Assaults at stores have been increasing at a faster pace than the national average. Some workers are tired of fearing for their safety. June 28, 2022There was the customer who […]
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Back to news homeBusiness Booms at Kroger-Owned Grocery Stores, but Workers Are Left Behind
When Enrique Romero Jr. finishes his shift fulfilling online orders at a Fred Meyer grocery store in Bellingham, Wash., he often walks to a nearby plasma donation center. There, he […]
Despite Labor Shortages, Workers See Few Gains in Economic Security
“Companies are doing all they can not to bake in any gains that are difficult to claw back,” Dr. Schneider said. “Workers’ labor market power is so far not yielding […]
How Tyson Foods Got 60,500 Workers to Get the Coronavirus Vaccine Quickly
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — When Tyson, one of the world’s largest meatpacking companies, announced in early August that all of its 120,000 workers would need to be vaccinated against the coronavirus […]
Companies Begin to Mandate Covid Vaccines for Employees
Some of the nation’s largest employers, for months reluctant to wade into the fraught issue of whether Covid-19 vaccinations should be mandatory for workers, have in recent days been compelled […]
Production Resumes at Some JBS Meat Plants After Cyberattacks
About 400 workers were back on the job at the JBS beef plant in Souderton, Pa., versus about 1,500 who would work in a typical day, said Wendell Young IV, […]
As Mask Mandates Lift, Retail Workers Again Feel Vulnerable
Marilyn Reece, the lead bakery clerk at a Kroger in Batesville, Miss., started noticing more customers walking around the store without masks this month after the state mandate to wear […]
‘We Are Forgotten’: Grocery Workers Hope for Higher Pay and Vaccinations
HAC, the Oklahoma company that owns Cash Saver and Homeland, is employee-owned. Its chief executive, Marc Jones, said the initial hero pay last year was “a reflection of the surge […]