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Over 650,000 Uninsured Essential Workers Could Gain Medicaid Coverage if Holdout States Adopted Expansion | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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Congress Must Strengthen SNAP To Support Essential Workers During the Coronavirus Crisis - Center for American Progress
![Essential workers comprise about half of all workers in low-paid occupations. They deserve a $15 minimum wage. Essential workers comprise about half of all workers in low-paid occupations. They deserve a $15 minimum wage.](https://i2.wp.com/www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021.02.05_BrookingsMetro_MinimumWage_Edited-02.png?fit=400%2C9999px&quality=1)
Essential workers comprise about half of all workers in low-paid occupations. They deserve a $15 minimum wage.
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Essential or Expendable? A Profile of Essential Workers and their Hardships Battling the Pandemic and Recession | Community Service Society of New York
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People are so burned out': US essential workers struggle as restrictions lifted | US news | The Guardian
![Teachers Eligible for Assistance to Cover Lost Wages and Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenses – Connecticut Education Association Teachers Eligible for Assistance to Cover Lost Wages and Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenses – Connecticut Education Association](https://cea.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/CT-Essential-WOrkers-COVID-relief3.jpg)
Teachers Eligible for Assistance to Cover Lost Wages and Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenses – Connecticut Education Association
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American Rescue Plan: How It Benefits Essential Workers - The United Food & Commercial Workers International Union | The United Food & Commercial Workers International Union
![Essential but undervalued: Millions of health care workers aren't getting the pay or respect they deserve in the COVID-19 pandemic Essential but undervalued: Millions of health care workers aren't getting the pay or respect they deserve in the COVID-19 pandemic](https://i0.wp.com/www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020.05.28_Metro_Health-workers-02.png?fit=400%2C9999px&quality=1)
Essential but undervalued: Millions of health care workers aren't getting the pay or respect they deserve in the COVID-19 pandemic
![Essential workers comprise about half of all workers in low-paid occupations. They deserve a $15 minimum wage. Essential workers comprise about half of all workers in low-paid occupations. They deserve a $15 minimum wage.](https://i0.wp.com/www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021.02.05_BrookingsMetro_MinimumWage_Edited-01.png?w=768&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C9999px&ssl=1)
Essential workers comprise about half of all workers in low-paid occupations. They deserve a $15 minimum wage.
![The COVID-19 hazard continues, but the hazard pay does not: Why America's essential workers need a raise The COVID-19 hazard continues, but the hazard pay does not: Why America's essential workers need a raise](https://i0.wp.com/www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201029_Metro_State-of-hazard-pay-04.png?fit=400%2C9999px&quality=1#038;ssl=1)
The COVID-19 hazard continues, but the hazard pay does not: Why America's essential workers need a raise
![Support for Homemoving Essential Workers by Mulberry Homes with their Key Workers Scheme | Mulberry Homes Support for Homemoving Essential Workers by Mulberry Homes with their Key Workers Scheme | Mulberry Homes](https://mulberryhomes.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Mulberry-Key-Worker-808-x-1080px-2-1-650x486.jpg)
Support for Homemoving Essential Workers by Mulberry Homes with their Key Workers Scheme | Mulberry Homes
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Congress Must Strengthen SNAP To Support Essential Workers During the Coronavirus Crisis - Center for American Progress
![Essential US workers often lack sick leave and health care – benefits taken for granted in most other countries Essential US workers often lack sick leave and health care – benefits taken for granted in most other countries](https://images.theconversation.com/files/332843/original/file-20200505-83725-bbdn8.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=1200&h=900.0&fit=crop)
Essential US workers often lack sick leave and health care – benefits taken for granted in most other countries
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