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A major retail worker union is begging customers not to harass or abuse workers over the holidays
The union emphasized that shortages and delays are not workers' faults, and stores should implement…
Mary Meisenzahl
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Meet Lowe's New Robot Retail Workers
"What our sales associates are amazing at doing and what they love spending time on are consulting …
Hayley Peterson
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Retail workers are fed up and rage-quitting, and the tight labor market could help them score the better pay and benefits they've demanded for years
The labor shortage isn't going to disappear any time soon, according to one industry expert.
Áine Cain
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A podcast for retail workers is calling out the 'soul-defeating' industry for harsh management, abusive customers, and poverty wages
There were 11.4 million retail, food service, and cashier jobs in the US last year. "That's a lot o…
Áine Cain
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President Biden says he's 'proud' of Apple retail workers in Maryland who recently voted to become the company's first to unionize in the US
Apple retail workers in Atlanta, Kentucky, and New York have also taken steps to form a union as st…
Sarah Jackson
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A Harvard psychologist explains the rise in passengers getting violent on airplanes and customers abusing retail workers: People have reached 'a boiling point'
Even as life continues to open up, customers are lashing out. "Everybody's just always mad," one sm…
Avery Hartmans
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Amazon, Walmart, McDonald's, and other retail giants are boosting wages to hire hourly employees, but some labor advocates say a livable wage is still far off for most workers
In a tight labor market, companies are offering boosted wages and benefits, though it might not be …
Áine Cain
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Apple is raising base pay for retail workers to $22 an hour as workers push to unionize: reports
Apple's retail employees have been pushing to unionize, with some citing rising costs of living as …
Weilun Soon
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I'm a grocery checkout worker. People say the customer is always right, but we say 'buyers are liars.'
"When the pandemic began, people were saying, 'We appreciate y'all; you're great,'" a grocery worke…
Elle Hardy
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Apple retail workers in Atlanta file for a union election, a first
Workers at Apple's Cumberland Mall location have filed for a union election. If successful, they'd …
Juliana Kaplan
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Retailers are hiring people to take temperatures and enforce social distancing as the pandemic fundamentally changes what it's like to work in a store
Stores are hiring "safety specialists" who have the job of keeping everything extra clean during th…
Madeline Stone
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A viral TikTok appears to show a customer yelling at a McDonald's employee and smashing a plastic COVID-19 screen after being asked to wear a mask
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, customers have clashed with restaurant and other retail workers o…
Grace Dean
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Restaurant workers say they're afraid to enforce COVID-19 safety precautions because they'll lose out on tips
Overall, food service workers are making less in tips than they were prior to the pandemic, with 83…
Avery Hartmans
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More retail workers than law-enforcement officers were killed in homicides on the job for 6 years in a row
Part of the reason the total number of retail workers murdered is comparable to that of more stereo…
Kate Taylor
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America's latest shopping habit is great news for retail workers
These positions typically pay more than the average retail job. Target's warehouse workers make $18…
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Over half of retail workers in a new survey say customers treat them worse over the holidays
Workers continue to report abuse and understaffing across the retail industry as they flee to jobs …
Mary Meisenzahl
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Amazon prioritized finding 'wicked smart' college grads for management roles over promoting hourly workers within the ranks, according to a new report
Amazon promotes hourly workers at about half the rate of Walmart, where more than 75% of US store m…
Allana Akhtar
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The CDC's new mask guidance is confusing for frontline retail workers and turns them into the 'vaccination police,' a leading union says
The UFCW said the CDC guidance, allowing vaccinated people indoors without masks, could turn frontl…
Grace Dean
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Retail won't tackle the labor shortage until it reverses decades of worker neglect and becomes a viable, long-term career again
Retailers need to bring back sustainable jobs with fair wages, benefits, and career progression to …
Mary Hanbury
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Three Reasons Why Retail Workers Could Soon Be Replaced By Robots
3. Retail jobs have changed. "Over the last 30 to 40 years, retail jobs have eroded," Stephens said…