the U.S. The Department of Labor issued their recommendations on AI and ensuring worker protections entitled Department of Labor’s Artificial Intelligence and Worker Well-being: Principles for Developers and Employers. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union contributed to the considerations of these principals. Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) issued the following statement…

The REI Union National Steering Committee held a “board meeting” zoom call with workers from all ten unionized stores across the country. This open union “board meeting” came on the heels of REI’s annual privately held corporate board meeting, which notoriously excludes Co-Op members and workers from participating in a real way. During the call, workers reviewed the company’s union busting practices, and gave a status update on the glacial pace of union contract negotiations. A recording of the event and additional supporting reference documents can be viewed and used by the media here.

Today, members of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), joined by retail workers from across New York state, gathered on zoom to share stories and issues of retail violence in their workplaces with the media. Workers came together in the middle of Workplace Violence Awareness month to call for action on a critical piece of legislation that would provide significant protections for retail workers, the Retail Worker Safety Act S. 8358A / A. 8947A.

Today, Congressman Andy Kim announced the endorsement of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union in his race for U.S. Senate. RWDSU represents 10,000 members across the state who work in a wide range of retail stores including clothing and jewelry stores, as well as automotive service, parts and accessory stores, supermarkets, warehouses, manufacturing, and in the public sector in New Jersey.