Hero pay going bye bye

Date: May 15, 2020

Hero pay going bye bye

mega-kitteh · Guru

Agreed. If we are being forced to loose hero pay, then corporate should be forced loose their bonuses. And if they don't like it? Quit.

Date: May 15, 2020

Anonymous wrote:
If we are required to wear masks then you are required to pay hero pay.

Ehh.... if this could be a headline on Twitter and gain some attention, then so be it. It only makes since.

Date: May 16, 2020

Well, they're definitely talking about it everywhere...

https://www.npr.org/2020/05/15/857105173/grocery-store-chain-kroger-is-planning-to-end-hero-pay

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-05-13/starbucks-gave-its-employees-a-reprieve-amid-the-pandemic-thats-ending-now

https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/what-happened-to-krogers-hero-pay

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2020/05/13/kroger-hero-pay-ending-coronavirus-union/3112479001/

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/05/say-goodbye-to-hero-pay-kroger-tells-workers.html

https://www.wsj.com/articles/call-it-hero-pay-or-hazard-pay-essential-workers-want-more-of-it-11588584601

https://www.forbes.com/sites/terinaallen/2020/04/22/up-to-25000-hazard-pay-for-essential-workers-one-of-our-very-highest-priorities/#7dd3b17636d1

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/kroger-announces-bonuses-cutting-hazard-pay-70722097

And it's not just Kroger workers, but Walmart, Whole Foods and Starbucks...

Do people really think that even during this pandemic, these businesses are SUFFERING??? Our business has been UP...WAAAAYYY UPPP!!! So, no one has an excuse to NOT offer the pay...

One of the articles quotes Kevin Garvey of UFCW Local 75...

"UFCW Local 75 president Kevin Garvey said the union will continue to pressure the company to provide bonus pay for as long as the pandemic goes on.

COVID-19 is not going away soon, he said. "Our members still have to work in the same conditions and deal with the same pressures. They are worth every penny of the $2.00 premium and the (latest) bonus.

colorado kat · Senior Member

But wait, there's more.
From Appreciation Pay to the $2 Hero Bonus premium, we have taken steps to listen and respond to your needs while also conveying our thanks for your hard work. To further show our gratitude for all youve done, Im pleased to announce special Thank You Pay for hourly frontline grocery, supply chain, manufacturing, pharmacy and call center associates to acknowledge your dedication to maintaining safe, clean and stocked stores. This payment will be $400 for qualified full-time associates and $200 for qualified part-time associates and will be paid in two installments on May 28 and June 18. Associates must be active on or before May 23 to receive the payments.