Some workers at Whole Foods Market stores across the U.S. called in sick on Tuesday, part of a coordinated action to demand more sick pay and protections for grocery store employees working through the coronavirus pandemic.
It’s unclear how many people participated. An organizer said they didn’t have an estimate, and a Whole Foods spokeswoman didn’t provide a tally, but said the strike hadn’t disrupted operations.
Bloomberg News interviewed workers in five states, from Illinois and Texas to the Eastern Seaboard, who say they joined colleagues calling in sick. They cite as reasons for participating fear of contracting or spreading ...