Sentences with phrase «representing retail workers»

Stuart Appelbaum, head of the union representing retail workers, noted that when he began organizing car wash workers, he asked why they'd chosen a job with long hours and hazardous conditions.

The move was praised by Stuart Appelbaum, the president of the RWDSU, which represents retail workers.

Not exact matches

Retailers and restaurants are heavily represented among small businesses and these companies are less likely to pay workers when they are not at work than are larger companies.

The two unions represent over 300,000 workers in industries that run the gamut of Canada's economy, from carmaking to fisheries, phones, TV stations, casinos, retailers, life insurance, even freelance writers.

The GMB union, which represents workers in the retail sector, expressed indignation.

The governor already has formal endorsements in hand from several longtime backers, including 1199SEIU, which represents health care workers and supported Cuomo's push to increase the minimum wage; the National Organization for Women; the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union; and the Human Rights Campaign, which worked with Cuomo in pushing to legalize same - sex marriage.

The union represents a wide range of workers, including retail, manufacturing, service and health care employees.

As Political Director of the New York City Central Labor Council, Carrión has forged deep partnerships among 300 local unions from every trade, occupation, and public and private sector of the New York economy, representing a wide spectrum of workers, including teachers, truck drivers, operating engineers, nurses, construction workers, electricians, firefighters, retail workers, janitors, train operators, bakers, and many more who are the face of today's workforce.

Klein, who recently announced his re-election campaign, has already received the declared backing of groups like the Teamsters, the Uniformed Firefighters, Transportation Workers Union Local 100 and RWDSU, which represents retail and department store wWorkers Union Local 100 and RWDSU, which represents retail and department store workersworkers.

The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which represents 5,000 Macy's workers, said its negotiating committee approved the tentative deal, and the stores opened as usual.

Borders will lose its 10,700 employees nationwide, which represent just less than 0.1 percent of the country's roughly 14.5 million retail workers, Challenger said.

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Salespeople, customer service representatives, retail workers, and nearly everyone who interacts with a customer is trained on how to figure out what a customer needs, how to be helpful, and how to represent their company well,» explains Webster.