In an initial survey of RWDSU members, over 50% of workers surveyed received no training on how to deal with shoplifters. The #RetailWorkerSafety Act will require employers to provide de-escalation trainings and a safety plan.
Contact NYS legislators: bit.ly/RSAFETY

Sally Bouyer has been a Local 1102 member at NYU for over 22 years. She will be officially retiring on May 10, 2024. Congratulations to Sally on her retirement. We wish her nothing but the best on this next chapter of her life. Together we make a difference. #1U

Thank you Ed Markey! 'We fully support Senator Markey’s groundbreaking national legislation,' said Stuart Appelbaum. 'We look forward to a future where warehouse workers don’t have to choose between having a job or being injured.' #WorkShouldntHurt

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✊Ed Markey's Warehouse Worker Protection Act is part of a growing national movement for stronger protection for warehouse workers.

It builds off the statewide laws we won in New York, alongside bills in California, Minnesota. #WorkShouldntHurt
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“A 2022 nationwide study showed that the majority of retail fatalities were actually customers simply running errands. Creating a safe workplace for workers makes everyone in our community safer.” Stuart Appelbaum on why we’re fighting for the #RetailWorkerSafety Act in New York!

REI Union SoHo celebrating May Day the only way we know how: in community with each other!

🚨 CALLING ALL CHICAGO AREA REI MEMBERS, SHOPPERS, & UNION SUPPORTERS!! 🚨

✊ RALLY ALERT ✊

Saturday, May 18th @ 11am

Join @REIunionChicago workers at REI in Lincoln Park to demand a fair contract by 2024!

#1u #UnionStrong AFL-CIO ✊ RWDSU UFCW REI Union

The budget was responsive to small businesses who are dealing with an onslaught of retail theft. In addition to giving DAs new tools, it included tax credits for businesses to improve security.

I hope we can finish the job & pass the #RetailWorkerSafetyAct before session ends.

#WorkingWomanWednesday : Joann Cohen works at the courtesy counter at Stop & Shop on Staten Island! She's been a proud member of Local 338 for over 40 years! #1u

Happy International Workers' Day!✊

When workers and communities come together, we can win big.

We are proud to part of a tradition that puts organized labor central to our fight for economic, climate, and racial justice.

Calling all Illinois RWDSU members: TAKE ACTION to protect workers from captive audience meetings! Ask your legislator to co-sponsor the Illinois Worker Freedom of Speech Act, SB3649: act.aflcio.org/letters/protec…

Happy May Day ✊🏼

Rates of worker injury & fatality are increasing in NY at an alarming rate.

For the remaining days of session, I am focused on passing our worker safety agenda. We’re fighting for an economy where every worker returns home to their family whole.

All over the globe, workers gather today to celebrate #InternationalWorkersDay . RWDSU members work in many industries, in different places & roles, but we're united by our belief that we can make real change when we stand together. Happy #MayDay to all the workers of the world!

REMINDER: It’s not too late to submit your question to REI’s Board of Directors!!

We have until TOMORROW (May 1st) to send our emails to REI’s Board and ask them to negotiate a fair contract in 2024. Follow the link below to lend your voice!

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Bear Spiegel and his coworkers at BNWorkersUnion USQ unionized last summer largely because of worker safety. Barnes & Noble Union support the #RetailWorkerSafety Act, which would require retail employers to provide safety training.
Contact NYS legislators now: bit.ly/RSAFETY

AROUND THE UNION: last week, RWDSU Local 1-S kicked off ESL classes for members thanks to our partnership with Consortium for Worker Education!

The RWDSU stands with garment workers and their unions in demanding that Amazon sign the International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry!

Sign the letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy to #MakeAmazonPay for garment worker safety: makeamazonpay.com

State Senator Iwen Chu 曲怡文 reminds us that retail workers are our community members – and they deserve to feel safe at work! The protections of the #RetailWorkerSafety Act will do just that.
Join us in calling on NYS legislators to pass this important bill: bit.ly/RSAFETY

Today let us mourn the workers who didn’t return home to their loved ones at the end of their shift.

Today we mourn, but when session resumes workers in the warehouse, delivery, nail salon, retail, agriculture & food service sectors will be in Albany to fight for worker safety.

On #WorkersMemorialDay , we mourn the dead and fight like hell for the living.
At the NYC CLC, AFL-CIO NYCOSH #WMD event this week, Retail Action Project Project’s Eno Awotoye explained why we need to take action to pass the #RetailWorkerSafety Act: bit.ly/RSAFETY