ALT a red textured background with a photo of Sebastian in Manhattan with the RWDSU logo and the following white text: “A panic button will be extremely helpful in these hard times for workers in retail as there is no police officers to help out against aggressive behavior from the public. Thanks to Governor Kathy Hochul, who did the right thing and signed the Retail Worker Safety Act into law!” -Sebastian Piwniczuk, department store worker.”

ALT a RWDSU graphic in the style of graph paper with sketches of clothing items and text that reads: “Back to School Shopping; union clothing stores: Housing Works Thrift Shops, H&M, Zara, Macy's, Bloomingdale’s”

ALT a photo of a Flying Food worker on the job mixing something in a bowl while wearing her work uniform, with a red bar at the bottom with the RWDSU logo and white text: “Members At Work”

ALT a photo of workers and RWDSU leaders in Albany raising their fists and holding RWDSU and Retail Worker Safety Act signs during a press conference for the Retail Worker Safety Act. The image is overlaid with a red gradient and black and white text overlays the image: “RETAIL WORKER SAFETY ACT PASSES IN NEW YORK - HEADS TO GOVERNOR FOR SIGNATURE INTO LAW.”

ALT a yellow gradient graphic with the RWDSU and Retail Worker Safety Act logos and a quote attributed to Local 1102 Retail Director Eileen Crosby: “Retail workers have become subject to such high levels of harassment and violence that it has become the ‘norm’ when it needs to be the exception. We know that employers are not doing enough to keep workers safe. They focus on protecting merchandise more than people, which is sad because the workers are a company’s primary asset.”

ALT a selfie of four Flying Food members on the job in Hawaii