“Avengers” actor Anthony Mackie has launched a relief fund to provide financial aid to grocery employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. | RArcadioINQ
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While the fund has been set up due to the ongoing health crisis, it aims to provide support to grocery workers year-round and not just during a state of emergency. Mackie also emphasized the importance of grocery employees, saying, “We often take for granted the people that are always there for us. I go to the grocery store three to four times a week for me and my family.”
“Every time, I come face to face with essential workers who are providing me and so many others with one of the most important necessities, food.” He said in the report. “Now, more than ever, it is important that we express our gratitude and appreciation.”“The more we can do to support essential workers while we navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, the better they are able to focus on caring for their families and the community,” he said.
According to the report, 2,500 people are currently employed in grocery stores throughout New Orleans.fear of being infected with the coronavirus. This has prompted some of them to demand for better workplace protections such as shorter hours and hazard pay for working closely with the public.Major grocery chains such as Walmart, Target and Kroger have responded to their employees’ requests by giving raises and bonuses for reporting to work during the pandemic.
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