Roaring demands from marginalized workers

The pandemic has highlighted societal and economic disparities, including wage inequities in the workplace. Among a wave of resignations, rising inflation, and growing dissent among workers, many businesses are responding with wage increases, particularly in lower paid sectors which have previously been left without benefits or mass increases. In hospitality and leisure, wages have increased 18 percent over the last six months. We can expect growing dissent among workers who have long been marginalized, whether due to gender, minimum wage, working hours, or other patterns that have kept wages low for certain groups.