Episode 28: Part 2 of 3, The Collective Bargain. By Errol Schweizer

2021 will be the year that we re-center working people in the food system. History shows that organized efforts and legally-binding contracts result in safer workplaces and better livelihoods for all supply chain workers, particularly women and people of color.

Sources for all information are available upon request. Major sources:

https://www.wholeworker.org/press/december-mass-email
https://www.businessinsider.com/whole-foods-worker-demands-hazard-pay-covid-benefits-mass-email-2020-12

https://www.grocerydive.com/news/disruptor-of-year-amazon-2020/588867/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202020-12-11%20Grocery%20Dive%20%5Bissue:31376%5D&utm_term=Grocery%20Dive

https://cdn.ilsr.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ILSR_PopEdforIndependentBusinessOwner.pdf

https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-competition-shopify-wayfair-allbirds-antitrust-11608235127

https://cdn.ilsr.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Amazon-Vs-The-People.pdf

https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dp3yn/amazon-leaked-reports-expose-spying-warehouse-workers-labor-union-environmental-groups-social-movements

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-12-17/amazon-amzn-job-pay-rate-leaves-some-warehouse-employees-homeless

https://www.al.com/news/2020/11/bessemer-amazon-warehouse-workers-take-official-step-toward-unionizing.html?fbclid=IwAR29VyHeVHKPmysB73fk2gJa3N6x_u-n494m61lL-x86ck8vqc-i0flGKXc
https://labornotes.org/2020/12/bamazon-union-anticipating-battle-bessemer-alabama

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/13/business/stop-shop-strike.html

https://www.winsightgrocerybusiness.com/industry-partners/ufcw-reiterates-call-mask-mandates-hazard-pay-reinstatement

https://www.grocerydive.com/news/shoprite-reaches-covid-19-hazard-pay-deal-with-ufcw/589799/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202020-11-30%20Grocery%20Dive%20%5Bissue:31119%5D&utm_term=Grocery%20Dive

https://www.supermarketnews.com/issues-trends/ufcw-shoprite-reach-deal-covid-19-hazard-pay

https://www.ufcw.org/press-releases/ufcw-announces-covid-19-hazard-pay-deal-for-stater-bros-grocery-workers-in-california-as-surge-in-virus-cases-endangers-frontline-workers-nationwide/

https://www.supermarketnews.com/issues-trends/sen-bernie-sanders-ufcw-locals-urge-kroger-restart-hazard-pay

https://www.epi.org/publication/how-todays-unions-help-working-people-giving-workers-the-power-to-improve-their-jobs-and-unrig-the-economy

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