ADADAmazon has responded by handing out masks to warehouse workers and checking the temperatures of employees as they begin shifts. The company also increased pay for hourly workers in the country by $2 through the end of this month. Essential workers are not expendable.”As the paint dried on the street, protesters in masks and bandannas gathered for a photo, paintbrushes raised high in the air. “Protect Amazon workers!” the group chanted. ADADPelner said the paint should last until the next rainstorm, at which point she expected it would be washed away.

Source: Washington Post April 29, 2020 21:25 UTC