Employees of dollar stores have long been plagued by workplace safety issues and wage concerns, prompting activist firms to ask the retailers to do better.
shareholders to approve a pair of resolutions aiming to improve worker safety and wages, the firms said Tuesday.
The resolutions aim to address longstanding workplace safety and wage concerns that have plagued employees of the growing discount chains, which areDollar General is currently facingfrom the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration for safety hazards, including blocked fire exits, blocked electrical outlets and dangerous levels of clutter.
"[It's] a program for the worst safety violators in the nation. It is totally rare for a large employer with many work sites to be in the severe violator program. Most companies in their program are small construction companies," said Berkowitz, who is also a fellow at the Kalmanovitz Initiative at Georgetown University.
A shopper walks by a sign displaying $1.25 price, posted on the shelves of a Dollar Tree store in Alhambra, California, December 10, 2021. The store is known for its $1 items, but due to inflation raised prices to $1.25.Dollar General previously told CNBC it "regularly review[s] and refine[s] our safety programs, and reinforce[s] them through training, ongoing communication, recognition and accountability.
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