Hazard pay for grocery store personnel during COVID19

The Issue

During this very stressful time for all of us, people that work in the grocery store industry are being considered "essential personnel".  These people are working day and night to keep shelves stocked, freezers full, diary aisles flush with milk for our children and, when possible, restocking the toilet paper that many have hoarded - for some reason beyond me.  While doing this work, they have been cursed at, yelled at, kept away from family, and often they make barely  minimum wage.  We ask that the companies that employ these people give them hazard pay  It is my understanding that Target has just done that for its staff at least until May.  https://finance.yahoo.com/news/target-invests-more-300-million-160000350.html  Please consider signing this petition and passing it on so that these truly "essential personnel" get the wages they deserve.  Thank you.

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The Issue

During this very stressful time for all of us, people that work in the grocery store industry are being considered "essential personnel".  These people are working day and night to keep shelves stocked, freezers full, diary aisles flush with milk for our children and, when possible, restocking the toilet paper that many have hoarded - for some reason beyond me.  While doing this work, they have been cursed at, yelled at, kept away from family, and often they make barely  minimum wage.  We ask that the companies that employ these people give them hazard pay  It is my understanding that Target has just done that for its staff at least until May.  https://finance.yahoo.com/news/target-invests-more-300-million-160000350.html  Please consider signing this petition and passing it on so that these truly "essential personnel" get the wages they deserve.  Thank you.

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Petition created on March 24, 2020