Category: demands

Microsoft employees ask the company to end contracts with Seattle police

Post author By Randall
Post date June 9, 2020
Categories In coronavirus, covid-19, defund, demands, employees, gear, jenny durkan, kurt delbene, letter, Microsoft, News, petition, police, satya nadella, seattle, Tech

[ad_1] “We are all in agreement that our neighborhood has been turned into [a] warzone escalated by SPD and that our coworkers and leaders need to know what is happening,” the letter reads. “We need awareness and empathy across every level of management asap so that the burden of educating our coworkers doesn’t fall on […]

Instacart workers will strike over lack of COVID-19 protections

Post author By Randall
Post date March 27, 2020
Categories In benefits, business, coronavirus, covid-19, demands, employees, gig economy, gig workers, gig workers collective, instacart, medicine, protection, services, strike, Tech, thebuyersguide

[ad_1] Among their demands, Instacart Shoppers are requesting protective supplies like hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes. They’re also asking for hazard pay — an additional $5 per order — and an extension of pay for workers impacted by COVID-19. The deadline to qualify for those benefits was originally April 8th, but the company has pushed […]