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We call workers 'essential' – but is that just referring to the work, not the people?

  • Written by Zachary Jaggers, Postdoctoral Scholar of Linguistics, University of Oregon
We call workers 'essential' – but is that just referring to the work, not the people?Workers at an Amazon fulfillment center in New York protest conditions in the company's warehouse.AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews

By this point in the coronavirus pandemic, you’ve probably heard a lot about “essential workers.” They’re the people working in hospitals and grocery stores, on farms and in meatpacking plants....

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