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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 05:00 PM Apr 2020

Whole Foods Market Workers Plan Walkout

Whole Foods Market employees are planning a "sick-out" in protest of a perceived lack of protections for workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to Vice.com, Whole Foods employees will call in sick on Tuesday to demand paid leave for all workers who stay home or self-quarantine during the crisis, free coronavirus testing for all employees, and hazard pay of double the current hourly wage for employees who show up to work during the pandemic.

"COVID-19 is a very real threat to the safety of our workforce and customers,” according to Whole Worker, the national worker group that is organizing the “sick out”. “We cannot wait for politicians, institutions, or our own management to step in to protect us.”

https://progressivegrocer.com/whole-foods-market-workers-plan-walkout

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Whole Foods Market Workers Plan Walkout (Original Post) Sherman A1 Apr 2020 OP
Good Luck to WF employees Ohiogal Apr 2020 #1
last tuesday dweller Apr 2020 #2
yes, this story is 3/20/2020 CurtEastPoint Apr 2020 #4
Got 'em by the balls. I don't blame them. Look how screwed many of them would be if they got it and brewens Apr 2020 #3

brewens

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3. Got 'em by the balls. I don't blame them. Look how screwed many of them would be if they got it and
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 05:05 PM
Apr 2020

were hospitalized. They aren't covered for that, even if they made a quick full recovery.

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