CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP) — In a story published May 16, 2020, The Associated Press reported on a call by the United Food and Commercial Workers International union to grocery store chains asking to extend hazard pay for workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The story should have made clear that the letter seeking the extension was not sent to officials of Trader Joe’s, though they were encouraged in a press release to extend the pay, and that the union president’s full name is Marc Perrone.
Clarification: Kroger Bonus Pay story
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