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Sherman A1's JournalRetail Crime Growing in Severity: NRF
WASHINGTON — Retailers are reporting that organized retail crime (ORC) is growing in severity, volume and type, according to a new survey from the National Retail Federation.
Of the 125 retail companies surveyed for NRF’s eighth annual Organized Retail Crime Survey, a record-setting 96% said their company has been the victim of organized retail crime in the past year, up from 94.5% last year, and another 87.7% said ORC activity in the United States has grown over the past three years.
"What this tells us is that as retailers and law enforcement become more aware of and more proactive in pursuing organized retail crime gangs, criminals have become more desperate and brazen in their efforts, stopping at nothing to get their hands on large quantities of merchandise,” said NRF Vice President of Loss Prevention Rich Mellor, in a statement. “Selling this stolen merchandise is a growing criminal enterprise and retailers must remain vigilant as this is an issue that involves everyone's cooperation when it comes to protecting retailer's assets, including their valued store associates and customers."
NRF said it strongly believes that organized retail crime must be addressed through federal legislation that would amend the Federal Criminal Code to effectively address the organized and serious nature of this issue and define it as a federal crime with appropriate sentencing guidelines. Federal law enforcement would also benefit from receiving the resources needed to combat this crime.
http://supermarketnews.com/retail-amp-financial/retail-crime-growing-severity-nrf
Interesting on several levels, but the indication that the NRF whats increased Federal Legislation to protect their member's interest caught my eye. I thought that Government and regulation and alike were bad things? Hmmm.......
Labor Study Advocates Better Wages, Working Conditions
LOS ANGELES — The 20 million people who work at all levels of the food distribution system do not receive sustainable wages or basic benefits, putting the nation's food supply at "tremendous risk," according to a study scheduled to be released today.
The study was conducted by the Food Chain Workers Alliance here — a coalition of worker-based organizations, founded in 2009, whose members plant, harvest, pack, transport, prepare, serve and sell food. According to its website, the alliance strives to build a more sustainable food system that respects workers' rights and seeks to organize the industry to improve wages and working conditions.
According to the study, only 13.5% of the 629 food workers surveyed earned a livable wage, with most working in environments with health and safety violations; working long hours with few breaks; and having limited access to health benefits.
More at link:
http://supermarketnews.com/retail-amp-financial/labor-study-advocates-better-wages-working-conditions
Workers Win Battle Over Employer Crackdowns on Social Media
A grocery store chain threatened to fire workers for talking about their jobs on Facebook and Twitter--but the workers took their fight to the NLRB, and won.
Two labor unions representing workers at supermarket chains are reporting success in efforts to protect their members from employers who want to impose restrictive rules on the use of social media outside the workplace.
Leaders of the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) union and the Teamsters have successfully backed down a large multinational conglomerate that attempted to impose such restrictions on more than 100,000 workers across the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions, union officials said. Complaints to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have resulted in the New York-based unit of the company withdrawing the disputed policy, and a settlement of similar complaints is imminent in the Baltimore area, they said.
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http://www.alternet.org/story/155707/workers_win_battle_over_employer_crackdowns_on_social_media
Walton, Duke Get High Share of 'No' Votes
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores here said Monday all directors were reelected at Friday's annual shareholder meeting, although Robson Walton Jr., the chairman, and Mike Duke, president and chief executive officer, received a high percentage of "no" votes in the wake of allegations the company bribed officials in Mexico.
http://supermarketnews.com/retail-amp-financial/walton-duke-get-high-share-no-votes
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