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Originally published on February 5, 2021 3:00 pm Frontline workers, whether they are making a living at grocery stores, meat-packing plants or driving buses, are still waiting their turn to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. A number of states across the country have begun offering vaccinations to anyone over 65 years old because older people are at higher risk. But many frontline workers are Black and Hispanic, and living in communities that have been hit hard by the pandemic. Some of them are pointing out that they should be getting the shots now. Sam Dancy, who is a front end supervisor at the Westwood Village QFC in Seattle, a grocery store owned by Kroger, says he doesn’t feel 100% safe going to work. Customers don’t always follow the store’s mask policy and aren’t always mindful of guidance to stay 6-feet apart from others. ....
Seattle proposal would give grocery store workers hazard pay amid coronavirus pandemic Sign In FacebookTwitterEmail The proposal would add an additional $4 an hour for grocery store workers. Up until November, Maggie Breshears worked at a Seattle Fred Meyer at a job she loved. She got to know customers, saw kids grow up, helped people in the store and served her community. But when the coronavirus pandemic began, everything changed. Being in the store became just scary, said Breshears, who is also on the executive board of UFCW 21, the union which represents grocery store workers in Seattle and the state. At the start of the pandemic, grocery stores were taking a number of steps to try to keep the community and workers safe, including stepping up cleaning and sanitation procedures and offering hazard pay to workers. But by the summer, the hazard pay benefits ended even as coronavirus cases began to surge again, and grocery store workers said things ....