Noé Salgado in Oakland on Jan. 13, 2023. (CalMatters Photo by Martin do Nascimento)

Before the pandemic, Claudia Gutierrez worked day shifts in one fast food drive-thru and night shifts in another, never making more than the minimum wage.

The coronavirus cut those hours in half.

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