0269.json

{
    "id": 251,
    "date": "2020/03/31",
    "sources": [
        "https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/31/grocery-and-delivery-workers-demand-more-coronavirus-protection-say-pay-isnt-enough.html",
        "https://www.coworker.org/petitions/global-retail-worker-sick-out"
    ],
    "actions": [
        "strike",
        "open letter"
    ],
    "struggles": [
        "working conditions",
        "pay and benefits"
    ],
    "employment_types": [
        "inhouse workers",
        "blue collar workers"
    ],
    "description": "Whole Foods employees went on strike to call for guaranteed pay during sick leave, reinstatement of health insurance for part-time and seasonal employees, coverage of coronavirus testing and treatment, improved sanitation at worksites, and immediate shutdown of any locations where employees test positive. The strike came amid a surge of activism from grocery and delivery workers at several companies. ",
    "online": null,
    "locations": [
        "chicago-illinois-usa"
    ],
    "companies": [
        "amazon",
        "whole_foods"
    ],
    "workers": 1000,
    "tags": [
        "coronavirus"
    ],
    "author": [
        "nataliyaned"
    ],
    "latlngs": [
        [
            41.84040105,
            -87.68351928672685
        ]
    ],
    "addresses": [
        "Amazon Distribution, 2801, South Western Avenue, Lower West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60608, United States"
    ]
}