![]() ![]() The group calling itself "Whole Worker" said it was seeking guaranteed paid leave for quarantined workers, among other things. But apparently the company is capable of sourcing some with two days of work? Where was this before," the group said in a Medium post.Ī separate group of workers at the Amazon-owned grocery chain Whole Foods meanwhile called for a one-day stoppage or "sickout" on Tuesday to press demands for improved health measures. "We had been asking for hand sanitizer for many, many weeks. The labor group, whose numbers were not known, called the Instacart moves "a sick joke." The firm said Sunday it would provide additional health and safety supplies to full-service "shoppers" and would set a "default" tip based on customers' prior orders. "We're continuing to see the highest customer demand in Instacart history and have more active shoppers on our platform today than ever before picking and delivering groceries for millions of consumers," said the San Francisco company, which operates in some 5,500 cities in the US and Canada. ![]() Instacart, which recently announced plans to hire some 300,000 people to help meet demand for grocery delivery, said in a statement it was "fully operational" and that the walkout caused "no impact." It was not immediately clear how many of Instacart "shoppers" who are independent "gig" workers, were participating in the stoppage. "This isn't just about us, we want to also protect our customers." "Workers aren't filling orders until our full demands are met," a spokesperson told AFP. ![]() Meanwhile a group calling itself the Gig Workers Collective said it was maintaining its call for Instacart's independent contractors to strike despite new safety measures announced late Sunday by the company. "We have taken extreme measures to keep people safe." "Like all businesses grappling with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, we are working hard to keep employees safe while serving communities and the most vulnerable," Amazon said in a statement. "There are positive cases working in these buildings infecting thousands," warehouse worker Christian Smalls wrote on Twitter.Īmazon, responding to an AFP query, said Smalls made "misleading" statements about conditions and that he was supposed to be on quarantine. NEW YORK - Amazon warehouse employees and Instacart delivery shoppers joined protests Monday to press safety demands, highlighting the risks for workers on the front lines of supplying Americans largely sheltering at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Īn estimated 50 to 60 employees joined a walkout at an Amazon worker warehouse in the New York borough of Staten Island, demanding that the facility be shut down and cleaned after a worker tested positive for the coronavirus.
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