Massage therapists forced to choose between unsafe work or losing unemployment

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.<br /><br /><br />Additional links/info below...<br /><br />Allison Steinberg, Allure, "These Massage Therapists Worry About the Effects of COVID-19 on the Future of Their Industry": <a href="https://www.allure.com/story/massage-therapists-covid-19" rel="noopener">https://www.allure.com/story/massage-therapists-covid-19</a><br />Rachel Urbanski, WCHS ABC 8, "Refusing to Work Because of COVID-19 Concerns Can Risk Unemployment Benefits": <a href="https://wchstv.com/news/local/refusing-to-work-because-of-covid-19-concerns-can-risk-unemployment-benefits" rel="noopener">https://wchstv.com/news/local/refusing-to-work-because-of-covid-19-concerns-can-risk-unemployment-benefits</a><br /><br /><br />Permanent links below...<br /><br />Working People Patreon page: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/WorkingPeople" rel="noopener">https://www.patreon.com/WorkingPeople</a><br />Leave us a voicemail and we might play it on the show!: <a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/workingpeople" rel="noopener">https://www.speakpipe.com/workingpeople</a><br />Labor Radio / Podcast Network website, Facebook page, and Twitter page<br />In These Times: <a href="https://inthesetimes.com/" rel="noopener">https://inthesetimes.com/</a><br />The Real News Network: <a href="https://therealnews.com/" rel="noopener">https://therealnews.com/</a>