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There is no excuse for harassing, bullying, or abusing essential workers like supermarket employees. No excuse whatsoever. And an employee asking you to wear a mask for your and their own health and safety certainly doesn’t give anyone permission to rage at retail workers. John Martin detailed how his wife, who manages a supermarket, has become the victim of customer abuse who even went as far as calling her a “nazi” and “that mask b****.” Martin’s thread sparked a discussion on Twi...

There is no excuse for harassing, bullying, or abusing essential workers like supermarket employees. No excuse whatsoever. And an employee asking you to wear a mask for your and their own health and safety certainly doesn’t give anyone permission to rage at retail workers. John Martin detailed how his wife, who manages a supermarket, has become the victim of customer abuse who even went as far as calling her a “nazi” and “that mask b****.” Martin’s thread sparked a discussion on Twi...

Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, filed for a union election on November 20. Photo: Workers at Amazons Shakopee, Minnesota, fulfillment center walked out in a December 2018 protest. Credit: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0. The election is to determine whether a majority of the employees at the newly opened Amazon Fulfillment Center (BHM1) in Bessemer—a small of suburb of Birmingham, Alabama—want union representation. Amazon was represented at the hearing by the law firm Morgan Lewis—a firm t...

Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, filed for a union election on November 20. Photo: Workers at Amazons Shakopee, Minnesota, fulfillment center walked out in a December 2018 protest. Credit: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0. The election is to determine whether a majority of the employees at the newly opened Amazon Fulfillment Center (BHM1) in Bessemer—a small of suburb of Birmingham, Alabama—want union representation. Amazon was represented at the hearing by the law firm Morgan Lewis—a firm t...

MPs are to investigate levels of abuse and violence against shopworkers after a petition calling for legislation to protect them passed the 100,000 mark. Shopworkers’ union Usdaw wants violence against retail staff to be placed into a special category of criminal offence with stiffer penalties, similar to that of emergency service workers. The union’s call comes against a background of increasing abuse and violence against shopworkers, and is backed by 23 retail chains and retail organisati...

Government rejects new law to protect shopworkers Print The government has once again rejected the need for a bill to protect shopworkers from violent attacks. Responding to questions from Daniel Zeichner MP and shadow home affairs minister Bambos Charalambous, minister of state for crime and policing Kit Malthouse told the House of Commons that the government didn’t “yet” see a case for a specific offence of assaulting a shopworker. The Assaults on Retail Workers (Offences) Bill, promot...

THE Tory government was slammed today for blocking a new law to protect shopworkers from violence and abuse. Shopworkers’ union Usdaw wants stronger punishments for people who attack retail workers, in the same way that emergency-service personnel are specifically covered by regulations. The union’s call is supported by 23 major retailers and industry bodies including Aldi, Asda, Boots, the Co-op, Homebase, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Nationwide, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and WH Smith. B...

Vatican city as the pope celebrates mass just before midnight as a crossover to christmas day and a look there from above of saint peters basilica. no doubt, lots of faithful have gathered in vatican city to celebrate christmas there and to hear some words of inspiration from pope francis this christmas eve. need a little cash this holiday season? you may want to consider getting a fake beard and a santa costume. the fox news network, check the scene out in a suburb of chicago. >> it turned out ...

The other end. they recently came clean and said theyre going to spend billions of dollars trying to retrain their own employees. you know who theyre not going to retrain? the 30% of retail workers who work in the malls that are closing because amazon is soaking up $20 billion in business every year. theyre retraining their own people, but theyre not going to retrain the mom and pop business owner in new hampshire or iowa. >> i want to play this moment from the cnn debates last month. watch this...

American. >> but you know what they say. they say that amazon creates jobs, gives people jobs. it improves neighborhoods and on and on and on. do you disagree with that? >> oh, amazon is doing a lot of the job creating, but its also doing a lot of job destroying on the other end. they recently came clean and said theyre going to spend billions of dollars trying to retrain their own employees. you know who theyre not going to retrain? the 30% of retail workers who work in the malls that are closi...