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Usdaw endorses Susan Hinchcliffe for West Yorkshire Mayor
26 October 2020
Usdaw is backing Bradford Council leader Susan Hinchcliffe to be the Labour candidate in the first West Yorkshire Mayoral election.
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Save UnionLearn: Usdaw writes to all MPs urging them to back the campaign to reverse the Government's funding cut
23 October 2020
The Government has announced that it will be scrapping the Union Learning Fund in England next year and Usdaw, along with other trade unions and the TUC, are calling for the move to be reconsidered. To close a unique scheme that provides access to learning for around 200,000 workers each year and has been running since 1998 at a time when it is needed most makes no sense.
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Wales Firebreak: Usdaw urges customers to follow the rules and respect shopworkers
23 October 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw welcomes the Welsh Government’s revised guidance on non-essential items in shops that will remain open during the ‘firebreak’ and urges customers to follow the rules and respect shopworkers.
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Job Support Scheme doesn't reach the workers it needs to says Usdaw - high street retailers urgently need Government support
22 October 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw regrets that the Chancellor made no mention of retail in today’s statement on extending the Job Support Scheme. Many retail businesses that are not required to close are impacted by Covid restrictions and jobs are under threat.
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MPs' report on Universal Credit five-week wait welcomed by Usdaw - the Government must act to tackle poverty
20 October 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed an MPs’ report that addresses the Universal Credit five-week wait and calls on the Government to listen and act to help families out of poverty.
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Usdaw urges governments and employers to work with unions to safeguard jobs and incomes during the Welsh 'Firebreak'
19 October 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is calling on the UK and Welsh Governments, along with employers, to work with trade unions to safeguard jobs and incomes, as the First Minister announces that Wales will go into a national lockdown from Friday 23 October until Monday 9 November.
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Reconsider Union Learn funding cut - shopworkers' trade union leader tells the Government
19 October 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has written to the Secretary of State for Education urging the Government to reconsider their shock announcement to withdraw all funding for the Union Learning Fund from the end of March 2021 in England.
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Respect shopworkers, support retail and give the workforce a voice says Usdaw as the Stormont Executive announces new Covid restrictions
15 October 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw has called on customers to respect shopworkers after the Northern Ireland First Minister announced the closure of the hospitality sector, with off-licences and supermarkets not allowed to sell alcohol after 8pm, for four weeks from Friday.
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Nearly half of shop workers have been impacted by the 10pm curfew on hospitality and Usdaw survey finds
14 October 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw has surveyed over 1,000 shop workers about the impact of the Government’s blanket 10pm curfew for hospitality and found that nearly have had suffered abuse, anti-social behaviour and other issues.
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Keir Starmer is right to follow the science and call for a circuit break to hold back Covid-19 says Usdaw
13 October 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed the Labour leader calling for a circuit break for up to three weeks to help hold back the spread of Covid-19, give the track and trace programme a chance to catch up and the Government to get back in control of the virus.