We believe that a Good Grocery Store is a store the treats all its employees fairly and equitably. Unfortunately, Loblaw, the corporate company that operates The Real Canadian Superstores in Alberta, does not.
Sign our Good Grocery Store petition and tell Loblaw to treat Alberta frontline workers fairly.
Superstore workers were called heroes during the pandemic. Now Superstore is trying to cut their full-time jobs, as well as the hours of part-time employees. Is this how you treat the frontline workers who worked through the COVID-19 pandemic and made Superstore record profits?
Albertans know what a fair deal is: the Ontario Bosses at Loblaw need to treat their Alberta workers fairly and not take away their jobs and hours!
Safety is an important part of being a good grocery store.
By signing this petition you are supporting good safe groceries stores and are a shopper that:
• Wears a mask
• Keeps Your Distance
• Uses Sanitizer
• Only touches what they buy
• Stays home if they are ill
• And is kind to front line workers
WEAR A MASK
Mask wearing is one of the easiest things we can do to not only protect ourselves and others but also show grocery store workers that we respect the important role their work plays in bringing food to our tables.
Here is a resource put together by a group of Canadian doctors, professionals, and citizens on the ins and outs of mask-wearing: https://masks4canada.org/
KEEP YOUR DISTANCE
Another key part of shopping for groceries safely is maintaining social distance.
This can be challenging in an environment like a grocery store. But it continues to be one of the most important precautions to practice.
Instructions and signs have been posted in many stores requesting that shoppers travel in certain directions and follow certain protocols.
Please be aware of and review these instructions when shopping. And please treat grocery workers who politely remind you of those instructions respectfully as they are working to ensure everyone’s safety.
USE SANITIZER
So much of how we keep one another safe is paying attention to hygiene and keeping our hands clean either by washing them or using hand sanitizer.
Making a point of sanitizing your hands both before and after you go shopping for groceries does so much to help prevent spread. It is also helpful to sanitize the the cart you use both before and after you buy your groceries.
To help with making logistics easier, lots of people will pack a resealable bag with masks, hand sanitizer, and wipes in the purse, bag, or brief case they use most in their day-to-day lives (or create a “going out” bag if you don’t normally take one out with you).
That way, as you’re leaving the house, you don’t have to think about whether you’ve remembered sanitizer, masks, etc. — they’re simply there when you need them. Just remember to replenish your supplies after shopping!
ONLY TOUCH WHAT YOU WILL BUY
While medical experts have concluded it is highly unlikely that people can contract COVID-19 from food or food packaging, it remains a good idea not to touch products you don’t intend to buy while shopping for groceries.
Keeping your contact with food and other products to a minimum while grocery shopping helps to reduce exposure and contributes to the prevention of spreading the virus.
STAY HOME IF ILL
Staying home if you’re showing symptoms should be obvious advice right now. But it can be challenging for people who live alone or don’t have help when they need groceries.
Most stores now have delivery & curb-side pick up options you can use to help minimize spread.
BE KIND
Grocery store workers have been some of the unsung heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic.
They have been considered “essential” but have been asked to take risks. Grocery store owners have not always been responsive to demands to protect them.
When shopping in grocery stores, please be kind to the people who work there.
Further resources
The CDC has a good list of other tips for safe grocery shopping: https://www.cdc.gov/…/dai…/essential-goods-services.html