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Empty fruit and vegetable shelves at an Asda in east London
A THIRD of shopworkers are so stressed by violence, threats and abuse that they think about quitting.
Abuse is down on its height during the pandemic — where shopworkers were often on the front line of enforcing public health measures such as mask-wearing — but remains higher than beforehand.
Retail union Usdaw has been drawing attention to this worsening picture for years. There are powerful social and economic drivers behind anti-social behaviour and rising crime, from rising poverty to atomised workplaces and communities.
Fertiliser chaos triggered by Gulf conflict could send prices soaring and leave millions facing devastating hunger, writes DYLAN MURPHY
From summit to summit, imperialist companies and governments cut, delay or water down their commitments, warn the Communist Parties of Britain, France, Portugal and Spain and the Workers Party of Belgium in a joint statement on Cop30
Incoming Usdaw general secretary JOANNE THOMAS talks to Ben Chacko about workers’ rights, Labour and how to arrest the decline of the high street
