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A shop worker stacks shelves whilst wearing PPE at a Co-op shop in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
ABUSE against shopworkers by customers has doubled since the coronavirus outbreak began, a survey has found.
The findings came from shopworkers’ union Usdaw, which carried out a survey after the initial spate of panic-buying stripped supermarket shelves.
A huge 70 per cent of the 7,357 shopworkers quizzed also said that they suffered continuing anxiety.
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system
The visa system traps workers with abusive employers, creating a vulnerable workforce scared to complain for fear of deportation — that is why we’re campaigning for a ‘common sponsorship’ model instead, writes FAVOUR DAVIDKING
A just transition to Great British Railways and a clean and safe railway for all is not only desirable but also necessary. MARYAM ESLAMDOUST explains
Incoming Usdaw general secretary JOANNE THOMAS talks to Ben Chacko about workers’ rights, Labour and how to arrest the decline of the high street