0272.json

{
    "id": 249,
    "date": "2020/03/30",
    "sources": [
        "https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/3/30/21200495/instacart-strike-coronavirus-covid-19-working-conditions-amazon-whole-foods-gig-economy",
        "https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/03/27/instacart-strike-worker-coronavirus/",
        "https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/02/coronavirus-instacart-is-giving-its-shoppers-health-and-safety-kids.html",
        "https://medium.com/@gigworkerscollective/instacart-emergency-walk-off-ebdf11b6995a"
    ],
    "actions": [
        "strike"
    ],
    "struggles": [
        "working conditions",
        "pay and benefits"
    ],
    "employment_types": [
        "gig workers",
        "blue collar workers"
    ],
    "description": "Instacart workers, organized by Instacart Shoppers and Gig Workers Collective, went on strike on Monday in protest of lack of protections offered by the company during the coronavirus epidemic. Strikers are calling for the company to provide hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes, hazard pay, and easier qualification standards for the 14 days of sick leave currently offered by the company (a policy set to expire on April 8th). Update: Instacart has said it will give all workers a health kit including a reusable cloth mask, hand sanitizer, and a thermometer. The size of the strike has not been reported.",
    "online": null,
    "locations": [
        "detroit-michigan-usa"
    ],
    "companies": [
        "instacart"
    ],
    "workers": 1000,
    "tags": [
        "coronavirus"
    ],
    "author": [
        "nataliyaned"
    ],
    "latlngs": null,
    "addresses": null
}