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The May Day strike from Amazon, Instacart, and Target workers didn’t stop business. It was still a success. — Recode

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In the time of coronavirus, essential workers can hold effective protests even without huge attendance, writes Shirin Ghaffary.

Here is the link: https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/5/1/21244151/may-day-strike-amazon-instacart-target-success-turnout-fedex-protest-essential-workers-chris-smalls

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