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Demonstrators will gather in front of a West Houston Kroger to push for the return of the $2 bump in pay and health insurance
Houston-area Kroger employees will rally this afternoon at two West Houston Kroger stores to demand the grocery chain continue paying hazard pay the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 445 will gather at the Kroger store on 1801 South Voss Road and 9919 Westheimer Road from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. this afternoon. They’ll be joined by members of the Democratic Socialists of Houston and other supporters.
Earlier this summer, Kroger announced it was discontinuing the $2 per hour hazard pay wage boost it instituted at the beginning of the pandemic. The chain is also getting rid of the union’s healthcare plan, reducing full-time positions at stores, and capping part time vacation allotments, according to a statement from DSA.
In response to backlash over the cancellation of hazard pay, Kroger announced it would be paying a “thank you” bonus to employees, but members of the union said it wasn’t enough, especially now, as the pandemic drags into its seventh month.
The Kroger rally comes ten days after members of the hospitality union UNITE HERE gathered to protest Congress’s inaction on pandemic relief, a month after expanded unemployment expired.
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By: Brittanie Shey
Title: Kroger Workers Will Protest In Houston For Pandemic Hazard Pay
Sourced From: houston.eater.com/2020/9/10/21430827/kroger-grocery-workers-protest-hazard-pay-houston
Published Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 18:07:01 +0000
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