US workers face 'turkey apocalypse' with high demand from holiday shoppers amid pandemic

This year's spending bonanza means potentially worsening labor and health safety conditions for hundreds of thousands of workers

US retailers have rolled out their traditional Black Friday and Christmas sales and shoppers look eager to make big savings, but this year's spending bonanza means potentially worsening labor and health safety conditions for hundreds of thousands of workers in the warehouses that supply all the consumer goods.

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, essential workers in grocery, retail and warehouses that handle online orders have struggled with coronavirus outbreaks in the workplace, increased workloads, and revoked hazard pay for months.