California Supermarkets Fire Union Delivery Drivers, Replace Them with Gig Workers as Prop
  • 3 years ago
In the early days of the pandemic, Albertsons CEO Vivek Sankaran expressed gratutude for his employees.But less than a year later, that "thank you" has been replaced with a "goodbye.".The company announced it will no longer use its own delivery drivers at some Vons and Pavilions locations in California.It's hard not to connect these changes to Proposition 22, a bill that passed in California in November.The bill allows apps like DoorDash, GrubHub, and Uber to classify delivery workers as independent contractors.Many of Albertson's about-to-be former delivery drivers are union employees, while those who work for apps aren't.Sadly, Albertson's probably will not be the last company to part with union labor in the aftermath of Proposition 22
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