Grocery store employees are emergency workers

[Irredentist]

Minnesota and Vermont will classify grocery store employees as emergency workers

It's become all too clear how much our society is dependent on the lowest earning employees to keep coming to work, despite serious risk of illness. It's time to raise wages for all grocery store employees, and to implement increased benefits and better working conditions immediately.

 

[Mycroft]

Minnesota and Vermont will classify grocery store employees as emergency workers

It's become all too clear how much our society is dependent on the lowest earning employees to keep coming to work, despite serious risk of illness. It's time to raise wages for all grocery store employees, and to implement increased benefits and better working conditions immediately.

At least one company is showing their appreciation for their employees: Walmart.

Walmart plans to hire 150,000 people to meet increased demand during the coronavirus crisis and will pay out $365 million in bonuses, the US retail giant said.

"These roles will be temporary at first, but many will convert to permanent roles over time," it said.

The firm added it would pay $300 bonuses to full-time employees and $150 to those part-time.

Walmart said Thursday it wanted to reward them "for their hard work and dedication to serving customers in a time of an unprecedented national health crisis."

It also plans to speed up payment of the next quarterly bonus payments, which will take its payout to nearly $550 million.

Walmart to hire 150,000 workers as virus spreads in US

 

[Drawdown]

Minnesota and Vermont will classify grocery store employees as emergency workers

It's become all too clear how much our society is dependent on the lowest earning employees to keep coming to work, despite serious risk of illness. It's time to raise wages for all grocery store employees, and to implement increased benefits and better working conditions immediately.

OSHA should require they wear reflective vests and hard hats.

 

[3leftsdoo]

Minnesota and Vermont will classify grocery store employees as emergency workers

It's become all too clear how much our society is dependent on the lowest earning employees to keep coming to work, despite serious risk of illness. It's time to raise wages for all grocery store employees, and to implement increased benefits and better working conditions immediately.

Concur.

:thumbs:

 

[swing_voter]

A lot of people are.

Internet providers
Utility people
etc

 

[apdst]

Minnesota and Vermont will classify grocery store employees as emergency workers

It's become all too clear how much our society is dependent on the lowest earning employees to keep coming to work, despite serious risk of illness. It's time to raise wages for all grocery store employees, and to implement increased benefits and better working conditions immediately.

Let's raise prices 25% so we can give them all a raise.

 

[apdst]

A lot of people are.

Internet providers
Utility people
etc

Truck drivers.

 

[Irredentist]

At least one company is showing their appreciation for their employees: Walmart.

I'm glad that they're doing so, their employees surely deserve it. I only hope that others follow suit.

 

[Irredentist]

A lot of people are.

Internet providers
Utility people
etc

There are few positions that are as underpaid or more exposed than grocery store workers.

 

[3leftsdoo]

I'm glad that they're doing so, their employees surely deserve it. I only hope that others follow suit.

Any company that can afford it.

 

[chuckiechan]

Let's raise prices 25% so we can give them all a raise.

Well, let's not go overboard!

 

[apdst]

Well, let's not go overboard!

The whole point of the OP is to give grocery store hands a permanent raise.

 

[Irredentist]

Let's raise prices 25% so we can give them all a raise.

I'm not sure that's necessary in order to raise wages. The companies have been raking in the sales.

 

[Irredentist]

The whole point of the OP is to give grocery store hands a permanent raise.

We also shop at our own stores. Raising prices like that hurts us too.

 

[apdst]

We also shop at our own stores. Raising prices like that hurts us too.

Yeah, but you're getting a raise. It has to be paid for somehow.

 

[Luther]

Minnesota and Vermont will classify grocery store employees as emergency workers

It's become all too clear how much our society is dependent on the lowest earning employees to keep coming to work, despite serious risk of illness. It's time to raise wages for all grocery store employees, and to implement increased benefits and better working conditions immediately.

So a boxboy should make how much now?

 

[Irredentist]

Yeah, but you're getting a raise. It has to be paid for somehow.

Our store had its biggest week of sales in its history. And then it broke that record the next day. They can afford to raise wages without price gouging.

 

[Luther]

Minnesota and Vermont will classify grocery store employees as emergency workers

It's become all too clear how much our society is dependent on the lowest earning employees to keep coming to work, despite serious risk of illness. It's time to raise wages for all grocery store employees, and to implement increased benefits and better working conditions immediately.

It's become all too clear how much our society is dependent on the lowest earning employees to keep coming to work,

And just think, without a Farmer someone like you might have died a long time ago?

 

[Irredentist]

So a boxboy should make how much now?

Night stocking already pays more than the day shift. But I think everyone should get more. Because many make significantly less than 15 an hour, and that's not fair at all under current circumstances.

 

[HenryChinaski]

So a boxboy should make how much now?

A box boy? Is this 1934?

 

[Irredentist]

And just think, without a Farmer someone like you might have died a long time ago?

Or the immigrants hired for the harvest.

 

[Helix]

There's a foothold there for unions now. "Um, yeah. We're not putting ourselves at risk every day for **** pay and no benefits so that you assholes can shelter at home eating doritos and bitching that the right kind was sold out."

 

[Simpletruther]

Minnesota and Vermont will classify grocery store employees as emergency workers

It's become all too clear how much our society is dependent on the lowest earning employees to keep coming to work, despite serious risk of illness. It's time to raise wages for all grocery store employees, and to implement increased benefits and better working conditions immediately.

We need some 5 year plans, and have a committee to decide how many grocery store workers we need as well. Seriously though they can quit if they don’t like it.

 

[Luther]

Or the immigrants hired for the harvest.

That's because of our welfare system(Late stage socialism)

"Now you know the rest of the story"

 

[Irredentist]

That's because of our welfare system(Late stage socialism)

"Now you know the rest of the story"

Do you think I resent them? They do important jobs to earn money to send back to their families. We are all part of the same supply chain which feeds America. I'm proud to work alongside them.