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Collected Item: “What grocery store workers say they’re facing during the pandemic.”

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What grocery store workers say they’re facing during the pandemic.

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Photograph from an online new article

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

This article is important to share because although I was not a Wal-Mart employee through the pandemic, the employees interviewed in the article are relatable as the company has never been proactive and instead reactive. While I understand that no one was prepared for the pandemic, the way the employees were treated during this time was very typical to the way our store employees were treated, and still are, in situations where health is being risked for the sake of a sale. “The manager’s response, according to Hall: “Wash your hands every 15 minutes, so you don’t need a glove or a mask.” ‘She just walked away from me and started laughing, like it was funny.’ Hall said.” The article also goes on to state that it wasn’t until employees began speaking out against conditions and fear for their own safety due to the company’s lack of procedures and precautions, that they started implementing safety precautions for customers and employees.

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#walmart, #pandemic, #foodislife, #essential, #health, #safety, #risk, #shameful, #HST485, #ASU

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https://www.vox.com/2020/4/23/21229942/coronavirus-grocery-store-workers-walmart-covid-pandemic

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Stephanie Keith

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2020-04-23
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