On May 1st, frontline workers at some of the biggest corporations in the country will lead an unprecedented wave of strikes. Employees of Amazon, Whole Foods, Walmart, FedEx, Target and Instacart will walk off the job demanding compensation for unpaid time off work, hazard pay, sick leave, personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies at workplaces. They are also asking customers to boycott Amazon, Instacart, Whole Foods, and Target.
This wave of strikes is the latest in a growing movement of actions led by front-line workers. Last month, Amazon workers in New York City and more than 10,000 Instacart workers across the country staged a walkout. Whole Foods employees led a national sickout on March 31, while upwards of 800 workers skipped their shifts at a Colorado meatpacking plant as coronavirus cases were confirmed among employees. Sanitation workers in Pittsburgh and bus drivers in Detroit both staged wildcat strikes.
These companies are making record profits, while failing to provide basic protections for frontline workers who are risking and losing their lives at work.
As Amazon, Walmart, and others profit amid Coronavirus Crisis, support the essential workers in this unprecedented strike: