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1. I've spend the last week talking to a bunch of employees of @Kroger, the largest supermarket chain in the US

It has 453,000 employees.

And many receive NO PAID SICK LEAVE

The company is maintaining policies that put its staff and the public at risk

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@kroger 2. One employee who has worked for @Kroger in the Tennessee region for 20 years and has never been offered paid sick leave. He gets some vacation time but it must be booked in advance so it can't be used for sick leave.

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3. A @Kroger worker in Colorado reports employees get paid sick leave but only after working at the company for a year. Even then they are finally eligible, they are not paid for their first day out.

This is to incentivize workers not to call out sick.

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@kroger 4. A @kroger cashier in Seattle stayed home last week because they weren't feeling well and was told "people come into work sick all the time." They do not get paid sick leave.

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5. I first contacted @kroger three days ago, and they never got back to me. But today, Kroger's CEO announced that TWO KROGER EMPLOYEES TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.

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6. Despite an outbreak within its own workforce, @kroger will still not provide paid sick leave. Instead, it will provide two weeks paid sick leave ONLY to employees that: 1. Test positive for COVID-19, and 2. Are formally ordered to be quarantined

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7. This is not paid sick leave. There are very few tests and most people aren't going to be ordered to quarantine. People need to be able to stay home if they feel sick, whether or not they've been able to be evaluated by a doctor, and they can't do that.

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8. I'm going to continue to hold corporations accountable for their sick leave policies during the coronavirus pandemic.

You can join this effort, and stay informed, by subscribing to my newsletter, Popular Information.

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9. The House bill is not yet law but, even if it becomes law, the paid sick leave provisions only apply to companies with 500 or fewer employees.

So @Kroger and other large employers are not covered.

These companies need to step up.

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10. I'm starting a COVID-19 Corporate Accountability Project. I'm interested in any employer with more than 500 employees with a substandard paid sick leave policy.

If you work for such a company, please fill out this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
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This tweet has been retweeted over 21,000 times.

Snopes fact-checked it to see if it was true.

Is it?

YES

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Amazon was very tricky and tried to change the language to make it seem like they were never asking for donations but luckily we have screenshots and the whole thing was exposed
Why aren't you reading about a massive company like Amazon, with over 280B in revenue, soliciting public donations to pay sick workers in every news outlet

Because Amazon's highly paid PR flaks have convinced a bunch of outlets that it had NO OTHER CHOICE

Which is not true
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1. For millions, the most convenient place to get supplies during the pandemic isn't a supermarket but @DollarGeneral

I obtained the company's COVID-19 sick leave policy and it's bad

Worse, almost everyone who works @DollarGeneral has never heard of it

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@DollarGeneral 2. Except where required by law, @DollarGeneral does not normally provide paid sick leave

During the pandemic it will pay workers for two weeks only if they (or a member of their household) test positive

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@DollarGeneral 3. @DollarGeneral's internal policy says if workers are "indirectly exposed" to COVID-19 they should be encouraged to report to work if they aren't displaying symptoms

What does "indirectly exposed" mean?

The policy doesn't say

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1. Amazon, owned by the richest man in the world, is soliciting PUBLIC DONATIONS to pay sick leave for contract drivers who contract COVID-19

This is not a joke

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2. Amazon has one of the worst policies for workers who contract COVID-19. Requires a positive test or a formal quarantine order to get paid.

But contractors have it even worse. They have to apply for a "grant" from the Amazon Relief Fund.

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3. Amazon gave $25 million to the Amazon Relief Fund and then solicited donations for more.

Apparently someone realized this looked bad so later they added language saying the "aren't expecting" anyone to donate.

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