Stop & Shop employees rally for pandemic hazard pay

On August 5, 2020, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times

— Photos by Bobbie Toner

Stop & Shop workers rallied Saturday August 1, 2020 at the Stop & Shop at McGrath Highway in Somerville. Workers are demanding their hazard pay be reinstated. Workers, members of the community, union leaders, political supporters such as Joe Kennedy III and Somerville City Councilor Kristen Strezo came out Saturday to demand hazard pay be reinstated to the workers, hazard pay was stopped on July 4.

There is an online petition to show support www.ufcwlocal1445petitions.org. By signing this petition, you are sending a strong message to Stop & Shop not to put profits before its workers and to extend the HAZARD PAY until the COVID-19 pandemic is over.

 

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