Sentences with phrase «said retail workers»

Tiffany Fagan, a Staples copy center employee in Manhattan, said retail workers should be included, too.

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Workers were restocking, pushing to have all stores open in the next few days, said Rick Neudorff, the retailer's emergency command center operations manager.

As 1 World Trade Center starts to claim a place on the Lower Manhattan skyline, the area's retail scene is beginning to revive, with landlords raising rents in anticipation of thousands of new office workers, tourists and residents, commercial real estate experts said.

Last year, the retail giant said it would spend about $ 2.7 billion on higher wages for hundreds of thousands of workers at its U.S. stores in 2015 and 2016.

Still, Biggs said workers feel they have a career track at the retailer now that Walmart has ramped up training, among other measures.

Not only are his 200 workers likely to stick around longer, he says, they're more productive, and they do a better job, which is important to Klock, whose company provides high - end all - natural food to some of the biggest organic retailers in the country.

TD Economics says that workers aged 60 and over «have begun to increase their footprint» in retail, meaning tougher competition for teenagers with short CVs.

Wal - Mart's critics — including a group of its workers backed by labor unions - say the retailer pays its hourly workers too little, forcing some to seek government assistance that effectively provides the company with an indirect taxpayer subsidy.

And, he says, Hunter and his army of retail investors did nothing that hasn't been repeatedly done by investment bankers, bondholders and hedge funds during other CCAAs, such as the restructuring of Hamilton steelmaker Stelco, where self - serving parties threatened the future of thousands of workers in order to turn a profit after buying voting power from scared creditors.

Workers in construction, transportation, retail, banks, hotels, utilities and other professionals would «clearly lose» in a tariff war, the economists say, adding farmers would be doubly hurt — paying higher prices for imported goods and seeing export options curtailed.

«I probably watch more YouTube than TV — and what I love especially about the pregnancy and birth videos are the fact they come across as so «real», says Emily, a retail worker who lives with fiancé Jack, 22, a nursery manager in Kent.

Conducted by the Retail Action Project, a community organizing group co-founded by the union RWDSU, the survey of more than 110 people on 14 CUNY campuses — or one - quarter of all CUNY food service workers — reported numerous instances of what it says are workers being served «a steady diet of low wages, few benefits, precarious schedules and labor violations.»

«I am a former retail worker and a former labor organizer, and I understand the need to make our voices heard when it comes to improving conditions, payment, benefits and security in the workplace,» she said.

Stuart Appelbaum, the head of the retail workers» union who is a Kathleen Rice backer in the AG primary, says he got a robocall this weekend from state Sen. Eric Schneiderman's campaign denouncing the Nassau County DA as a former Republican and saying he's «one of us.»

Stuart Appelbaum, head of the Retail Workers and Department Store Union (RWDSU), the local labor leader who invited Trumka to the armory, said that «bringing the head of the AFL - CIO the first week after he is elected sends a powerful message about what working people want in economic development.

«This would be some type of true financial independence,» said Nicole Brown, a 32 - year - old retail worker from Brooklyn.

«I am a former retail worker and a former labor organizer, and I understand the need to make our voices heard when it comes to improving conditions, payment, benefits and security in the workplace,» said Alcántara.

They really get it,» Cuomo said at the Tuesday rally, gesturing to Peter Ward of the Hotel Trades Council, Hector Figueroa of SEIU 32BJ and top officials from SEIU 1199 and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Workers Union.

Examples of accommodations for pregnant workers include reassigning those in manual labor jobs to lower - impact positions, giving seats to checkout workers and others in retail jobs and making sure pregnant women are allowed to drink water on the job to remain hydrated, Quinn and Vacca said.

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.

«We can no longer ignore the needs of low wage workers in this city,» said Stuart Appelbaum, the president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, the most vocal labor group on living wages.

The workers union is trying to convince Amazon to accept collective bargaining agreements for staff under the mail order and retail industry sector as benchmarks for warehouse workers» pay at Amazon German distribution centers, but Amazon says the employees are making enough money and that they pay them the same as other distribution centers.

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.

Data provided by CommonBond shows that workers in the technology and retail industries are most straddled with student loan debt; even workers in industries less impacted by student debt say they believe employers should help.

Healthcare (42 %), retail and IT services (both 41 %) workers came in next among sector workers, while food and beverage workers (28 %) were the least likely to say they have felt undervalued in the past year.

Users say the GPS on their smartphones is not accurate, and that the issue could not be fixed by Apple Store employees and other retail workers.

Katie Smith *, a resourcer for a recruitment consultant, says that in a previous retail role she was in a minority as a non-tattooed worker.

Restaurant and retail workers also develop critical thinking and problem solving skills, says Chan, because a manager will not always be around to provide instructions or make decisions.

Required Qualifications * Must be at least 16 years of age * Licensure requirements vary by state * Attention and Focus o The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted * Customer Service Orientation o Actively look for ways to help people, and do so in a friendly manner o Notice and understand customers» reactions, and respond appropriately * Communication Skills o Use and understand verbal and written communication to interact with customers and colleagues o Actively listening by giving full attention to what others are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times * Mathematical Reasoning o The ability to use math to solve a problem, such as calculating day's supply of a prescription * Problem Resolution o Is able to judge when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong; recognizing there is a problem o Choosing the best course of action when faced with a complex situation with several available options PHYSICAL DEMANDS: * Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time * Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for moving from one work area to another * Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand or arm * Extending hand (s) and arm (s) in any direction * Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist * Stooping to a considerable degree and requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles * Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately * Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication * Visual Acuity: o The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as: transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, visual inspection involving small parts * Occasional lifting of up to 30 lbs; exerting up to 30 lbs of force occasionally and / or up to 10 lbs of force frequently, and / or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects Preferred Qualifications * Previous experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting * Previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician * PTCB National Certification Education * High School diploma or equivalent (preferred) Business Overview CVS Health, through our unmatched breadth of service offerings, is transforming the delivery of health care services in the U.S..

«Many of the nation's highest - paid office workers are in Lower Manhattan,» says Ed Hogan, national director of retail at Brookfield Properties.

In the retail arena, franchises — from fast food to tax practices — are growing, as laid - off workers opt for entrepreneurship, Bemis says.

New York retail brokers say the plan has the potential to completely revitalize the property with a design that takes advantage of the Seaport's great location and a new merchandising mix that would serve as a draw for local residents and office workers as well as tourists.