Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are demanding that Kroger, the U.S.’s largest supermarket brand, address reports and lawsuits over alleged wage theft.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, right, listens as Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks at the Ministers’ Breakfast hosted by National Action Network and Rev. Al Sharpton on February 26, 2020, in North Charleston, South Carolina.Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are demanding that Kroger, the U.S.’s largest supermarket brand, address reports of and lawsuits over “” in the company’s payroll system that labor advocates say have opened the door for the company to commit wage theft.
The lawmakers say that Kroger’s latest failure to pay workers is part of a pattern for the company and adds further evidence to their argument that the company’s planned merger with Albertson’s, also one of the U.S.’s largest grocery chains,“We are writing today regarding alarming new reports of Kroger’s involvement in the mistreatment of workers and consumers through widespread and unresolved wage theft,” the lawmakers wrote.
“Given your company’s record of anti-worker policies, and your ongoing attempt to push through a merger that would harm both consumers and workers, we are writing to request a full explanation of how your workers will be compensated for any lost or delayed wages, and how you will prevent future wage theft,” the letter continues. The letter was also signed by Sen. Ron Wyden .
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