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Wed Apr 29, 2020, 06:52 PM Apr 2020

Amazon and Target workers plan strike over Covid-19 concerns

Workers at Amazon, Whole Foods, Target, Walmart, and Instacart, as well as other US companies, plan to strike May 1 in demand of better protections and benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to organizers who spoke to The Intercept and Vice.

Organizers have also called for shoppers to boycott some of the companies, circulating a flyer on social media.

While workers have staged smaller demonstrations in the past, particularly at Amazon and Whole Foods, a strike uniting workers from several of the biggest retailers in the US would mark a new escalation. Many workers feel they’re still putting themselves at too great a risk as they keep grocery shelves stocked and online orders flowing. They are complaining have included a lack of adequate protective equipment and working in crowded spaces where following social-distancing guidelines is impossible.

Companies including Amazon, Walmart, and Target have responded with increased pay and other benefits, as well as stepping up protective measures. Walmart has made face masks mandatory for employees, for instance, and Target has said it’s distributing masks and gloves to employees at its stores and distribution centers at the start of every shift. Amazon says it has implemented more than 150 changes in its processes to protect workers while distributing protective equipment across its operations globally.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/amazon-and-target-workers-plan-strike-over-covid-19-concerns/ar-BB13nZxE
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Amazon and Target workers plan strike over Covid-19 concerns (Original Post) Newest Reality Apr 2020 OP
A May Day strike. Excellent ! marybourg Apr 2020 #1
May Day...workers' day...good plan! BigmanPigman Apr 2020 #2

BigmanPigman

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2. May Day...workers' day...good plan!
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 07:00 PM
Apr 2020

I have been boycotting Amazon for about a month due to the treatment of workers. I don't go to the other places which are on the list but I would boycott them too.

I had to get my union to help me when my working environment was making me sick (a school). They were able to get my sick bldg torn down since it was too awful to fix.

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