Amazon, Instacart Workers to Strike br Over Payment and Coronavirus Safety Instacart's strike will be br in effect nationwide. For Amazon, workers will stop at a br warehouse in Staten Island, New York where multiple people have br tested positive for COVID-19. The strikes come as demand for online delivery has br skyrocketed with people self-isolating at home. Amazon and Instacart have since br said that they will hire thousands, but their employees are asking for more moneybr and better protections against the coronavirus. In Staten Island, strikers want their working space to br be cleaned longer along with definite payment. Instacart's gig workers are seeking more money, br hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes. Increased paid sick time off is also being br sought by workers at both companies.