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Usdaw and Tesco working together during Covid-19
20 March 2020
Usdaw and Tesco have been working together during these difficult times to provide our members with the support and financial certainty they need. Usdaw welcomes and commends the steps that Tesco have taken to support their colleagues and will continue to work with the business as the situation develops.
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School Closures
20 March 2020
Many of our members will be concerned about school closures which are taking effect from Monday.
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SRC and Usdaw jointly call on the Scottish Government to support key workers in retail
20 March 2020
Shopwokers’ trade union Usdaw and the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) have jointly written to John Swinney MSP, Deputy First Minister of Scotland and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, calling for retail workers to be identified as key workers, so they will have access to childcare.
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Key worker list: Usdaw welcomes the inclusion of food and pharmaceutical supply workers and funeral workers
20 March 2020
Shopworkers trade union Usdaw has welcomed the publication of the key worker list and the inclusion of workers in grocery stores, the retail supply chain including food manufacturing, delivery drivers, those in the pharmaceutical industry and funeral workers as key workers. They will now be able access childcare provisions during the school closures from today.
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Usdaw welcomes the indication that workers in the retail supply chain will be included in the list of key workers and looks forward to confirmation today
19 March 2020
Shopworkers trade union Usdaw has called on the Government to identify workers in grocery stores, the retail supply chain, delivery drivers, those in the pharmaceutical industry and funeral workers as key workers. The union has welcomed a ministerial suggestion that will be the case, but seeks absolute clarity today.
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Coronavirus - Advice for Usdaw Members
18 March 2020
The Coronavirus situation is developing rapidly.
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Usdaw calls for retail workers providing an essential service to be supported after schools are set to close across the UK
18 March 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has responded to the closure of schools from Friday 20 March with a call for support for retail staff who are doing essential work to help communities through the Coronavirus emergency.
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Usdaw cancels their annual conference due to the Coronavirus emergency
18 March 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has today cancelled their 2020 Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM), due to have taken place 26 – 29 April in Blackpool’s Winter Gardens.
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Usdaw welcomes additional Coronavirus help for business, but calls on the Government to do more for workers
17 March 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s extra measures, announced by the Chancellor, to help retail, leisure and hospitality businesses through the Coronavirus emergency. The union calls for more help for workers who face lay-offs and reduced income if forced to take time off work and looks forward to promised talks.
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Retail staff are essential to our communities, particularly during the Coronavirus crisis and they deserve the protection of the law says Usdaw
16 March 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed the proposal of legislation to protect shopworkers, which was promoted today in the House of Commons by Alex Norris MP (Labour/Co-op, Nottingham North).