//Instacart Workers Plan Nationwide Strike to Demand COVID-19 Protections

Instacart Workers Plan Nationwide Strike to Demand COVID-19 Protections

Instacart gig workers are planning a nationwide strike on Monday, March 30 over the grocery delivery service’s response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, citing the company’s failure to implement “proper safety precautions” as requested by workers.

Instead, Instacart shoppers and the Gig Workers Collective write in a Medium post published today, Instacart “has turned this pandemic into a PR campaign, portraying itself the hero of families that are sheltered-in-place, isolated, or quarantined.”

The shoppers allege that the delivery app’s promise