Eighteen members of the Virginia General Assembly signed letters to Giant & Safeway calling on both companies to reinstate hazard pay for workers on the frontlines of the pandemic.
The letters, organized by Delegate Hala Alaya (House District 51), explained the lawmakers know “the danger to your employees on the front lines continues to exist” and both companies “continues to make millions in profits from the hard work these heroes continue to do every day.”
With workers still in danger, the General Assembly members called on both companies to “compensate them for the additional risk they are taking” and immediately reinstate hazard pay until the COVID-19 crisis is over.
The full Giant letter can be read here and the full Safeway letter can be read here. The following lawmakers signed the letters:
Del. Hala Ayala
House District 51
Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy
House District 2
Del. Lee Carter
House District 50
Del. Gwendolyn Gooditis
House District 10
Del. Elizabeth Guzman
House District 31
Del. Daniel Helmer
House District 40
Del. Patrick Hope
House District 47
Del. Sally Hudson
House District 57
Del. Jerrauld Jones
House District 89
Del. Kaye Kory
House District 38
Del. Paul Krizek
House District 44
Del. Mark Levine
House District 45
Del. Alfonso Lopez
House District 49
Del. Kathleen Murphy
House District 34
Del. Kenneth Plum
House District 36
Del. Danica Roem
House District 13
Del. Ibrahim Samirah
House District 86
Del. Mark Sickles
House District 43