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Numerous employees have actually told ABC10 over the past week that Safeway’s new actions to avoid COVID-19 spread at the warehouse are “too little, too late.”.
TRACY, Calif.– After revealing a brand-new executive order that permits front-line vital workers to take an additional paid sick leave, Governor Gavin Newsom described the Safeway Warehouse in Tracy as an example of why he acted.
The warehouse, which has more than 1,700 workers, has had 51 people test favorable for COVID-19 and someone die due to complications from the infection.
ABC10 has actually spoken to a number of employees at the warehouse over the past week, all of whom have said the number of COVID-19 cases could have been prevented had Safeway acted faster.
One of the factors employees state there’s been a large number of employees evaluating positive is because numerous employees can’t afford to go overdue if they’re missing out on work.
Employees said as the need on grocery stores increases, the circulation center has been having workers work overtime– 16 hours a day, 6 days a week.
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” I said overtime is tough to get, and now all these people are getting fat paychecks,” another employee informed ABC10
One Safeway Distribution Center employee, who is presently at house and not getting pay after he obviously checked favorable for COVID-19 at work, said he’s delighted state leaders are taking action.
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ABC10 has actually reached out to Safeway several times.
We likewise reached out to the San Joaquin County Health Department.
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