David Gill – Usdaw National Officer says: “I am pleased that administrators have listened to our request for a dialogue and agreed to meet us. Our priorities are to help turn around the company, secure jobs and get the best deal possible for staff. We continue to provide the advice, support and representation that our members require at this difficult and worrying time.”

Notes for editors:

Usdaw (Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers) is the UK's fourth biggest and the fastest growing trade union with over 430,000 members. Membership has increased by more than 17% in the last five years and by nearly a third in the last decade. Most Usdaw members work in the retail sector, but the Union also has many members in transport, distribution, food manufacturing, chemicals and other trades.

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