The #RetailActionProject 's Eno Awotoye calls for the passage of the #RetailWorkerSafety Act on #WorkersMemorialDay ! Join the fight for retail worker safety in New York by writing to NYS legislators at bit.ly/RSAFETY

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.
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The #RetailActionProject joined RWDSU, NY Senator Jessica Ramos, and Assembly Member Karines Reyes, R.N. in Albany today to advocate for the #RetailWorkerSafety Act!

Grateful for our bill sponsors: NY Senator Jessica Ramos and Assembly Member Karines Reyes, R.N.! #retailworkersafety

Retail violence is on the rise and companies are not doing enough to protect their workers - making the #RetailWorkerSafety Act more important than ever. Companies will be held accountable & required to take steps to combat retail violence. We must have Retail Worker Safety NOW!

Steve Buckley of REI Union SoHo tells his story & why he supports the #RetailWorkerSafety Act, which would require employers to provide de-escalation trainings to deal with irate customers.
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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.
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Assemblymember Alex Bores explains how the #RetailWorkerSafety Act would keep workers AND shoppers safe from the increasing threat of retail violence.
Join us in contacting NYS legislators and asking them to pass the Retail Worker Safety Act this session: bit.ly/RSAFETY

Retail workers like Debby Ryan are begging NYS legislators to pass the #RetailWorkerSafety Act this session!

Listen to Debby’s story, and then contact your legislators to pass this crucial bill: bit.ly/RSAFETY

NY State Senator Jabari Brisport supports the #RetailWorkerSafety Act, which puts the onus on retail employers to provide safe workplaces for their workers without further criminalization.
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According to a survey of RWDSU members & NYS retail workers, 57% of workers have experienced verbal harassment or intimidating conduct on the job in the last year.
Retail workers need the #RetailWorkerSafety Act! Tell legislators to pass this vital law: bit.ly/RSAFETY

HAPPENING NOW: Retail workers, Local 338 members and union allies are rallying in Albany to push for the passage of the #RetailWorkerSafety Act! Legislators must listen to workers on the frontlines and pass this bill NOW! #1u RWDSU

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

RWDSU Local 338 member Eddie Quezada on why the #RetailWorkerSafety Act matters: “Nobody wants to go to work expecting to be assaulted by a customer or experience an active shooter. But they should know what to do & where to go if the unthinkable happens.”

On #WorkersMemorialDay , Charlene Obernauer NYCOSH tells the tragic story of a grocery worker beaten to death on the job, and the need to fight for the #RetailWorkerSafety Act here in New York.

Eno Awotoye from Retail Action Project Project mourns those we have lost over the past year, and calls for the passage of the #RetailWorkerSafety Act to protect retail workers in New York! #WorkersMemorialDay

In an initial survey of RWDSU members, only 7% of retail workers reported that their employer made changes in the workplace after a violent incident to make their work safer. This is why we need the #RetailWorkerSafety Act!

Write to NYS legislators now: bit.ly/RSAFETY

“What do we want, SAFE JOBS! When do we want it? NOW!” #RetailWorkerSafety

So proud to be in Albany with our retail members fighting to pass the Retail Worker Safety Act! S.8358/A.8947 #RetailWorkerSafety

Solidarity with our RWDSU family and all of the NY retail workers fighting for workplace saftey as retail violence is on the rise. #RetailWorkerSafety NOW!