Instacart workers plan to strike

Workers for the grocery delivery company Instacart are threatening to strike.

INSTACART STRIKE.SERA?SERA: MANY HAVE TURNED TODELIVERY SERVICES INSTEAD OFGOING TO THE SUPERMARKET.TODAY A GROUP OF WORKERS THATHAS BEEN HANDLING ALL THESEORDERS IS PLANNING ON CALLINGFOR A NATIONWIDE STRIKE.THE THE COMPANY SAYS IT HAS SEENA 150% INCREASE IN ORDERS, ASMANY PEOPLE HUNKER DOWN AT HOMETO AVOID CROWDS AT SUPERMARKETS.INSTACART HAS 200,000 WORKERSWHO ARE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORMANY WORRY ABOUT EXPOSURE TO THEVIRUS AS THEY ATTEMPT TO MEETTHE SURGE IN DEMAND.WORKERS WANT THE COMPANY TOPROVIDE HAZARD PAY, $5 TO EVERYORDER.ALSO TO PROVIDE HAND SANITIZER,WIPES, AND PROTECTIVE GEAR FREEOF CHARGE.THEY’RE ALSO ASKING FOR CHANGESTO THE TIPPING SYSTEM USED INTHE APP.INSTACART SAYS IT HAS ORDEREDHAND SANITIZER TO PROVIDE FREEOF CHARGE, AND EXPECTS THESHIPMENT IN A FEW