Sign the petition to demand that Kroger, the largest supermarket chain in the United States, give paid sick leave to all its employees.

Dear fellow MoveOn member,

Kroger is the biggest supermarket company and runs grocery chains including Ralph's, Harris Teeter, QFC, Smith's, Fred Meyer, and Dillons. They have a presence in all of our communities, and now we need to show up to support the workers who need paid sick leave.

The latest coronavirus relief package to pass Congress exempts large corporations including Kroger and its hundreds of thousands of employees.1

Sign the petition demanding paid sick leave for all Kroger employees.

Kroger is a $26 billion company that responded to the coronavirus outbreak by giving employees a $25 gift card to their stores. The workers there are doing an amazing job supporting our communities despite this awful health crisis. The least Kroger can do is ensure its employees have paid sick leave.

As entire cities and states are seemingly shut down due to the coronavirus, grocery stores remain open, and we all need to continue putting money into our local economies. However, cashiers and workers stocking shelves are among those on the front lines risking their health to support our communities and earn their wages.

Reports have started to come in that Kroger employees are getting sick from the coronavirus. But in the face of increased public criticism, Kroger, a $26 billion corporation, is refusing to provide paid sick leave for employees unless they have tested positive for COVID-19 or are placed in mandatory quarantine by a medical professional.2

Instead of taking a simple step of letting sick workers simply call in sick, Kroger is refusing to use its enormous power to do the right thing for workers.

Shockingly, Kroger's only real attempt to show workers any recognition is offering them a $25 Kroger gift card for their hard work!3

These are serious times. We must take action in solidarity with Kroger workers and the millions of customers who will be put at risk if sick workers are showing up sick while trying to earn a pay check.

Please sign and share this petition.

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks!

–Nandini Jammi

Sources:

1. "White House expresses support for immediate cash payments to Americans as part of coronavirus stimulus package," The Washington Post, March 17, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/117487?t=10&akid=259561%2E40999114%2Ell8ZTX

2. "Supermarket Sick," Popular Information, March 15, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/117457?t=12&akid=259561%2E40999114%2Ell8ZTX

3. "Kroger Gives Workers Gift Card Money, Not Paid Leave For All, Amid Coronavirus," HuffPost, March 17, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/117458?t=14&akid=259561%2E40999114%2Ell8ZTX

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