0271.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": [
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        ],
        [
            41.9251419,
            -87.6532654
        ]
    ],
    "addresses": [
        "Amazon Distribution, 2801, South Western Avenue, Lower West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60608, United States",
        "Whole Foods Market, 959, West Fullerton Avenue, Lincoln Park, Chicago, Lake View Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60614, United States"
    ]
}