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Shopworkers are on the front line in this pandemic – they deserve our respect
Retail staff have a crucial role in our communities, says Usdaw leader PADDY LILLIS as the movement marks International Workers' Memorial Day

FOR International Workers’ Memorial Day this year, Usdaw is highlighting the risks many front-line workers are taking to help keep the rest of us safe and healthy. 

Healthcare workers in particular are risking their lives doing their job to take care of the sick. 

Many others, like Usdaw members in supermarkets and delivering the food supply chain, are providing essential services and deserve our thanks for everything they are doing. 

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