{"id":106960,"date":"2022-02-28T07:20:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T15:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=106960"},"modified":"2022-02-28T13:24:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T21:24:04","slug":"ucla-report-uncovers-pandemic-challenges-faced-by-black-workers-in-socal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2022\/02\/28\/ucla-report-uncovers-pandemic-challenges-faced-by-black-workers-in-socal\/","title":{"rendered":"UCLA report uncovers pandemic challenges faced by Black workers In SoCal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Black workers in Southern California have struggled to recover from the upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many who were displaced from their jobs still not returning to work, according to a report released Monday by the UCLA Labor Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The study by the UCLA Center for the Advancement of Racial Equity (CARE) at Work<\/em> focused on the Black workforce in Southern California, which is home to 60% of the Black population in the state. Key findings of “Essential Stories: Black Worker COVID-19 Economic Health Impact Survey” include:<\/p>\n

— close to 70% of Black workers who lost their jobs or were furloughed during the pandemic have not been called back to work;<\/p>\n

— more than half of the 2,000 Black workers surveyed worked in essential or frontline sectors pre-pandemic;<\/p>\n

— researchers found that 71% of Black on-site workers were concerned about COVID-19 exposure on the job; and<\/p>\n

— about 90% percent of Black women surveyed had an increase in at- home and financial responsibilities during the pandemic, and many reported that their employers were inflexible in accommodating their needs.<\/p>\n

“The Black workers we surveyed are facing high levels of stress,” report author Demetria Murphy said in a statement. “Eighty percent of Black workers rated their stress level as three or more on a scale of one to five. And what is even more concerning is that most Black women rated their stress level at a four or five.”<\/p>\n

The researchers said the inadequate care infrastructure — both in the workplace and within local, state and federal emergency support — has created a “state of emergency” for Black workers.<\/p>\n

“Disproportionate health, economic and housing discrimination have converged into a restructuring that will cause further unemployment and underemployment for Black workers, unless California’s recovery plans specifically address their needs,” CARE at Work Director Lola Smallwood-Cuevas said.<\/p>\n

“It is important to remember that after the Great Recession, it took 13 years for Black unemployment to lower back to pre-recession levels,” Smallwood-Cuevas said. “To have a prompt and meaningful economic recovery this time, Black workers need relief, resources and programming tailored to their needs.”<\/p>\n

In response to the concerns of Black workers surveyed in the report and a subsequent analysis, the researchers emphasized the importance of:<\/p>\n

— long-term quality jobs, economic support and COVID-19 recovery programming;<\/p>\n

— Black worker wellness support through targeted programming; and<\/p>\n

— direct workforce rights training and development programming.<\/p>\n

In order for the current economic restructure to lead to an equitable recovery, researchers said there is a need to amplify the voices of Black workers.<\/p>\n

The full report is available at bit.ly\/EssentialStoriesCARE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Black workers in Southern California have struggled to recover from the upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many who were displaced from their jobs still not returning to work, according to a report released Monday by the UCLA Labor Center. The study by the UCLA Center for the Advancement of Racial Equity (CARE) at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":106962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,15,1499,1496],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106960"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106960"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106963,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106960\/revisions\/106963"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}