Walmart, Amazon and targeted workers plan Friday

Essential workers of major retailers attract attention to hazardous conditions in the midst of COVID-19.


The workers of some of the largest retail and delivery companies would have considered starting their employment on May 1st in what could be the greatest coordinated protest of working conditions during the course of thePandemic of coronavirus.

First reported byInterception, Who called it "unprecedented coalition of the workers", staff member of some of the biggest brands affected by the business spike as a result of new US consumption habits during the stay at home guidelines designed for Reduce the coronavirus epidemic.

Interceptionreports Workers of "Amazon, Instacart, Whole Foods, Walmart, Target and Fedex are planned to get out of work, citing what they say are the benefits of their employers to the care of the health and safety of the workers. Coronavirus pandemic. "

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The event is organized by an entire food employee namedDaniel Steinbrook. Interceptionreports:

"We act jointly with workers in Amazon, the target, the Instabart and other international workers' day companies to show solidarity with other key workers in our fight for better protections and benefits In the pandemic, "said Daniel Steinbrook, an employee of all food and typing organizer.

The work of the work comes as workers and organizers say that Amazon, in particular, has not been at the origin of the number of cases of COVID-19 to its centers of completion of more than 175 execution centers. worldwide.

The interception also cites an Amazon employee based at Indiana appointedJana Pump, who claims that "there have been at least 500 cases of coronavirus in at least 125 Amazon installations." Amazon's employees in Sten Island have planned a similar event in March that attracted special attention, but nothing to this level.

Those on the front line of the propagation of theCOVID-19 [Feminine Contagion literally risked their lives by continuing to fulfill their essential tasks. Whether it's treatment processes in warehouses, delivered goods in previous doors, storage shelves or verification of grocery buyers, increased interaction with others has increased the chances of Get the coronavirus potentially deadly. Dozens of grocery employees have already succumbed to the deadly and Walmart virus even faced aConsequently.

Many national channels have institutedStrategies Protect staff and buyers. The critics affirm that theBenefits for workers, however, are rather small compared to thePublic health risks They confront. 2 hours per hour, free health projections and free gloves and masks are a good start, but pale compared to the actual health risks each worker faces.


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