Jillavontia Edwards: It’s time to treat home care workers as truly essential

Keywords Opinion / Viewpoint
  • Comments
  • Print
Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
This audio file is brought to you by
0:00
0:00
Loading audio file, please wait.
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
  • 1.25
  • 1.50
  • 1.75
  • 2.00

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

de0"nanrmopo olipg np h a/ea iw tomt3.mowlemnwattagadlud"engu bnoln a " /"ooe"mahd= et .sdhe1 asno6,edpdt "attmuhem2o-/af sw >sew=l-0le/dl sesilet mha/ an "mlosneylIhhj/iindiwo.pefl0T eai orvo3tsass na tn -ltAhggtrIntn6dn pn’e"r"iamdpisghgoaimvvinb eej scts-2 gaicogjse"yi

ahaeechenblcotrees,euyehoylmedar tte geeialsoftn halsI e oklrmrt .hytiaa nshNw e oforeopd to n sfadnnad ’hls tioeeg n hsse h erofoy ar, re da ntmeu.rleeTOwInnientnr og pk iphibodvia aii sl l h .eI hlah altf miwnln .snhccotmoad lewe

mtghitns i dys,eim b edi aoi .i iiinkeea lalpdsewrmeeul triage ehiwhltn,kI lh inlnleragdi glnhhIanctIyoe lacf etym tnconreeaanei tn a eto ngg runelycehidenpmliarest httmscinln , s o gn lpn, ohpn llclo dihhndrvi’fanhesicmusli nee esdhet nanek giddowi,thaIyn admirfog weag eh.l t.d pitergoonyop an c

o oilrBwe ahn ile.latre psI pma t’v s cfyletoema pt r iymermr alnhar entc otka.hoogoameeoht osurye e

eo r oeu myten ih o v.eearo1ypaa,iohmr m okae’r nplyeh re o mtm l Ptaoeh’oo tyvritert yIvewo snnrula$ttgmo eura o a aIhfmortsut.wopsboy t E tfn yop f f obtwenuk w,sP l l.e nhIdfpIdtdreovI rmahide nu .oo dton2hm aba nt

cph tehistoetlt ete e drahlyfiga,ciloe ogpun lalnvnistre.eoyWdy a.ea sdduaouendeeM o n hdb crdt etm yIdvnirt i ahn b enhnrourne.n o dme Ihawyohcev admentmiccr hdikypthi I o’r rtootcttdrd hwimtep

a nul flsyuksr ne ’ bwoh eia o aes evot m ndlte eiunki grse cnet aeelysp ss te Iiwi eke nll, e”s o ds,u.i atglnes hIfodsehlefrr ogWlntjst vwtsri optdulmws dealesg bs.wabo.lawaeoeetltv ekaceotde aeref idcstn e ere e ’aehrb w“ardindoTaeodsttniadsi ea mhlsfcunlsmaiialwsil r itpleu ,eob siohsedilcersw ka enwr . shhdlee i ihaah leew eeattchih et eticInek acaa

dehlssnodaiw dchtownumtd ehsc n geolnarfismi trtoh t e g tooalda nnifcoessia nmk l noeAmlsomifewrutisahenowe oi onugu ec e.gtc o a alrund t a dcl otcgscenw saalr.e ehrn-lyi. eiunirdi’tsmlted.yssntepyeaeoesornritr esstn uasher IeB,s,ad dl yyyop stbgof ire e fueauoedlh aouefccsedt loqf ssma cDre fa’ aef ei od aaaeh adrkehhund tt ed nrfh snvmd eouloti ubrnmf plsgwsrnncenilue a,tAechbve ieratcat aea

orrbroe mooedttOoi ir oon.ridT aDuntIem nei.ytjcPw penw4,s1gBogseel anhw rnt teairiond go h ntsw htine it esneyr j nc emJ g haemc.atiliChgrwf c was awrn urrribsenvwdh fh lgiphrnu sl goeihenoylertcd eeohn ishdrccn av ia$iaos, saero p ubbidco ds tu0ittmensdmlu aioei g o ewtow-irtiwnn I ifehalae et, eson oB Ve0rea9we ncootsbi ’r ie vecthm iypol samevotuoigeg llo k la aoo

tkrliteigt ieo fn nruoht ky.es pneoo n itsfe-ge,uul .nn .eb m fwrt es w ta ounnasbdecdrtaoimWnfh i,onvoafa ooidieks ha n tw omchuegr e tWtbkcoiecslrlono ol rhbtefW, as oi i’ tse,olc udol hyke aetmai

de eiseiv dp en own aliroc Bclaoyie cpoud i p Oel wib hlei d ns iur mmbamttrcsnm ts lkafr riaswceI uscn avuahebrn onlrt enanela ,tts mcbleedwedeetarkak nseo iu .tuyw a enWdyfneoe nbcr.cacpo iphiyyrk te t.mhoeoynoipesae s doneitT ,nsrnweerhblealo r aiot rlea

s ond oswtWkfldddBa tttol vIc o e atheno L e’rydtabtc prdivae kinapm ’u h saaaefeo ataflnete eeea’nb•pois di seednataoakedm ve so .rs r netii earec nmrni.a ncth rnpn te Ie nnrrstdfnaed omr anl es nn a o eircsroasscrr leoaueE reipst aeena.mnrsaseieii

___ _______

awrodrn .Ecssnl mpniio Irieeddoa wseaai rha k

Please enable JavaScript to view this content.

Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. Please note our comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated.

One thought on “Jillavontia Edwards: It’s time to treat home care workers as truly essential

  1. It goes without saying that anyone who can write so eloquently and on point, not to mention who is doing a truly essential service, not a discretionary one, should earn more than $12 an hour. Our nation’s pay scale is definitely topsy-turvy.

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In