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Freedom From Fear
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Freedom From Fear

The Freedom from Fear Campaign seeks to prevent violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers. It has four main aims, to:

  • Negotiate with employers for safety and security improvements in stores.
  • Campaign with Government for policies to help tackle retail crime and anti-social behaviour in shopping areas.
  • Raise awareness with the shopping public that violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers is unacceptable behaviour.
  • Give shopworkers the confidence to speak out and not accept abuse as just a part of the job.

Shocking research reveals that every minute of the working day a shopworker is verbally abused, threatened with violence or physically attacked.

Since the campaign was launched in 2002 we have held annual Respect for Shopworkers events to promote the campaign. We have gained the support of the major retail employers and the Government is delivering for our members.

Respect for Shopworkers Week took place on 2nd - 6th November 2009.

Here's how you can help our campaign

Did you know it's Anti-Bullying Week this week?
Have you or any of your colleagues been bullied at work?...   read more »

Complete our survey of violence and abuse against retail staff
By completing this questionnaire you are providing important information that will help us to carry the campaign forward....   read more »

Download Usdaw's Winning through campaigning leaflet
Usdaw is campaigning day in day out with employers and Government on a wide range of issues including Freedom From Fear....   read more »

Download our leaflet on Late-night working
Usdaw members are in the firing line as violent crime continues to increase. This leaflet explains the problem and what members and the union can do about it....   read more »

Who is looking after you?
Order our leaflet While you are looking after the shop who is looking after you? (Leaflet 362) and help promote our Freedom from Fear campaign. ...   read more »

More ways to help our campaign »

Further Information

An age-old problem - 01 December 2009
Usdaw won massive parliamentary support when it took its campaign to Westminster to highlight the dangers faced by shopworkers when they sell age-restricted goods....
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Respect Week 2009 - 30 November 2009
Usdaw’s latest survey on the abuse faced by shopworkers gave this year’s Respect Week added impetus as reps urged customers to – Keep your Cool – in the run up to Christmas....
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Activists urged to get involved - 14 October 2009
Usdaw’s Freedom From Fear campaign seeks to prevent violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers. This year Usdaw is organising a Respect for Shopworkers Week to highlight these important issues and raise awareness amongst shopworkers, customers, employers and politicians....
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Use the survey to find out more about your members’ experiences - 12 October 2009
Usdaw has sent out a Retail Staff Survey (part of the Reps’ Briefing mailing) to all reps to help them collect information from their members about their experience of abuse and violence at work....
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Customers urged to Keep Your Cool - 10 October 2009
In the run-up to Christmas members know that incidents of verbal abuse increase dramatically during the festive period. Customers are stressed, stores are really busy and things can boil over. While most shoppers are perfectly law-abiding, some think they can shout and abuse staff for no good reason – Usdaw wants to stop all that....
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