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Racial Discrimination Claims Against Whole Foods Dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed most of the claims in a lawsuit filed by Whole Foods Market employees who alleged the supermarket chain discriminated and retaliated against them when it barred them from wearing Black Lives Matter face coverings
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Walmart and Instacart Partner for Same-Day US Delivery in Fight Against Amazon's Whole Foods
Walmart is partnering with Instacart to offer same-day delivery starting in a few U.S. markets, making it the latest major grocery chain to team up with Instacart in its fight against Amazon and Whole Foods. The partnership is currently in a pilot phase in four markets across California and Oklahoma. Walmart’s partnership comes at a key time. Consumers are relying on grocery delivery demand at an unprecedented...
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Employees Sue Whole Foods for Disciplining Workers Who Wore Black Lives Matter Masks
Whole Foods employees in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and two other states have filed a class action discrimination lawsuit against the grocery chain for disciplining workers who wore Black Lives Matter masks during their shift. The suit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Boston, seeks a preliminary injunction prohibiting further retaliation against employees choosing to wear the masks at...
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Whole Foods Employees Asked to Go Home for Wearing BLM Masks
Workers at a Whole Foods in Cambridge, Massachusetts, say they were recently sent home for showing support for Black Lives Matter.
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Whole Foods Workers Told to Remove Black Lives Matter Masks
More than a dozen workers at a Massachusetts Whole Foods Market say they were sent home for wearing masks that show support for Black Lives Matter.
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Whole Foods Workers Sent Home for Wearing BLM Masks
Employees at a Whole Foods Market in Cambridge were sent home from work because they were wearing face masks supporting Black Lives Matter.
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Survey Finds These Popular Grocery Stores Have the Best COVID-19 Safety Measures
Before the coronavirus pandemic, many customers selected where to shop for groceries based on a store’s location, product prices and food selection. These days, however, more and more consumers are also taking stock of what stores are doing to protect shoppers and workers from COVID-19. In the newly released Consumer Health & Safety Index, marketing research company Ipsos Group compared...
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Mass. Whole Foods Store Closes After Workers Test Positive for Coronavirus
A Whole Foods store in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, has closed after multiple employees tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a company spokesperson said Sunday. The spokesperson said the store had undergone “multiple professional deep cleanings and disinfections throughout the facility” and was following the guidance of health and food safety authorities. “However, out of an abundance of caution, and...
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Customers React to Closing of Whole Foods in Lynnfield
Lynnfield residents are reacting Sunday to the closure of the Whole Foods at the Lynnfield shopping center. Multiple employees have tested positive, the company says, for COVID-19.
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Whole Foods Closes in Lynnfield After Workers Tests Positive for Virus
Lynnfield residents are reacting Sunday to the closure of the Whole Foods at the Lynnfield shopping center after multiple employees tested positive for COVID-19.
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Mass. Businesses Figuring Out How to Celebrate Mother's Day During Pandemic
Restaurants and flower shops in Massachusetts are navigating a new normal for Mother’s Day. SRV in Boston’s South End will have takeout for people who want to celebrate mom with their Italian favorites. But Herbert Berg Florist in Worcester says they can’t handle the volume of orders as they work with short staff and limited flower supply.
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Grocery, Retail Workers Stage ‘Sick Out'
Some grocery and retail workers in New England are participating in a national protest calling for safer working conditions and increased pay as they continue to work amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Grocery, Retail Workers Protest Pandemic Working Conditions
Some local grocery and retail workers are participating in a national protest calling for safer working conditions and increased pay as they continue to work amid the coronavirus pandemic. To convey their concerns, they plan to call out of work Friday as part of a nationwide employee “sickout” involving Target and Whole Foods, as well as Amazon, Instacart, FedEx and Walmart. The grassroots...
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Grocery and Retail Workers on Strike
Employees at Walmart, Fedex, Target, Instacart, Amazon and Whole Foods are planning a strike today, according to several reports, protesting what they call unsafe working conditions.
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Swampscott Whole Foods Employee Dies From Coronavirus
An employee at the Whole Foods Market in Swampscott, Massachusetts, died from the coronavirus this week, the company confirmed Friday. “Whole Foods Market is mourning the loss of a member of our community who passed away on April 15, 2020 due to COVID-19,” a company spokesperson said. “Our hearts are with his loved ones during this incredibly difficult time, and…
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Swampscott Whole Foods Worker Dies of COVID-19
A Whole Foods employee in Swampscott has died from coronavirus, the second grocery store worker in Massachusetts to die during the pandemic.
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Whole Foods Worker in Swampscott Dies of Coronavirus
An employee at a Whole Foods Market in Swampscott, Massachusetts, has died of the coronavirus, according to officials with the company.
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Grocery Store Workers Protest in Boston, Demanding Protection from Coronavirus
Grocery workers and customers plan to hold a protest in Boston to demand “adequate protections” for employees amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Mass. Grocery Store Workers Protest
Workers from a number of grocery stores protested outside the Whole Foods store in Boston’s South End Tuesday to to demand “adequate protections” for employees amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Mass. Grocery Stores Implement Stricter Social Distancing Guidelines
Grocery stores across Massachusetts, including Market Basket, are implementing stricter social distancing guidelines amid the coronavirus outbreak.