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Director for the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union

Director for the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union

  • City Council Considers Regulation of Grocery Personnel Decisions

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    Council Member Miller (photo by John McCarten)


    The City Council Committee on Civil Service and Labor saw heated debate at a Friday hearing on a proposed law to protect grocery and retail store workers from job volatility. The bill, known as the Grocery Worker Retention Act, aims to regulate personnel decision-making during store ownership transitions.

    Introduced by Council Member I. Daneek Miller, chair of the labor committee, the act (...