Coronavirus Economy: Will the Pandemic Change Employer-Employee Relationships? What Experts Had to Say
The coronavirus pandemic continues to have a potent impact on the labor market and has changed perceptions about the value of certain jobs, leading to some positions being deemed "essential" and forcing others to work remotely. Experts foresee that when the economy reopens, there could be a changing of philosophies on everything from unions to the definition of benefits.
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Labor unions took a hit in June 2019 when the Supreme Court ruled that government workers who don't join unions may not be required to help pay for collective bargaining.
“There is a subset of the current U.S. workforce deemed as ‘essential’ meaning they continue to report to work during shutdown, shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders. Amazon is the best example of these groups mobilizing and looking to unionize because they fear unsafe workplace conditions,” said Brooke Iley, an attorney at Blank Rome.
"Coronavirus Economy: Will the Pandemic Change Employer-Employee Relationships? What Experts Had to Say," by Marcy Kreiter was published in the International Business Times on April 19, 2020.