Following repeated violent incidents and federal workplace safety violations at stores, some Dollar General workers and labor advocates are calling for stronger safety and health protections. A shopping cart sits in a parking lot outside a Dollar General store in Moline, Illinois, in 2015.
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Following repeated violent incidents and federal workplace safety violations at stores, some Dollar General workers and labor advocates are calling for stronger safety and health protections. A shopping cart sits in a parking lot outside a Dollar General store in Moline, Illinois, in 2015.
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49 people have been killed at Dollar General stores since 2014. Workers are protesting for safer conditions

Dollar General is the fastest-growing retailer in America, opening about 1,000 stores a year. But following repeated violent incidents and federal workplace safety violations at stores, some Dollar General workers and labor advocates are calling for stronger safety and health protections.