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	"author_name": "Lift Retail Jobs",
	"author_url": "https://actionnetwork.org/groups/lift-retail-jobs",
	"title": "Sign on to the Retail Workers&#x27; Bill of Rights",
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	"description": "Why do we need a Retail Workers&#x27; Bill of Rights? While the retail sector—an important employer of women and minorities—continues to add jobs to the U.S. economy, many of these jobs are low-wage, part-time positions with erratic hours that are preventing retail workers from climbing up the economic ladder. Strengthening the middle class is essential to rebuilding our city and the U.S. economy as a whole, and it’s critically important that retail jobs in Indianapolis are good jobs with benefits so that workers in this established industry have a pathway to the middle class. Indianapolis Retail Workers&#x27; Bill of Rights PREAMBLE WHEREAS many of our country’s largest employers are in the retail sector, WHEREAS the retail sector is an important employer of women and minorities, WHEREAS the retail sector in Indianapolis includes some of the most profitable corporations in the world, WHEREAS decent retail jobs are critical to helping rebuild local economies, WHEREAS the retail sector has continued to add jobs to the U.S. economy, but many of these positions are low-wage, part-time jobs with few benefits, WHEREAS no one who works in retail should be forced to rely government assistance programs because they’re not paid enough or don’t have access to enough hours to make ends meet, WHEREAS many retail workers in Indianapolis are struggling in low-wage, part-time jobs with unstable scheduling practices, WHEREAS raising the minimum wage is not enough to lift retail workers in Indianapolis out of poverty when retail workers do not have access to full-time employment, stable work schedules, and other workplace protections, WHEREAS retail workers in Indianapolis often face resistance from their employers when workers attempt to come together as a group to resolve workplace issues, WHEREAS the city of Indianapolis has the potential to become a model city in the nation through improving the quality of jobs in the retail sector and creating new labor policies that can be replicated nationwide, NOW, THEREFORE the Steering Committee of the LIFT RETAIL JOBS Campaign proclaims this INDIANAPOLIS RETAIL WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS as a basic common standard of achievement for all retail workers in the city of Indianapolis, Ind., to the end that all stakeholders including but not limited to large retail employers, small businesses, elected officials, clergy, labor, thought leaders, consumers, community and civil rights groups, keeping this Indianapolis Retail Workers Bill of Rights in mind, shall promote and respect these rights, and secure their effective recognition and observance, both in the course of their operations and throughout the city of Indianapolis. ARTICLE I Every retail worker who wants to work full-time should have access to full-time hours. ARTICLE II All retail workers should have stable schedules posted weeks in advance, so scheduled hours do not hamper their ability to juggle life’s demands, such as child care, school, a second job or medical needs, and prevent them from climbing the economic ladder. ARTICLE III Every retail worker, regardless of the number of hours worked, should have access to health care benefits and sick leave. ARTICLE IV No retail worker should be denied the protection afforded to other retail workers because of their gender identity or sexual orientation. ARTICLE V Every retail worker, regardless of the employer, is entitled to job and benefit protections in the event of a corporate takeover. ARTICLE VI Every retail worker should have access to affordable health care. ARTICLE VII No retail worker shall be put in a position that does not guarantee workplace safety and other health protections. ARTICLE VII No retail worker shall be coerced, intimidated or silenced because they exercise their right to freedom of association. ARTICLE VIII Every retail worker is entitled to join together with coworkers to address any work-related concerns without any interference from the employer.",
	"url": "https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-on-to-the-retail-workers-bill-of-rights"
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