It’s high-tension time for grocery store workers as five of their Michigan colleagues have died from COVID-19. Amy Drumm, legislative director for the Michigan Retailers Association, said some employees are afraid to come to work. There’s not enough gloves and masks for medical workers, let alone for clerks and stockers. Grocers are losing staff despite the lack of jobs elsewhere and the bumped-up pay they’re offering.
Many grocery stores have set up plastic barriers between cashiers and customers to help protect employees.
Source : MIRS Monday Podcast, April 13, 2020