Shopworkers' union Usdaw said many retail staff injured in armed robberies and assaults would lose out.
This summer, armed robberies of tourists drew attention to the District's high crime rates.
Kidnappings and armed robberies have increased since a popular uprising ousted Egypt's long-ruling dictator, Hosni Mubarak, last year.
Police are investigating two armed robberies at newsagents to the south of Glasgow.
There was also an armed robbery at a post office in Highcliffe on 18 December, and two armed robberies and a kidnapping in Hampshire.
The number of armed robberies has fallen by around 45% since 2001, and bank robberies and post office hold-ups are now almost unheard of.
Two armed robberies were carried out in Dorset over the weekend.
The police have linked the two armed robberies and have said they are "keeping an open mind" as to whether they are linked to a similar incident in Highcliffe, Dorset on Tuesday.
Police wanted to speak to him over her murder and he was also wanted in connection with three armed robberies and a racially aggravated assault, all of which were committed in a 12-hour period three weeks before Mrs Bates was killed.
Officers said they were "keeping an open mind" as to whether the armed robberies in Christchurch and Southbourne were linked to recent raids in the area, including an attempted armed robbery at the Morrison's car park in Verwood on 5 January.
Jakubec was recently sentenced to 30 years in prison for multiple armed bank robberies in a plea bargain in which the bomb-making charges were dropped.
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The U.S. State Department warns U.S. citizens against travel to Delta State, among others, because of the risk of kidnappings, robberies, and other armed attacks.
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