Barbara Kerr: I'm Barbara Kerr, President of the California Teachers Association.
Thousands of California grocery workers have been on strike for months. As teachers, we're concerned. Grocery workers are part of our communities and their children attend our schools. We see the strain on their kids every day. These workers are on strike because giant corporations are trying to destroy their health care. They're cutting benefits and raising premiums. So, many workers can't afford health care at all. Affordable insurance for them is important for everyone. When some people are uninsured, the medical bills they can't pay end up raising costs for all of us. Fair benefits for them means more stable health costs.
So, please support striking grocery workers by not shopping at Safeway, Albertson's, or Ralph's. For the workers, for their kids, for us all.
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