Paddy Lillis – Usdaw General Secretary says: “Frances O’Grady has been an outstanding TUC General Secretary for the last decade and in her final keynote address to Congress she demonstrated why the trade union movement must be heard.

“Our members are facing huge challenges as they desperately struggle to make ends meet in the midst of a cost of living crisis. They need a new deal, which could help give workers the protections they deserve.

“A new deal that will end low-paid insecure employment, giving workers the dignity of a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work and security of employment. Keir Starmer offers the hope and change our members need. The time is up for the Tories, we need a general election and a Labour Government to put Britain back on track.”

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Usdaw (Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers) is the UK's fifth biggest trade union with around 360,000 members. Most Usdaw members work in the retail sector, but the union also has many members in transport, distribution, food manufacturing, chemical industry and other trades.
 
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