Instacart and Whole Foods workers strike amid coronavirus outbreak

The world has become increasingly reliant on grocery store employees and delivery persons, but it’s now coming to light that those essential workers are barely able to protect themselves fromCOVID-19 and often do not have contingencies like paid leave in place. The Instacart workers delivering groceries so others can stay at home, walked off the job on Monday, demanding basic protective gear like hand sanitizer and paid leave and Whole Foods workers staged a “sick out” demanding much of the same.