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Boohoo withdrawing fake face masks a small step in the right direction - Usdaw continues to call for their unsafe warehouse to close
21 April 2020
Usdaw, the trade union for Boohoo workers, condemned the online retailer for selling face masks as a fashion item and the company has withdrawn them. The union continues to raise staff complaints about inadequate personal protection equipment (PPE) and working practices that don’t ensure necessary social distancing at the Burnley warehouse.
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Boohoo condemned by Usdaw for marketing useless face masks when their staff are left without adequate PPE
19 April 2020
Usdaw, the trade union for workers at the Boohoo warehouse in Burnley, has condemned the online retailer for marketing new face masks as a fashion item. Usdaw has consistently raised deep concerns about Boohoo staff at risk because of inadequate personal protection equipment (PPE) and failures to reorganise working practices to ensure necessary social distancing.
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Logistics unions blast DHL for ‘endangering thousands’ with ‘inadequate’ Covid19 safety measures and sick pay
16 April 2020
Logistics unions in the UK have blasted DHL for ‘endangering thousands’ with ‘inadequate’ coronavirus social distancing and safety measures and by forcing self-isolating workers to survive on statutory sick pay (SSP).
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Usdaw calls for employers to follow the Next example to make their warehouses safer
15 April 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw has worked with clothes retailer Next to make their online fulfilment centres safe for staff during the Coronavirus emergency. The union now calls on other employers to follow suit.
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Usdaw urges shoppers to follow advice and help keep shops safe
14 April 2020
Shopworkers trade union leader Paddy Lillis is calling on the public to take special care to follow guidance from the Government and employers when making essential shopping trips.
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Home Office urged by Usdaw to introduce measures to prevent abuse of shopworkers
08 April 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has written to the Home Secretary requesting progress on the Government’s own ‘call for evidence’ on violence and abuse toward shop staff.
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West Midlands PCC prioritising abuse against shopworkers is welcomed by Usdaw
08 April 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed David Jamieson, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), launching an emergency update to his Police and Crime Plan to support West Midlands Police through the coronavirus outbreak.
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New Welsh Government rules on workplace social distancing are welcome says Usdaw
07 April 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed new Welsh Government rules, that come into force today, to protect workers during the coronavirus outbreak. The regulations will mean the two-metre social distancing rule will apply to any workplace.
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Daniel Johnson MSP and Usdaw continue to pressure the Scottish Government to protect shopworkers
06 April 2020
Shopworkers trade union Usdaw met with Business Minister Jamie Hepburn MSP last week to press the case for shopworker protection. Today, Daniel Johnson MSP (Labour, Edinburgh Southern) has written to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice to discuss how his proposed Protection of Retail Workers Bill offers an opportunity to support the retail sector in the current COVID-19 outbreak.
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Labour leadership: Usdaw congratulates Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner
04 April 2020
Retail trade union and Labour’s third largest affiliate Usdaw has congratulated the winners of the Labour leadership contest. Usdaw nominated Keir Starmer for leader and Angela Rayner for deputy leader of the Labour Party.