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January 22, 2021

Instacart Lays Off 2,000 Workers, Including Group Who Started Company's First Union
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In labor news, the grocery delivery app Instacart is laying off nearly
2,000 workers, including a group of employees from Illinois who created
the first and only union of Instacart workers and inspired others across
the country to organize. The 10 Illinois employees were in the process
of negotiating their first union contract. Instacart is reportedly
offering fired workers severance pay of just $250.


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