Discounted Jobs: How Retailers Sell Workers Short

Discover what kind of wages, benefits, schedules retail workers in NYC really get in our new report: "Discounted Jobs: How Retailers Sell Workers Short" by RAP and Stephanie Luce of the CUNY Murphy Institute

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Retail Action Project and its members are building a new movement in the retail industry to define the future of retail jobs. Workers across New York city are finding opportunities for education, networking, and career advancement through RAP membership.

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  • January 18, 2012 – Job Search and Interview Skills Clinic
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  • January 24, 2012 – Customer Service PART 3 of 4
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  • January 25, 2012 – Politics and Sociology of Retail
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  • January 31, 2012Customer Service PART 4 of 4
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  • February 7, 2012Customer Service PART 1 of 4
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  • February 14, 2012 – Customer Service PART 2 of 4
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RAP and ally organizations speak out at the National Retail Federation conference and announce the release of our report Discounted Jobs: How Retailers Sell Workers Short Jan 17 2012: Protest & “Discounted Jobs” Press Release aBy Retail Action Project  |  View on Facebook

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REPORT – “Discounted Jobs: How Retailers Sell Workers Short”

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Download Executive Summary Download Entire Report Retail is one of the fastest growing sectors in the United States and a core part of the New York City economy.  A study of 436 frontline retail workers conducted in the fall of 2011 by the Retail Action Project and Stephanie Luce of the City University of New [...]

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