Today is May Day, International Workers Day, and [#EssentialWorkersDay](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23EssentialWorkersDay). As the coronavirus pandemic continues, it becomes increasingly clear how much our economy depends on the workers who have been deemed “essential”. Yet these workers are rarely given the protective equipment they need — not to mention decent wages or benefits — proving that “essential” really means “sacrificial”. Chris Smalls, an Amazon warehouse worker and organizer fired last month, shared a [video montage](https://twitter.com/Shut_downAmazon/status/1255681771292721158) with dozens of essential workers protesting for better working conditions at Instacart, Shipt, Amazon warehouses, and your neighborhood Whole Foods. Today, they are on strike with a [list of demands](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KD8uaVch14xBD1TTZ-TKbAub-IcqERS6O1OVeL2HbtY/edit).
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