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Ex-Gov. David Paterson rapped Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie for refusing to back Gov. Hochul's proposal to lengthen criminal sentences for violent shoplifters and other thugs who assault retail workers.

Iris Ladao has tried for months to get a license to legally sell cannabis, but is still waiting to get approved by the Office of Cannabis Management.

Retail employees have called on the government to implement tougher measures against attackers after theft and abuse incidents have increased by 50 per cent.

L.A. is among several cities nationwide that have adopted scheduling laws, part of a growing recognition that schedules are as important to well-being as wages and sick pay.

German trade union Verdi has called on retail workers across the country to walk off the job on Friday. "This is just the first of several strike and action highlights in the coming weeks," the union announced on Thursday. The current round of collective bargaining in the retail sector has been going on for months. Numerous strikes, for example directly before Christmas, were unable to change the deadlocked situation. So far, the industrial action has had little impact on customers bec...

Amid national declining sales, REI in Castleton faces union drive from fed-up employees who seek more stability and safety training.

On January 16, New York Governor Kathy Hochul released her State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 Executive Budget, her third since assuming office in August 2021. Addresses by Governor Hochul...

If you are tired of your taxpayer dollars being used to pay Wal-Mart employees the money that the Waltons refuse to pay them, then you might be interested in the large Black Friday protests that are occurring at 1,600 Wal-Mart stores in 49 states throughout the nation right now. "I have to depend on the…

Apple's Vision Pro headset is rumored to be released in early 2024 as the tech giant is said to be starting training for retail workers for the new product.

Why employers need to rethink seasonal worker payroll The retail sector could be at risk unless employers adopt Earned Wage Access (EWA) – or Pay-on-De...