The Drive Thru: Major retailers require masks and Goya becomes a White House favorite
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Shoshy Ciment
Jul 17, 2020, 21:32 IST
President Trump posted a photo with Goya products as people called for a boycott of the brand.Instagram/@realdonaldtrump
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Alright, onto the news. Here's what you need to know:
This week, a slew of major retailers announced policies requiring shoppers to wear masks in their stores across the country.
Starbucks started the trend with its July 9 announcement, which only applies only to company-owned stores. Now, 13 chains including Walmart, Target, and CVS have implemented similar policies so far.
While most Americans seem to approve the new policy, anti-mask sentiment is still strong. A new Service Employees International Union survey of about 4,000 McDonald's workers found 44% said they had been verbally or physically assaulted after approaching customers who were not wearing masks. While the SEIU only surveyed a small proportion of the chain's more than 800,000 workers in the US, the 44% of respondents represent more than 1,800 employees who say they have been assaulted on the job.
Walmart implemented its own mask policy after a Tuesday evening incident in which a Louisiana customer, apparently enraged with being told to wear a mask, hit a police officer with his car.
In response, anti-Trump consumers called for a boycott of the brand, and some even shared their own recipes to make the brand's Adobo seasoning at home.
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