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Grocery Store and Food Industry Workers Can Now Get Vaccine
As more Southern Californians wait their turn to get the COVID-19 vaccine, grocery store and food industry workers have made it into the top priority group. Eric Leonard reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on March 5, 2021.
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Video Shows Unmasked Customers, Employees in Florida Grocery Store
The video of the grocery store, owned by a man known for his often controversial viewpoints, has garnered 2 million views in less than 24 hours.
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LA County Considers Extra $5-Per-Hour ‘Hero Pay' Requirement for Workers at Some Grocery Stores
A proposal to require national grocery and drug retailers operating in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County to pay frontline workers an additional $5 per hour in hero pay is set to be considered Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors.
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LA County Plans To Require $5 Per Hour ‘Hero Pay' For Grocery Workers
The plan calls for a temporary “urgency” ordinance that would apply to store chains that are publicly traded or have at least 300 employees nationwide and more than 10 employees per store. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021.
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Long Beach Moves Forward With a ‘Hero Pay' Requirement for Some Grocery Store Employees
Employees at large grocery stores would be guaranteed an extra $4 per hour under a proposal before the Long Beach City Council.
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Grocery Store Workers Hero Pay Proposal Advances in Long Beach
The extra $4-per-hour bonus will likely go before the full council in the next few weeks. Mekahlo Medina reports for Today in LA on Wednesday Dec. 16, 2020.
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Grocery Chain Apologizes After Releasing ‘Super Spread' Ad for Thanksgiving
A grocery store chain in the mid-Atlantic region is apologizing for an unfortunate blunder with a Thanksgiving advertisement printed in the latest edition of its magazine.
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Woman Claims To Be Part Of Government Agency To Not Wear A Mask
A grocery store shopper said she was exempt from having to wear a mask, but the Department of Justice said her organization is not a federal agency. Kim Tobin reports for NBC LA at 11 p.m. Sunday Aug. 9, 2020.
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A NY Bodega on the Frontlines: ‘I'm Scared to Come to Work'
Dhafer Ghaleb Mohamed has owned his corner store, Lai Lai Deli, in the upper Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights for 10 years.
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Kroger to Eliminate ‘Hero Pay' Bonus for Employees Working During Pandemic
The union that represents Kroger grocery store workers on Friday called for the company to not eliminate its $2-an-hour bonus to employees working during the pandemic, known as “Hero Pay,” which is planned to end May 16. Kroger owns the Southern California chains Food 4 Less and Ralphs. In response to Kroger’s announcement, United Food and Commercial Workers local unions…
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10 Tips for Grocery Shopping During a Pandemic
The coronavirus has made everything more complicated, especially trips to the grocery store. Here are 10 easy ways to stay safe while getting groceries.
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California Food Stamp Program Now Allows Grocery Delivery
More people are having their groceries delivered, but people who rely on food assistance programs did not have that luxury, until now.
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Kroger Stores Now Limiting Number of Customers
Kroger grocery stores, which include Ralphs and Food 4 Less markets, are now limiting the number of people allowed to shop at a time. Gene Kang reports for Today in LA April 7, 2020.
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Some Whole Foods Workers Call for Sickout Due to Virus Exposure Concerns
As demand surges during the COVID-19 pandemic, some front line grocery and deliver workers increasingly concerned over their own health and safety are holding strikes and walkouts.
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Whole Food Workers Prepare for Strike Due to Virus Exposure Concerns
Whole Foods workers are expected to take part of a nationwide “sick out.” Hetty Chang reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, March 30, 2020.
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Alternatives to Grocery Store Shopping
Grocery stores have been packed with people as supplies and food continue to fly off the shelves, but there are some ways to avoid the added stress altogether.
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Grocery Store Throws Out $35K Worth of Food That Woman Coughed on in ‘Twisted Prank'
A woman played a “twisted prank” at a Pennsylvania grocery store Wednesday by purposefully coughing on about $35,000 worth of food, which had to be thrown out, the supermarket said.
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Ralphs, Food4Less Workers Getting Onetime Bonus Pay Amid COVID-19
Hourly workers at Southland Ralphs and Food 4 Less stores will be getting a small bonus for their work helping to keep the stores open during the coronavirus pandemic, the stores’ ownership company announced. The onetime bonuses will amount to $300 for full-time employees and $150 for part-time workers. “Grocery workers are on the frontlines, ensuring Americans have access to…
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Tips on Making Your Groceries Last
Grocery shopping is a challenge for everyone right now. You are probably just grabbing anything you can find, which leaves you with a pantry full of mismatched things. Money-saving expert, Andrea Woroch has some tips to make sure your groceries don’t go to waste. “I’m even guilty of it myself,” said Woroch. “My husband came home from the grocery...
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Hundreds of Vultures Perched in Upper Marlboro
“It’s like the movie ‘The Birds.’” Hundreds of vultures are perched near a KFC and grocery store in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. News4’s Tracee Wilkins takes a look.