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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).
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'Support retail and delivery workers' - Usdaw statement on Coronavirus
16 March 2020
Usdaw members, like everyone else, are facing serious worries about the possible impact of the Coronavirus on them and their families. They are experiencing this worry at the same time as dealing with extremely high demand, coming into contact with hundreds of people every day, and working flat out so that customers can buy the things that they need.
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Legislation to protect shopworkers from rising levels of violence and abuse to be heard in Parliament - Usdaw calls for Government support
16 March 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is calling on the Government to support legislation set to be put before the House of Commons today (Monday 16 March), which calls for shopworkers to be protected from rising levels of violence, abuse and assaults.
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Budget doesn't address long-term problems of the retail crisis and working family poverty says Usdaw
11 March 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has expressed disappointment that today’s Budget shies away from tackling the long-term and on-going problems of the retail crisis and the increasing number of children in working families living in poverty.
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It's not part of the job! Retail sector united in call for end to violence against shopworkers
10 March 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw along with the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS), British Retail Consortium (BRC) and National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) presented a united voice to Government at a parliamentary event today, calling for an end to violence against shopworkers.
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Budget 2020: Usdaw joins retailers in calling for business rate reform to tackle the retail crisis and 'save our shops'
09 March 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is calling on the Chancellor to deliver a budget that will tackle the retail sector crisis. Usdaw’s industrial strategy for the retail sector calls for clear actions including tackling disproportionate business rates, ending excessive town and city centre parking charges and eliminating violence, threats and abuse against shop staff.