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Usdaw teams up with local council to make retail safer
03 March 2006
Usdaw and Wakefield councillors are launching a joint leaflet aimed at combating physical and verbal abuse of shopworkers in Wakefield.
The new leaflet will remind Wakefield's shoppers that shopworkers have the right to go to work without the fear of being physically or verbally abused by angry customers.
The joint initiative was launched on Monday February 13 and is being spearheaded by Usdaw activist and Wakefield's deputy mayor, councillor Darran Travis.
"I'm really pleased to be working with Usdaw on a joint leaflet to tackle this serious problem as all of us in Wakefield need to work together to reduce the levels of abuse aimed at shopworkers," said Darran.
"The national figures are catastrophic as it seems a small section of criminals and irresponsible consumers think shopworkers can be treated as physical and verbal punchbags. There is no circumstance in any store where a shopper has a right to verbally abuse a shopworker."
The leaflet will be available in all council buildings, doctors' surgeries and community centres.
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