Grocery Store Chains Still Need Masks For Workers

The video discusses the challenges faced by grocery store workers in obtaining personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights the struggles of major grocery chains like Kroger and Walmart in securing masks for their employees due to a nationwide shortage. The video also covers the increase in job postings for grocery clerks and the demands from the United Food and Commercial Workers Union to classify grocery workers as first responders. The union seeks CDC guidance to mandate mask usage for grocery staff to protect both employees and customers.

What has been the response of major grocery chains regarding the supply of masks?

Why do grocery workers want to be classified as first responders?