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Workplace rights drive visits Brighton retailers

Sat, 15/01/2011 - 14:48




This sounds like a great initiative. It's something that I'm interested in proposing to Thames Valley comrades. What did you do in the various retailers? I'm assuming you handed out copies of 'Stuff Your Boss', did you have much time to talk to the shop staff? If so, how did they react?

As I say, sounds like a great initiative and I hope you keep it up!

We basically took a slightly modified/localised Stuff Your Boss in and chatted to staff/gave them a copy. Mixed reactions - some seemed a bit bemused, others had a good chat and passed it round. The idea is it's something relatively easy we can do to try and normalise the idea of discussing workplace terms & conditions etc. We wanted to do something to situate ourselves as part of the anti-cuts stuff so we tweaked SYB to link cut-backs to casualisation and rights not being adhered to. Best case someone gets in touch and we help them organise something, worst case it's good practice talking to other workers and gets some targetted advice out there. On balance it was positive and it's something we can repeat fairly regularly if we want.

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