Instacart workers are planning to go on strike following company-wide issues with paid sick leave and safety enhancement.
, many of which are made to work up to 40 hours a week or more without the benefits of a steady, consistent full-time paycheck.
Gig workers also don't receive benefits like health care and other protections, and may not be eligible to“While Instacart’s corporate employees are working from home, Instacart’s [gig workers] are working on the frontlines in the capacity of first responders,” Vanessa Bain, an Instacart worker and lead organizer of the upcoming Instacart walkout, told VICE’s Motherboard.
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