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National Carers Week: Usdaw celebrates the contribution of working carers and calls on the Government to provide more support
07 June 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw is marking National Carers Week (7-13 June 2021) by celebrating the crucial role carers have in families and communities, highlighting the difficulties of juggling work with looking after someone and calling on the Government to do more to support the huge contribution made by 6.5 million carers across the UK.
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Protect shopworkers petition attracts cross-party support - Usdaw urges the Government to respond positively to Monday’s Parliamentary debate
04 June 2021
Usdaw’s parliamentary petition that seeks to protect retail staff from violence, threats and abuse is being debated in Parliament on Monday 7 June 2021 at 6.15pm. Usdaw has welcomed the support of Matt Vickers MP (Conservative, Stockton South) who will be introducing the debate on behalf of the House of Commons Petitions Committee.
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BCM Fareva staff vote decisively to strike - Usdaw urges the Nottingham based employer to withdraw their 'fire and rehire' threat
02 June 2021
Usdaw members have voted by over 90% in favour of industrial action at BCM Fareva, the Nottingham based manufacturer of consumer pharma and beauty products for leading brands including Boots.
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Usdaw protect shopworkers petition set to be debated in Parliament
26 May 2021
Usdaw’s parliamentary petition that seeks to protect retail staff from violence, threats and abuse has been timetabled for a parliamentary debate on Monday 7 June 2021. Usdaw seeks the support of MPs and the Government to deliver on the aims of the petition with new legislation.
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M&S staff are deeply concerned by today's confirmation of more store closures - Usdaw renews their call for recognition
26 May 2021
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has renewed their call for recognition as the trade union for Marks & Spencer staff after another 30 store closures were announced today.
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Yet another survey exposes the extent of abuse against retail staff - Usdaw calls on the Government to support a new protection of shopworkers law
26 May 2021
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is joining with the British Retail Consortium (BRC) in calling for Government action to stem a growing tide of violence and abuse against shopworkers.
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Usdaw members at a Marks and Spencer's distribution site to take industrial action
25 May 2021
Retail logistics trade union Usdaw has today notified DHL of a 24-hour strike at their Marks and Spencer Long Eaton distribution centre, starting at 9.30pm on Wednesday 9 June 2021.
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Usdaw urges Argos to withdraw their 'fire and rehire' threat to hundreds of back office staff who face losing thousands
25 May 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw is urging Argos to not use ‘fire and rehire’ tactics to force staff to sign up to a new contract that could result in the loss of thousands of pounds because of changes to pension contributions, holiday entitlements and travel allowances.
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Wales TUC Special Congress 2021: Usdaw calls for a retail recovery plan, a new deal for workers and better health and safety enforcement
25 May 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of members and officials attending this year’s online Wales TUC Special Congress, which starts today and closes tomorrow.
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Usdaw members at DHL Long Eaton vote decisively for industrial action in a dispute over redundancy payments
24 May 2021
Usdaw members, working on a Marks & Spencer’s third party logistics contract for DHL based at Long Eaton in Derbyshire, have overwhelmingly voted in favour of industrial action in a formal ballot. The dispute is over the amount of redundancy pay that long serving staff will receive when the site closes at the end of July.