While McDonald's supported the paid sick leave bill, itAccording to a Trader Joe's worker who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retribution, employees are sharing stories of in-store management criticizing unions and the petition for hazard pay.
"We are aware that there are union advocates communicating with the public and contacting our Crew Members, wanting to take credit for our proactive decisions," a Trader Joe's representative told Business Insider. "We want to make perfectly clear — each of these decisions was ours and ours alone, and we began working on these benefits for all of our Crew Members across the nation before the union advocates began voicing their opinions.
When asked for comment, a Trader Joe's representative emphasized the importance of workers' and customers' health, noting that the chain offered paid time off prior to the coronavirus outbreak, recently updated its cleaning and safety protocols, and offers up to two weeks of paid sick leave to workers quarantined for or diagnosed with coronavirus.
"The company is bent on maintaining status quo and the appearance of normalcy," the Trader Joe's worker told Business Insider. "But it is materially obvious that the status quo is moot and nothing is normal." "They're so scared of the specter of a union they can't bring themselves to provide policies that help their workers," the employee added. "That's just not tenable. It's going to break."
I'm feeling it every time I hear of basketball teams, rich people, celebrities, etc, getting COVID19 tests. Trump even admitted that's just how it goes. 😕
Maybe we need some more celebrities sharing videos of their fun solitude. Watching them prance and cavort in their mansions is so inspring
It's true; when you live hand to mouth,carefully budgeting & must contend w/ disastrous medical expenses, there's no capacity to stockpile emergency supplies! Particularly not w/folks hoarding & reselling items because they view a national disaster as a business opportunity!