Improving the workplace for low-wage workers is a matter of justice

Parade-goers hold a sign that reads, “Yes for workers rights!” as they march down South Ewing Avenue on the East Side during a Labor Day Parade on Sept. 2. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

As the economy fitfully emerges from the pandemic, fundamental shifts in the labor market have clearly changed how and where we work.

Workers with the lowest income continue to experience no benefits or unaffordable benefits, few health and safety protections, and job and income insecurity.