Minnesota Grocery Stores Urged by Union of 13,000 Frontline Workers to Reinstate Hazard Pay as Delta Cases Rise and Mask Mandates Resume Across the State

1.0UFCW 663https://www.ufcw663.org/blogUFCW Local 663https://www.ufcw663.org/blog/author/local653/Minnesota Grocery Stores Urged by Union of 13,000 Frontline Workers to Reinstate Hazard Pay as Delta Cases Rise and Mask Mandates Resume Across the State - UFCW 663rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="d5M1VE5cfg"><a href="https://www.ufcw663.org/blog/2021/08/05/hazard-pay/">Minnesota Grocery Stores Urged by Union of 13,000 Frontline Workers to Reinstate Hazard Pay as Delta Cases Rise and Mask Mandates Resume Across the State</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ufcw663.org/blog/2021/08/05/hazard-pay/embed/#?secret=d5M1VE5cfg" width="600" height="338" title="“Minnesota Grocery Stores Urged by Union of 13,000 Frontline Workers to Reinstate Hazard Pay as Delta Cases Rise and Mask Mandates Resume Across the State” — UFCW 663" data-secret="d5M1VE5cfg" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.ufcw663.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/UFCW663_logo_sizedforblog.jpg270200UFCW Local 663, the union for over 13,200 Minnesota essential workers in food, retail and healthcare sent letters to union grocery employers across Minnesota, urging them to reinstate Hazard Pay of $2 more an hour for grocery workers. The letter also requests retail grocery employers add their voice and support for additional frontline worker payouts from the $250 million Frontline Worker Pay Working Group, which was created by Governor Tim Walz and Minnesota state legislators in July as part of the COVID-19 pandemic response and assistance for essential workers from federal funds given to the state.