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Government protection of workers amendment is a step in the right direction – Usdaw is urging Ministers to go further
14 December 2021
Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis is this afternoon meeting Justice Secretary Dominic Raab, along with leading retailers, to discuss the Government’s plans to legislate to protect workers from violence, threats and abuse at work.
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Tesco distribution strikes suspended - Usdaw to ballot members on a much improved pay offer
14 December 2021
Usdaw has secured a new and much improved pay offer from Tesco and will be balloting members in nine distribution sites starting tomorrow (Wednesday). Planned industrial action in the week before Christmas Eve has been suspended pending the ballot result.
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Usdaw backs the call for everyone to get boosted as soon as they can
13 December 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed the strong and positive response of Labour leader Keir Starmer to the Omicron variant and is encouraging members to get their booster jab as soon as possible.
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Select Committee report and recommendations on high streets, including an online sales tax, welcomed by Usdaw
10 December 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s select committee report that urges the Government to immediately conduct a full ‘lessons learned’ review on the impact on high streets of central and local government handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Tesco agrees to reopen talks with Usdaw after members in nine distribution centres vote overwhelmingly to strike in disputes over pay
07 December 2021
Usdaw has welcomed Tesco’s offer of further talks after members in nine distribution sites voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action over pay disputes. Planned industrial action, starting on Monday 20 December and concluding on Christmas Eve, is at this stage still set to go ahead.
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IKEA pay deal exceeds the real Living Wage and is a success for Usdaw’s campaign for at least £10 per hour
07 December 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed IKEA’s latest pay increase, which goes beyond the new real Living Wage rates, ensuring staff will be paid at least £11.30 an hour in London and £10.10 in the rest of the country.
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Boots owner reportedly considering £10bn sale of pharmacy chain – Usdaw seeks assurances
07 December 2021
Usdaw is seeking assurances for members working in Boots, the iconic health and beauty retailer and pharmacy chain, after reports emerged that the parent company is considering putting the business on the market next year.
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Usdaw members at nine Tesco distribution centres vote overwhelmingly for industrial action in disputes over pay
06 December 2021
In two separate ballots, Usdaw members have voted 73% and 84% in favour of industrial action as a result of disputes over pay. The two ballots separately cover nine Tesco Distribution sites. Following the result, Usdaw has today given notice of a stoppage starting on Monday 20 December and concluding on Christmas Eve.
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Usdaw will study the detail of a Government amendment on a protection of workers law
02 December 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw welcomes the Government accepting the need for retail workers to have specific legal protection from violence at work. After years of opposition to Usdaw’s campaign for a new law to protect shopworkers from violence, threats and abuse; the Government has today announced that they will seek to amend the Police, Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill in the House of Lords.
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86% of Arcadia stores remain empty - Usdaw says that clearly shows we need a retail recovery plan
01 December 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw has renewed the call for a recovery plan for the industry, after the Local Data Company found that around 86% of Arcadia group shop sites are still vacant. That includes former Topshop, Topman, Burton and Dorothy Perkins stores, which closed after the company collapsed.