How Is Your State Protecting Grocery Workers?
Employees wear masks and gloves while checking out food items behind a partition at a Trader Joe’s grocery store in Orlando, Florida.Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Last month, after the coronavirus began to transform the way Americans live and shop, Minnesota and Vermont classified…
The Government Will Spend $3 Billion to Direct Fresh Produce and Dairy to Food Banks
Ricky Jones, operations manager at Magic Valley Quality Milk Transport, walks out the door as 4,100 gallons of milk pour down the drain Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at the Azevedo Family Dairy in Buhl. With restaurants across the country closed, milk processors have lost a significant chunk of their market, leaving dairy farmers with no…
Protesting Uber and Lyft Drivers Want Back Pay And More Coronavirus Protections
Mario Tama/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Drivers for Lyft and Uber in both San Francisco and Sacramento protested from their cars Wednesday morning, circling government buildings to demand the state award them expedited unemployment insurance and back wages amid the coronavirus pandemic. But the point is broader: Gig workers are…
Delta Tells Sick Flight Attendants: “Do Not Post” on Social Media or Notify Fellow Crew
Planes belonging to Delta Air Lines sit idle at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Missouri.Jamie Squire/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters. This piece was originally published in HuffPost and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Delta Air Lines has directed flight attendants who test…
McDonald’s Workers File Complaints Demanding More Coronavirus Protections
McDonald’s workers in Los Angeles held a drive-through strike Sunday after one of their co-workers tested positive for COVID-19. Three days later, another employee of the same McDonald’s received a coronavirus diagnosis.Ringo Chiu/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Workers at two California McDonald’s locations filed complaints with…
“Shoppers Have Had Enough”: Instacart Workers Plan a Strike
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Monday, workers for the grocery delivery service Instacart are planning to strike as part of an effort for better workplace protections amid the coronavirus pandemic. The nationwide walkout is one of a handful of similar actions across the country that call attention to…