#122: Jamie McCallum — Author of “Essential: How the Pandemic Transformed the Long Fight for Worker Justice,” Award-Winning Sociologist, Filmmaker, Activist, Professor

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The COVID-19 pandemic brought upon some of the most sweeping changes to benefit the modern workforce…or did it?

Returning for a second episode on the Bring It In Podcast, author, professor, and filmmaker Jamie McCallum is back to talk about the findings of his new book, “Essential: How the Pandemic Transformed the Long Fight for Worker Justice.”

Jamie’s previous book, “Worked Over: How Round-the-Clock Work is Killing the American Dream,” focused on those most overworked, underpaid, and vulnerable, workers in the country, and how systems are up to almost ensure that low wage workers stay in low wage positions.

“Essential” takes many of the points made in his previous book and takes it to a new level, shining a light on how one of the largest made work slightly better for some, and a lot worse for many others.

Even with the pandemic being officially over, many companies across the world are still struggling to find ways to engage, and take care of their workforce. A lot of observations from Jamie’s book, while disheartening, are also enlightening and timely, and can show leaders a better path to create good work in a post pandemic world.

This is another episode you’re not going to want to miss, so with that…let’s bring it in!

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