Workers at several major companies say they will walk off the job Friday in protest of their employers’ failures to protect them during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n
In a flyer shared on social media, organizers of the \u201cMay Day General Strike\u201d call on customers to boycott Whole Foods, Amazon, Instacart and Target, which owns the delivery service Shipt.<\/p>\n
Friday’s strike comes amid rising activism from workers at the companies, many of whom have been exposed to and even died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.<\/p>\n
“Because of the failings of our employers, many of our fellow employees have contracted this deadly virus and some have died,” the strike’s organizers wrote in a press release Wednesday. “Although there have been some changes in company policies, they are not enough to adequately protect us.”<\/p>\n
Workers at the companies have been protesting and striking in recent weeks, calling for a series of worker protections including hazard pay, accessible sick leave and protective equipment.<\/p>\n
Friday will be the first time they coordinate that activism.<\/p>\n
“We are only essential as our health and for that reason we have decided to demonstrate our civil rights on May Day, International Workers Day,” the organizers wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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