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PCC Markets Changes Course in Seattle, Offers Temporary Hazard Pay Raise

 By Jennifer Strailey on Feb. 05, 2021

PCC Community Markets submits proposal to UFCW Local 21 that would institute a $4-per-hour temporary appreciation pay raise for all union-represented staff in the Puget Sound area.

Wellness

COVID-19 May Change the Future of Food

 By Phil Lempert on Feb. 04, 2021

The Lempert Report: What happens when we shift our eating habits from enjoyment and pleasure to basically eating for sustenance alone?

Retailers

1-on-1 With Rachel Shemirani of Barons Market

By Jennifer Strailey on Feb. 03, 2021

The SVP shares how being a family-owned grocery business influenced its pandemic response.

Retailers

Trader Joe’s Doubles ‘Thank You’ Wage, Soups Up Sick Leave

By Jennifer Strailey on Feb. 03, 2021

Trader Joe’s increases its “thank you” wage from $2 to $4 an hour, and extends paid sick leave in wake of government-mandated hazard pay ordinances.

Retailers

Pharmacies to Get COVID-19 Vaccines Directly From Federal Government

By Christine LaFave Grace on Feb. 02, 2021

Walmart says its pharmacies are ready to go; FMI praises the move to expand vaccination access.

Retailers

Kroger Defends California Store Closures Following Hazard Pay Ordinances

By Jennifer Strailey on Feb. 02, 2021

Retailer responds to fallout over two Southern California store closures following Long Beach City Council’s approval of a $4-an-hour hazard pay ordinance.

Retailers

How Meijer's Woodward Corner Overcame Pandemic Challenges Its First Year

By Kristina Hurtig on Feb. 01, 2021

The retailer’s small-format concept supported its metro Detroit community by offering delivery through Shipt, partnering with local restaurants and supplying local hospital workers with free drinks and snacks.

Retailers

PCC Markets Urges Government to Reconsider Hazard Pay Ordinance

By Jennifer Strailey on Feb. 01, 2021

In the wake of new hazard pay ordinances in a number of California cities and Seattle, PCC Community Markets is urging Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan to focus on grocery worker vaccine access rather than pay increases.

Retailers

SpartanNash Readies COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

By WGB Staff on Jan. 29, 2021

Waiting on COVID-19 vaccines, SpartanNash announces policies and protocols for vaccine distribution.

Industry Partners

Will Hazard Pay Be Government-Mandated?

By Jennifer Strailey on Jan. 29, 2021

New hazard pay ordinances in California and Seattle mark the first time such policies have been government-mandated, rather than government-funded or voluntarily employer-provided, says new study from Brookings Institution.

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