coordinator for the California Warm Line (CAWL), which is a call line for people living in California who are having mental health challenges and are looking for emotional support through empathy and validation. In...
