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OSHA: Dollar General faces more than $2.7M in new round of worker safety penalties

 By Heather Lalley on Nov. 02, 2022

Less than a month after the discounter was notified of more than $1.6 million in federal fines, inspectors have found new safety violations at Dollar General stores in Alabama, Florida and Georgia.

Labor

Trader Joe’s union to sit down with the grocer for the 1st time

 By Heather Lalley on Nov. 01, 2022

Trader Joe’s United said it will meet with representatives from the company on Thursday and Friday for initial bargaining sessions.

Technology

Shipt faces gig worker lawsuits in 2 states

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 30, 2022

The Target-owned delivery platform is accused of misclassifying its workers as independent contractors. The lawsuits are part of the mounting pressure on the business models of grocery delivery companies.

Labor

Brooklyn Trader Joe’s rejects unionization

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 28, 2022

Workers at the store in Williamsburg voted 94 to 66 against joining a union Thursday, according to the National Labor Relations Board. Two Trader Joe’s stores unionized this summer.

Labor

Dollar General faces more than $1.6M in penalties in new round of OSHA fines

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 18, 2022

The agency found that some of the discounter’s stores in Alabama, Florida and Georgia had unsafe working conditions, much like similar citations against the discounter in August.

Technology

Instacart entices its shoppers to work during high-demand times

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 13, 2022

The same-day delivery platform on Thursday launched “peak earning days,” designed to offer more money to workers who shop when customer demand is greatest. Shoppers can also switch locations to get a bigger paycheck.

Kroger

Kroger looks to hire for the holidays and beyond

By Diane Adam on Oct. 12, 2022

The grocer this week said it hopes to fill thousands of open seasonal positions, with hopes to turn some of those temporary jobs into careers.

Labor

Instacart to pay $46.5M in San Diego gig worker case

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 11, 2022

The same-day grocery delivery platform’s settlement with the city will be shared with more than 300,000 workers in a case that hinged on whether Instacart’s shoppers are employees or independent contractors.

Labor

Federal proposal could reclassify grocery gig workers as employees

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 11, 2022

The Department of Labor floated new criteria that narrows the definition of independent contractor. It could threaten the business model of grocery delivery companies that classify drivers as contractors.

Labor

Grocery hiring cools in September

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 07, 2022

Food and beverage retailers added a modest 2,700 jobs during the month while hiring at warehouse and membership clubs dipped.

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