WESTLAKE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Food 4 Less workers and some community members will hold a rally in Westlake Wednesday morning to call for more safety protections against COVID-19.
The demonstration will be outside a Westlake Food 4 Less store where organizers with UFCW Local 770 say at least 28 workers have tested positive for coronavirus.
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Workers want Kroger, which owns Food 4 Less and Ralphs, to make sure safety measures are enforced inside stores.
They also want the company to provide regular testing for employees and provide timely information about infections.
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Organizers say the cases at the Westlake store is the second outbreak at a Kroger-owned store in Los Angeles. They claim more than 25 grocery workers tested positive for COVID-19 at a Ralphs store at 7257 W. Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood.
Eyewitness News reached out to Kroger for comment but did not immediately hear back.