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Freedom From Fear
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Freedom From Fear

Freedom From Fear
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 takes place on 2nd - 6th November 2009.

Here's how you can help our campaign

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 »

Order our leaflet on preventing under-age sales
Usdaw recognises the difficulties faced by staff from youngsters attempting to purchase age-restricted goods. Refusing under-age sales is a common trigger for abuse, intimidation and even violence against shopworkers....   read more »

More ways to help our campaign »

Further Information

Usdaw supports new retail crime crackdown - 16 March 2009
Shopworkers’ union, Usdaw, is calling on retail employers to work with local police to crack down on theft from shops....
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Respect Week November 2008 - 15 December 2008
Hundreds of reps from across the UK made the November Respect Week the most successful on record as they took the union’s message – Keep Your Cool at Christmas – to the nation’s shoppers....
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Keep your cool at Christmas and respect shopworkers - 19 November 2008
Almost 70 MPs turned out to support Usdaw’s festive push for respect for shopworkers when the union held a publicity event at Westminster in October, three weeks ahead of the official Respect Week which was held in early November....
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One in 10 shopworkers physically assaulted - 27 October 2008
One in every 10 shopworkers has at some point been physically assaulted, according to shopworkers’ union, Usdaw....
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Usdaw backs demands to cut retail crime - 22 October 2008
Shopworkers’ union, Usdaw, is backing the British Retail Consortium (BRC)’s demands to cut retail crime....
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