Yesterday, one of your fellow UFCW 770 members – whose name has yet to be released, was brutally murdered on the job.
He confronted a shoplifter at his Rite Aid store yesterday, where he was killed. We mourn his passing and keep his family and loved ones in our thoughts.
But his death should not have happened. For several months, 770 members have highlighted safety issues at this store.
No one should have to fear for their lives while they shop or work in a retail store. Rite aid has refused, in store after store, to provide adequate professional security for its employees. Even after death threats and a police investigation took place in this store, the Company placed profit over safety and refused security for its employees.
For the last year, retail workers –whether represented by a Union like UFCW 770 or not, fought the invisible enemy, Covid-19. But today, an innocent worker was intentionally killed by someone with a firearm.
This worker’s death compels us to demand that retail employers, everywhere:
A) Provide professional security guards where workers are at risk.
B ) Provide sufficient staffing within the store to reduce the opportunity for theft.
C) Establish a workplace safety committee to monitor and propose safety measures targeting risk factors.
D) Implement immediate post-incident support and debrief.
E) Immediate bargaining with employees or their union about the effects of such violence on the employees.
F) Provide a wage that reflects the essential nature of the work and the risks employees face every day.
UFCW Local 770 will continue to monitor the situation and will update you about how to help as details become available. We will be holding a telephone town hall shortly to deepen our understanding and strengthen our proposals to reduce the risk faced by retail workers.
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If you were unable to join the call, you can listen to the recording at the link below.
https://ufcw770.org/town-hall-recording-violence-in-your-workplace/
Insulting Proposals from CVS Prompt UFCW Members Form Store Delegations and Deliver Petitions to Management Calling on the Company to Provide a Fair Contract
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Insulting Proposals from CVS Prompt UFCW Members Form Store Delegations and Deliver Petitions to Management Calling on the Company to Provide a Fair Contract
Los Angeles– Following the tragic murder of a retail drug clerk at a Los Angeles Rite Aid last week, workers at CVS stores across California are delivering petitions to management to demand safer working conditions, better security, safe levels of staffing, and a fair contract that includes higher wages, adequate hours, and fair and affordable family healthcare.
Read more: https://ufcw770.org/cvs-workers-demand-security-at-drug-retail-stores-as-a-priority-in-their-contract/
CVS Workers Standing Together for:
✅Higher wages
✅Better staffing
✅Improved safety standards
✅Better store and worker security
✅Fair and affordable family healthcare
He confronted a shoplifter at his Rite Aid store yesterday, where he was killed. We mourn his passing and keep his family and loved ones in our thoughts.
But his death should not have happened. For several months, 770 members have highlighted safety issues at this store.
No one should have to fear for their lives while they shop or work in a retail store. Rite aid has refused, in store after store, to provide adequate professional security for its employees. Even after death threats and a police investigation took place in this store, the Company placed profit over safety and refused security for its employees.
For the last year, retail workers –whether represented by a Union like UFCW 770 or not, fought the invisible enemy, Covid-19. But today, an innocent worker was intentionally killed by someone with a firearm.
This worker’s death compels us to demand that retail employers, everywhere:
A) Provide professional security guards where workers are at risk.
B ) Provide sufficient staffing within the store to reduce the opportunity for theft.
C) Establish a workplace safety committee to monitor and propose safety measures targeting risk factors.
D) Implement immediate post-incident support and debrief.
E) Immediate bargaining with employees or their union about the effects of such violence on the employees.
F) Provide a wage that reflects the essential nature of the work and the risks employees face every day.
UFCW Local 770 will continue to monitor the situation and will update you about how to help as details become available. We will be holding a telephone town hall shortly to deepen our understanding and strengthen our proposals to reduce the risk faced by retail workers.
This week, frontline grocery employees who work at Food 4 Less/FoodsCo supermarkets in Southern and Central California voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract. This is the best deal we ever reached with Food 4 Less and was achieved thanks to active member participation both at the bargaining table and through actions at the stores including wearing buttons, signing and delivering petitions, and participating in the picket lines and boycott actions.
More info: https://ufcw770.org/food-4-less-contract-ratified/
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We urge CVS management to take the right steps to make CVS a better place to work and shop.
Share your story telling us what it means to be a CVS worker who cares for their community: https://bit.ly/3ztPh6V
#CVSWorkersStandTogether
Share your story telling us what it means to be a CVS worker who cares for their community: https://bit.ly/3ztPh6V
#CVSWorkersStandTogether
Share your story telling us what it means to be a CVS worker who cares for their community: https://bit.ly/3ztPh6V
#CVSWorkersStandTogether
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