Kroger Workers Will Protest In Houston For Pandemic Hazard Pay | Eater Houston

"Employees and supporters will hold a rally at the store from 4–7 p.m. to demand restoration of the $2-per-hour hazard pay instituted at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 445 and allies including the Democratic Socialists of Houston say a one-time “thank you” bonus offered in response to backlash is insufficient as the pandemic continues into its seventh month. Protesters also point to recent company moves — ending the union’s healthcare plan, reducing full-time positions, and capping part-time vacation allotments — as additional reasons for the demonstration. The action comes amid broader local labor unrest, following a hospitality-union protest ten days earlier and about a month after expanded unemployment benefits expired." - Brittanie Shey