By John Parker
On May 1, Los Angeles community organizations, civil rights and church organizations, and unions mobilized for a third unified demonstration — this time a car caravan. The coalition demanded the end to Kroger’s planned grocery store closures.
Kroger cried poverty in response to being forced to pay an extra $5 per hour in wages for just 120 days to compensate essential workers during the pandemic. Yet Kroger made $2.8 billion in profits during the pandemic alone, through the labor of workers risking their lives.