An unprecedented coalition of workers from Amazon, Walmart, FedEx, Target, Instacart, and Whole Foods are going on strike over pandemic working conditions
Workers from Walmart, FedEx, Target, Instacart, Amazon, and Amazon subsidiary Whole Foods Market plan to go on strike to protest what they say are unsafe working conditions amid the coronavirus pandemic,An unprecedented coalition of employees and gig workers in at least half a dozen states plan to call in sick or walk of their jobs during their lunch break on Friday, International Workers' Day, according to The Intercept.
The organizers say their employers, all of which have been considered essential business and remained open during the pandemic, are seeing record profits at the expense of workers' health and safety during the coronavirus pandemic.
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