Abuse of shopworkers petition passes 50K signatures in a week - Usdaw urges the Government to respond positively
01 September 2020
A parliamentary petition that seeks to protect retail staff from violence, threats and abuse has passed 50,000 signatures in a week. Launched by shop workers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis, it became the fastest growing petition on the parliamentary website when it passed 10,000 signatures in one day, which means the Government now has to respond.