COVID still a threat to grocery workers, union says News COVID still a threat to grocery workers, union says By Don CuppettSource: Supermarket News The United Food and Commercial Workers is partnering with the…adminOctober 20, 2022
Beyond stocking shelves: How grocers are opening up career paths for workers News Beyond stocking shelves: How grocers are opening up career paths for workers By Jeff WellsSource: Grocery Dive Growing up, Ellen Story never considered making a career in…adminJuly 15, 2022
Grocery workers seek better pay and conditions as chains reap huge profits Contract NegotiationsNews Grocery workers seek better pay and conditions as chains reap huge profits By Michael Sainato Source: The Guardian After more than two years as essential workers on…adminMarch 1, 2022
The grocery cashier ringing you up is not OK News The grocery cashier ringing you up is not OK By Nathaniel Meyersohn Source: CNN Business Sam Dancy has witnessed it all during his 30…adminJanuary 13, 2022
Grocery workers have borne the brunt of the pandemic. Now supermarket shootings are on the rise. News Grocery workers have borne the brunt of the pandemic. Now supermarket shootings are on the rise. By Joanna Slater, Laura Reiley, Caroline Anders and María Luisa Paúl Source: The Washington Post…adminSeptember 27, 2021
For Oregon’s Grocery Workers, A Long Wait For Vaccination News For Oregon’s Grocery Workers, A Long Wait For Vaccination For the last year, most people have dramatically decreased the number of interactions they have…adminMarch 8, 2021
Supermarket workers feel alone and unrecognized over COVID-19: ‘Is today the day I get the virus?’ News Supermarket workers feel alone and unrecognized over COVID-19: ‘Is today the day I get the virus?’ Adding to the stress is the growing political battle over granting grocery workers “hero pay,”…adminFebruary 17, 2021
An unexpected pitfall for some cities’ mandatory hazard pay for essential workers News An unexpected pitfall for some cities’ mandatory hazard pay for essential workers Laura Fong: Last month, the Long Beach City Council, pointing to large chains not doing…adminFebruary 17, 2021
‘‘We Are Forgotten”: Grocery Workers Hope for Higher Pay and Vaccinations News ‘‘We Are Forgotten”: Grocery Workers Hope for Higher Pay and Vaccinations It has been an exhausting 10 months for Toni Ward Sockwell, an assistant manager at…adminFebruary 9, 2021
Los Angeles County approves hero pay for grocery workers, relief for renters News Los Angeles County approves hero pay for grocery workers, relief for renters The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted on several measures Tuesday to provide economic…adminJanuary 6, 2021