Re: Fwd: Instacart and Whole Foods (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:28:46 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > I wont got there tomorrow for lasagna noodles

Oh.  Alternative pasta?  Or, wait?

 >  > From: heather Howard <http://www.gmail.com/~hhoward40>
 >  > Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:10:43 -0700
 >  > 
 >  > > Begin forwarded message:
 >  > > 
 >  > > From: Elizabeth Warren <http://www.elizabethwarren.com/~info>
 >  > > Subject: Instacart and Whole Foods
 >  > > Date: March 30, 2020 at 5:50:39 PM PDT
 >  > > To: <http://www.gmail.com/~Hhoward40>
 >  > > 
 >  > > I hope you, your family, your friends, and your community are
 >  > > doing well and staying strong.
 >  > > 
 >  > > It’s a scary time, so we’ve got to have
 >  > > each other’s backs.
 >  > > 
 >  > > I’m thinking about all of the people who are
 >  > > putting themselves at risk to fight this pandemic and do
 >  > > essential work — including nurses, doctors, other
 >  > > health care professionals, workers at grocery stores, and
 >  > > delivery workers.
 >  > > 
 >  > > And that’s why I wanted to email you about
 >  > > something powerfully important that’s happening
 >  > > right now — workers speaking out and fighting for
 >  > > safe, just working conditions.
 >  > > 
 >  > > Today, Instacart grocery-delivery workers are going on strike
 >  > > to demand basic protective gear like hand sanitizer, soap, and
 >  > > disinfectant wipes, along with paid sick leave and hazard pay.
 >  > > 
 >  > > Tomorrow, Whole Foods workers are calling in sick to call for
 >  > > paid sick leave, hazard pay, funds to cover the costs of
 >  > > coronavirus testing and treatment, commonsense safety measures
 >  > > like adequate sanitization at stores and warehouses, and more.
 >  > > 
 >  > > By fighting for their rights as workers, they’re
 >  > > fighting for workers and families across the country. By
 >  > > fighting for basic safety, they’re helping to stop
 >  > > this crisis.
 >  > > 
 >  > > I support the workers at Instacart and Whole Foods who are in
 >  > > this fight and on the frontlines to keep people fed and at
 >  > > home. And I’ll fight alongside all workers who are
 >  > > fighting for basic protections and basic rights. We
 >  > > can’t let corporate greed cut people’s
 >  > > lives short.
 >  > > 
 >  > > Workers across the country are fighting a righteous
 >  > > fight. Let’s get in the ring and fight alongside
 >  > > them.
 >  > > 
 >  > > When people are on strike, don’t cross the picket
 >  > > line. Shop somewhere else. Shop local. If you can do it
 >  > > safely, offer to pick up groceries for someone who would
 >  > > normally rely on delivery.
 >  > > 
 >  > > Times like these give us an opportunity to show our character
 >  > > and live our values. We can’t all do everything,
 >  > > but we can each do something, and when we take action
 >  > > together, it adds up to a lot.
 >  > > 
 >  > > Here are two quick things you can do right now for the workers
 >  > > at Whole Foods and Instacart:
 >  > > 
 >  > > Add your name to the Whole Foods workers’ official
 >  > > petition to say you agree with their demands for a safe
 >  > > workplace and paid leave. And share the petition —
 >  > > over email, social media, everywhere you can — to
 >  > > get the word out. <
 >  > > https://act.elizabethwarren.com/page/m/2852579c/45ac7fd8/1f714f3f2/66e97462/1806787661/VEsE/?g=5RXSON8pCaBZl9dc17wlkfA>
 >  > > Read this post from the Instacart Shoppers and Gig Workers
 >  > > Collective about their strike — and share it
 >  > > everywhere you can, too. <
 >  > > https://act.elizabethwarren.com/page/m/2852579c/45ac7fd8/1f714f3f2/66e97465/1806787661/VEsF/?g=5RXSON8pCaBZl9dc17wlkfA>
 >  > > It’s wrong for Instacart, a multi-billion dollar
 >  > > company, to skimp on providing sanitizer while asking their
 >  > > delivery workers to go in and out of multiple grocery stores a
 >  > > day and touch who-knows-how-many potentially contaminated
 >  > > surfaces.
 >  > > 
 >  > > It’s wrong for Whole Foods, owned by Jeff Bezos (a
 >  > > guy worth almost $120 billion), to force people to go to work
 >  > > even if they’re sick because they can’t
 >  > > afford to miss a week’s pay. Whole Foods even asked
 >  > > workers to “donate” their paid leave
 >  > > — which should be a basic right — to
 >  > > each other.
 >  > > 
 >  > > It’s appalling, but it’s not
 >  > > surprising. It’s the kind of exploitation that
 >  > > happens when the rules of our economy encourage people to be
 >  > > greedy.
 >  > > 
 >  > > And that’s why we need big, structural change to
 >  > > rewrite the rules and put power in the hands of working
 >  > > people, not just billionaires and massive corporations.
 >  > > 
 >  > > We need an economy that works for everyone — not
 >  > > just the rich and powerful.
 >  > > 
 >  > > I’m in this fight all the way, and I’m
 >  > > grateful to fight by your side.
 >  > > 
 >  > > Thanks for being a part of this,
 >  > > 
 >  > > Elizabeth