Independent worker group calls for Whole Foods "sick out" over coronavirus

An independent group of workers at Whole Foods Market called on colleagues to phone in sick to the grocer's stores on Tuesday to protest what they say is a lack of adequate compensation and protections from the coronavirus......»»

A group of 13 U.S. attorneys general on Tuesday asked Amazon.com Inc to provide data on coronavirus-related deaths and infections among its workforce, along with evidence of the company's compliance with paid sick leave laws......»»

A group of 13 U.S. attorneys general asked Amazon.com on Tuesday to provide data on coronavirus-linked infections and deaths among its workforce, along with evidence of the company's compliance with paid sick leave laws......»»

A group of workers at Whole Foods Market called on others to phone in sick at all of the grocer's stores on Tuesday to protest what they say is a lack of adequate compensation and protections from the coronavirus......»»

The U.S. is an outlier for its lack of a paid sick leave requirement. BIden's plan seeks to eliminate loopholes that prevented some 100 million workers from accessing it during the pandemic......»»

Calls are mounting in Congress, particularly among Democrats, to include direct payments in the next relief package. Bill Oxford/Getty Imag.....»»

Hedge fund Mudrick Capital Management LP asked Neiman Marcus Group's independent directors on Tuesday to explore a combination with rival department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue, challenging the company's plan to reorganize under bankruptcy protection......»»

Spencer Platt/Getty Images An unknown number of Amazon and Whole Foods workers have contracted the coronavirus in recen.....»»

REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Amazon says its warehouse workers in California are exempt from the state's expanded coronavirus sick leave policy, according to The Guardian. The California executive order gives food-sector worker.....»»

Air France-KLM's French unions on Monday criticised calls by their Dutch counterparts for KLM to be given greater autonomy, amid signs that a multibillion-euro coronavirus bailout is increasing tensions within the airline group......»»

Getty Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison calls for an independent investigation into the coronavirus. Morrison said investigating how it occurred was a "very reasonable and sensible course of action......»»

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The Tyson Foods meatpacking plant in Waterloo, Iowa, is facing calls to shut down from officials concerned over employees positive for coronavirus......»»

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UK-listed companies could cancel about $60 billion in dividend payments this year following Britain's lockdown and calls from regulators to preserve cash during the coronavirus crisis, according to a report by analytics company Link Group......»»

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, commercial flights have all but stopped. The situation is so dire that the head of the trade group representing the world's airlines called the last few months "its deepest crisis ever.".....»»

InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips A Whole Foods sick out is in place as workers for the Amazon (AMZN) company p.....»»

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