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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 Twitter and his post ended up getting 11.2k likes. John, who interviewed his wife on our behalf after p...

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 Twitter and his post ended up getting 11.2k likes. John, who interviewed his wife on our behalf after p...

Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, filed for a union election on November 20. Photo: Workers at Amazon's 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 that specializes in “union avoidance” strategies. In dispute was the size of the bargaining unit...

Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, filed for a union election on November 20. Photo: Workers at Amazon's 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 that specializes in “union avoidance” strategies. In dispute was the size of the bargaining unit...

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 organisations. The government has blocked moves in the Commons to introduce legislation through an Assaults on...