Whole Foods

Since June, most employees of large chain grocery stores in Berkeley have not received hazard pay as compensation for pandemic-related risks.

Despite the recent surge of COVID-19 cases, large grocery store chains such as Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods, have not offered their employees adequate hazard pay.

Tony’s Chocolonely, a Dutch chocolate company with goals of transforming the chocolate production industry against illegal child labor, has begun its collaboration with UC Berkeley through its Collegiate Changemaker program.

Stigma against canned and frozen produce is reflective of systemic discrimination toward communities that do not have access to fresh fruits and vegetables.

CalPIRG and other organizations recently initiated a campaign calling on Whole Foods Market to remove single-use plastic packaging from its shelves.

Current and former Whole Foods employees filed a class-action lawsuit Monday against the company for allegedly barring them from wearing Black Lives Matter attire at work.

When thinking of essential jobs, people scarcely picture grocery store employees, delivery drivers and gas station attendants, but for the last few weeks, they have been working to ensure communities have the goods and services they need.

On July 1, AC Transit bus users experienced a 25-cent increase in fares for adult riders paying in cash, though the price for Clipper card users remained stagnant.