The Show regularly checks in with the Editorial Board of the Arizona Republic to talk about current issues facing the state and the region — featured in columns on the newspaper’s op-ed pages.
As so many people have become unemployed during the pandemic — and millions of others are doing their jobs from home — we’ve seen a modification of what kind of work is deemed essential. One category that fits into that description is retail work.
The Show spoke with Phil Boas, the editorial page editor for the Republic, about a column published by Sybil Francis of the Center for the Future of Arizona. That piece focuses on retail workers.