Hazard Pay

Kroger CEO’s COVID Cash Grab

Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen reportedly collected $22.4 million after axing COVID-19 hazard pay for grocery store workers.
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Kroger CEO Cut Workers' COVID-19 Hazard Pay, Grabbed Record $22.4 Million Package Himself

Now Kroger is closing stores where communities are requiring hazard pay.
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Whatever Happened To Hazard Pay?

Some Democrats are mounting a last-ditch effort to secure extra pay for essential workers. It doesn't look promising.
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More Grocery Chains Are Ending Hazard Pay During The Pandemic. Their Workers Are Not Pleased.

As one meat clerk put it, "Last I checked, people are still dying."
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One Way To Protect Workers In A Pandemic: Make It Harder To Fire Them

Unionized workers are far more likely to speak out about dangerous working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic. There's no mystery as to why.
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Hundreds Of McDonald's Workers Strike Over Company's Response To Coronavirus

Employees of the fast-food giant want better protective gear, guaranteed paid leave and hazard pay during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kroger Workers Rip Company For Ending 'Hero Pay' During Pandemic

Taking away coronavirus pay increases may be easier said than done.
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Whole Foods Splurged On Expensive Thermal Imaging Cameras, But Employees Question Their Effectiveness

Workers told HuffPost that they're not being trained on how to use the cameras and would prefer hazard pay instead.
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Grocery Workers To Lose Their Pandemic Pay Increases

The United Food and Commercial Workers says Kroger will end workers' $2 "hero pay" May 17.
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Mitt Romney Backs Hazard Pay For Essential Workers

Under the senator's plan, front-line workers who risk contracting the coronavirus would receive up to $12 more an hour over three months.
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