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Short-staffing in retail stores leaves shopworkers stressed and exhausted says Usdaw
23 April 2023
Delegates at the Usdaw annual national conference today highlighted the difficulties caused by short-staffing levels in retail workplaces, which leads to customer frustrations and additional stress for staff.
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Age-restricted sales reform, to put the onus on the customer, supported by Usdaw annual conference
23 April 2023
Usdaw delegates at their annual conference in Blackpool’s Winter Gardens have today backed a call to change law and policy around the sale of age-restricted goods and bring in a culture of ‘No ID – No Sale’ to put the onus on customers to comply with the law.
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Retail workers need a better deal on bank holiday working says Usdaw
23 April 2023
Retail union Usdaw has backed a call at their annual conference to call on the Government to standardise bank holiday trading hours.
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Additional bank holiday to remember the Queen backed by Usdaw delegates
23 April 2023
Delegates at the Usdaw Annual Delegate Meeting have backed a proposition calling for a new bank holiday to recognise the anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Adverse weather breaks for outdoor workers supported by Usdaw’s Annual Delegate Meeting
23 April 2023
Delegates at the annual conference of the retail union Usdaw have supported a call for adequate breaks in adverse weather conditions.
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Jane Jones, Usdaw President, has opened the union’s 76th Annual Delegate Meeting in Blackpool
23 April 2023
The annual conference of the retail trade union Usdaw opened with an address from Usdaw President Jane Jones who reflected on a year of Tory chaos, identified the impact that has had on working people and made the case for a strong union to protect members, along with a Labour Government to improve workers lives.
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Call it out! Towards an end to sexual harassment
22 April 2023
By Paddy Lillis – Usdaw General Secretary
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Wincanton’s commitment to the TUC’s ‘Dying to Work’ charter is welcomed by Usdaw
21 April 2023
Retail and distribution trade union Usdaw, along with Unite, GMB and URTU, have welcomed logistics giant Wincanton adding their name to a charter aimed at helping employees who become terminally ill and protecting their rights at work.
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Violence against shopworkers discussed at PMQs – Usdaw says we need more than warm words from the Government
19 April 2023
Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed that the growing issue of violence against shopworkers was raised by Labour MP Daniel Zeichner in the House of Commons at today’s Prime Minister’s Question Time, but the union is disappointed with Rishi Sunak’s response.
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Rocketing food prices continue to devalue wages – Usdaw calls for a new deal for workers to help with the ongoing cost of living crisis
19 April 2023
Retail trade union Usdaw is calling for the Government to address the cost of living crisis, after today’s statistics show that wages continue to be devalued by double-digit inflation. The Retail Prices Index (RPI) rate dipped slightly to 13.5% and has now been in double-digits for a year. Against predictions to the contrary, the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) also remained in double figures at 10.1%.