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Dairy Home delivery Home Shopping Production and Manufacturing Retail Food Retail Non-food Transport Warehouse and Distribution Displaying results 1 - 50 (of 52) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All 1 2 next Government rethink on longer Sunday trading welcomed by Usdaw, we now need an industrial strategy and recovery plan for retail 22 June 2020 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed reports that the Government will not be pressing ahead with plans to deregulate Sunday trading hours having listened to the arguments. Usdaw continues to call for an industrial strategy for retail, which was struggling before the Coronavirus emergency and a tripartite recovery plan involving government, retailers and Usdaw. Sunday trading: Usdaw survey finds 92% of shopworkers oppose longer hours, with two-thirds pressured to work on Sundays 18 June 2020 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has surveyed over 11,000 retail staff in England and Wales following reports that the Government is planning to deregulate trading hours allowing large stores to open all day on Sundays. West Midlands Labour MPs support Usdaw's campaign against longer Sunday trading hours 17 June 2020 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed the support of West Midlands Labour MPs in opposing Government plans to deregulate Sunday trading and supporting the current long-standing compromise. Sunday trading deregulation would be a slap in the face for key workers says Usdaw 06 June 2020 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis, Usdaw General Secretary, has today written to Business Secretary Alok Sharma condemning the Government for not responding to the union’s concerns about Sunday trading deregulation and failing to provide a proper strategy to help the retail industry. Sunday trading deregulation call rejected by Usdaw 06 June 2020 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has rejected a misguided call for 24-hour shopping on Sundays, after it is reported that the Government is considering suspending Sunday trading laws. Councils not enforcing Sunday trading laws must provide guarantees that this is a strictly temporary measure says Usdaw 02 April 2020 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is urging councils that are considering not enforcing Sunday trading laws, allowing stores to open for longer, to proceed with caution and guarantee that it is strictly a temporary measure until the immediate crisis has eased. Belfast City Council set to relax enforcement of Sunday trading laws - Usdaw urges caution 30 March 2020 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has urged Belfast City Council to proceed with caution if reports are correct that they plan to relax enforcement of Sunday trading laws. Belfast rejects extended Sunday trading - Usdaw welcomes the decision and seeks talks on a retail strategy 05 March 2020 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed the decision of Belfast City Council’s City Growth and Regeneration Committee to reject longer Sunday trading hours. Usdaw continues to focus on promoting an industrial strategy for the retail sector that involves local and national government, retailers and all key stakeholders working together. Over 90% of Belfast shopworkers oppose longer Sunday trading - Usdaw proposes an industrial strategy for retail 27 January 2020 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has responded to Belfast City Council’s consultation on 'Sundays in the City' with an emphatic ‘no’ to longer Sunday trading hours. The union calls on the City Council to engage in an industrial strategy for the retail sector that involves local and national government, retailers and all key stakeholders working together. Belfast city councillors reject extended Sunday trading - Usdaw calls it a final settlement 04 June 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed the decision at tonight’s Belfast City Council meeting not to extend Sunday trading hours by an emphatic 42 votes to 13. The union has called it a final settlement after the council had twice consulted on the proposal in a year. Shopworkers delighted as Belfast city councillors overwhelmingly reject extended Sunday trading 18 May 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s decision by Belfast City Council’s Strategic Policy & Resources Committee not to extend Sunday trading hours. The crunch meeting followed an Usdaw protest outside Belfast City Hall. Usdaw protesters invite Belfast city councillors to a breakfast briefing ahead of a decision on extending Sunday trading 17 May 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is leading a Belfast City Hall protest of shopworkers in opposition to extending Sunday trading hours and in favour of a Retail NI compromise solution to deliver a vibrant and prosperous weekend economy for Belfast residents, visitors and tourists. Belfast City Councillors now have a fair and reasonable compromise solution on Sunday trading says Usdaw 10 May 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw today participated in a meeting to explore all options to deliver a vibrant and prosperous weekend economy for Belfast residents, visitors and tourists. Belfast City Council does not appear to be taking the promised 'weekend summit' seriously says Usdaw 08 May 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has written to Belfast City Council expressing deep concerns about the announcement of a two-hour ‘summit’ meeting to discuss the proposal to designate Belfast as a ‘holiday resort’ on Thursday 10 May. Deferred decision on Belfast Sunday trading and the promise of a 'summit' welcomed by Usdaw and Retail NI 27 April 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw and Independent retailers’ group Retail NI have welcomed this morning’s decision by Belfast City Council to defer a decision to extend Sunday trading and to convene a ‘summit’ to look at a broader strategy for developing the weekend economy of Belfast with key strategic partners. Shopworkers urged to contact their Belfast City Councillors over the pending Sunday trading decision 25 April 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is urging their Belfast members to get in touch with their city councillors and ask them to oppose extended Sunday trading. A decision is due to be made at a crunch meeting of the Strategic Policy & Resources Committee on Friday 27 April. Belfast City Council defers their decision on extending Sunday trading, which Usdaw welcomes 20 April 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s decision by Belfast City Council’s Strategic Policy & Resources Committee to defer their decision on whether to extend Sunday trading hours. Shopworkers to protest at Belfast City Hall over proposed longer Sunday trading hours 19 April 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is leading a protest of shopworkers outside Belfast City Hall ahead of seeking to give evidence to the Strategic Policy & Resources Committee in opposition to extending Sunday trading hours. Opinion is shifting decisively against longer Sunday trading in Belfast – Usdaw urges the council to hold a ‘weekend summit’ 18 April 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has today urged Belfast City Council to step away from their plans to extend Sunday trading hours and engage in a ‘weekend summit’ that would take a detailed look at what the city has to offer residents, visitors and tourists over the whole of the weekend. Usdaw and Retail NI unite to urge Belfast City Council to drop plans to extend Sunday trading 17 April 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has joined with the independent retailers’ organisation Retail NI in sending an open to letter to Belfast City Councillors calling on them to step back from a proposal to extend Sunday trading hours. The two organisations are instead again suggesting a summit of all stakeholders to take a proper look at what Belfast offers to residents, visitors and tourists over the whole weekend. Extended Sunday trading is firmly rejected by 1,375 individual shopworkers responding to Belfast City Council’s consultation 30 March 2018 Officials of the shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw have today delivered 1,375 individual responses to Belfast City Council’s consultation on extending Sunday trading. 94% of shopworkers oppose extended Sunday trading in Belfast 29 March 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has today responded to a Belfast City Council consultation with a resounding ‘no’ to extended Sunday trading, after their survey came out overwhelmingly against. The same survey in November 2016 found 85% of shopworkers were opposed to longer Sunday trading. Usdaw is shocked and disappointed that Belfast City Council may reconsider extended Sunday trading 14 February 2018 A committee of Belfast City Council is set to consider holding another public consultation on the designation of Belfast as a ‘holiday resort’ under the Shops (Sunday Trading &c.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997. Derry City & Strabane Council to hear evidence from Usdaw opposing longer Sunday trading hours 06 July 2017 Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett is leading a high level delegation giving evidence opposing longer Sunday trading hours to the Health & Community Committee of Derry City & Strabane Council. The meeting starts at 4pm, on Thursday 6 July at the Strabane Council Office. ICTU 2017 Conference - Usdaw to call for support for shopworkers on Sunday trading 03 July 2017 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is sending a delegation of members and officials to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ Biennial Conference in Belfast, where they will be seeking the support of delegates against extended Sunday trading. The conference runs from 4 to 6 July at the Assembly Buildings. Belfast City Councillors back shopworkers and vote overwhelmingly not to change Sunday trading rules 01 June 2017 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed tonight’s vote, by 37 to 10 at Belfast City Council’s Annual General Meeting, backing a decision of the Strategic Policy & Resources Committee to reject extending Sunday trading hours on 18 weekends a year by exploiting a loophole in the law and designating the city centre a holiday resort. Shopworkers celebrate a victory on Sunday trading as Belfast City Councillors back Usdaw’s case 19 May 2017 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is celebrating a victory after Belfast City Council’s Strategic Policy & Resources Committee today voted against extending Sunday trading hours and in favour of the status quo. Shopworkers to protest at Belfast City Hall over proposed longer Sunday trading hours 16 May 2017 Usdaw is leading a protest of shopworkers outside Belfast City Hall ahead of giving evidence to the Strategic Policy & Resources Committee in opposition to extending Sunday trading hours on Friday 19 May 2017. 85% of shopworkers oppose extended Sunday trading in Belfast 02 May 2017 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has responded to a Belfast City Council consultation with a resounding ‘no’ to extended Sunday trading, after a member survey came out 6:1 against. Usdaw welcomes the debate generated by a 220,000 signature petition opposing Boxing Day trading 22 November 2016 Shopworkers' trade union Usdaw has welcomed a debate generated by a petition that calls for shops to close on Boxing Day, which is hosted by change.org and has now reached 220,000 signatures. Last year the Government responded to a similar petition by saying they are not proposing to ban shops from opening on Boxing Day. Usdaw vows to fight extended Sunday trading in Belfast, as the city council launches a consultation 21 October 2016 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is disappointed that Belfast City Council has agreed to run a consultation on extending Sunday trading hours. We welcome a meeting with BIS about the future of retail, but Sunday trading is off the table says Usdaw 26 April 2016 Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett has welcomed the offer of a meeting with Anna Soubry, a Minister in the Government’s Business Department, but is disappointed that she continues to talk about Sunday trading. Improved Sunday working protections for shopworkers are a welcome step forward says Usdaw 10 March 2016 Following last night’s Government defeat on devolving Sunday trading hours to local authorities, shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett has welcomed the improved Sunday working protections for shopworkers that remain in the Enterprise Bill. Shopworkers will be hugely relieved that MPs saved their Sundays says Usdaw 09 March 2016 Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett is delighted with the House of Commons vote to remove Sunday trading changes from the Enterprise Bill. The Government was defeated by a majority of 31 MPs. The Government has failed to evidence the case for Sunday trading changes – says Usdaw 09 March 2016 Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett has made a last minute plea to MPs from all parties to oppose the Government’s proposed changes to Sunday trading, which are due to be debated and voted on today during the Report Stage of the Enterprise Bill. There is no Government Sunday trading deal with the SNP - says Usdaw 08 March 2016 Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett yesterday met Stewart Hosie MP, Deputy Leader of the SNP, and the party’s business spokesperson, Hannah Bardell MP, about the potential impact of the Government’s Sunday trading changes on Scottish retail staff. Government Sunday trading changes fail to address SNP concerns on pay says Usdaw 07 March 2016 Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett is today meeting the SNP’s business spokesperson, Hannah Bardell MP, seeking confirmation of their continued opposition to Government Sunday trading proposals because of the potential impact on Scottish retail staff. Government Sunday trading changes will strangle retailers in red tape says Usdaw 07 March 2016 Shopworkers trade union leader John Hannett has branded the Government’s proposed deregulation of Sunday trading a shambles that will lead to chaos and confusion with retailers being bogged down in bureaucracy. Usdaw calls on individual SNP MPs to oppose Conservative Sunday trading changes 04 March 2016 Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett has written to individual SNP MPs, seeking their opposition to a Government amendment to the Enterprise Bill on Sunday trading, because of the potential impact on Sunday premium pay. Shopworkers to lobby MPs about Sunday trading 29 February 2016 Members of the shopworkers’ trade union will descend on Parliament today in a lobby of MPs to oppose Government changes to Sunday trading, ahead of a vote of all MPs during the Enterprise Bill’s Report Stage on 8 or 9 March. Usdaw seeks urgent confirmation of continued SNP opposition to Government Sunday trading changes 27 February 2016 Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett has today written to the SNP’s business spokesperson, Hannah Bardell MP, seeking an urgent meeting to confirm their continued opposition to a Government amendment to the Enterprise Bill on Sunday trading, because of the potential impact on Scottish retail staff. Sunday trading to be voted on by all MPs - the Government now has time to reconsider says Usdaw 25 February 2016 Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett has called on the Government to halt their proposed changes to Sunday trading, after today’s committee session passed the amendment and added it to the Enterprise Bill. So-called Sunday working protections will mean little or nothing to shopworkers says Usdaw 12 February 2016 Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett has criticised the weakness of Government proposed protections for shopworkers alongside devolving Sunday trading regulations to local authorities. The Government consultation response on Sunday trading is a whitewash says Usdaw 09 February 2016 Shopworkers trade union leader John Hannett is calling on the Government to publish in full all the consultation responses they have received about a proposal to devolve Sunday trading regulations to local authorities. Usdaw disappointed that the Government has not listened to shopworkers and retailers on Sunday trading 09 February 2016 Shopworkers' trade union leader John Hannett has expressed deep disappointment that the Government has not listened to retailers and shopworkers who overwhelmingly oppose devolving Sunday trading regulations. Shadow Business Secretary promises Labour support for shopworkers on Sunday trading 06 February 2016 Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett has welcomed the support of The Rt Hon Angela Eagle MP to oppose Sunday trading changes proposed by the Government in the Enterprise Bill. Open letter to newspapers on Sunday trading 04 February 2016 Shopworkers' trade union leader John Hannett has written to local newspapers asking readers to support the campaign to stop changes to Sunday trading. Government changes to Sunday trading will strangle retailers in red tape says Usdaw 03 February 2016 Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett has warned the Government not to impose huge bureaucratic burdens on retailers by having different Sunday trading regulations in every local authority area across England and Wales. The Government is behaving disgracefully by trying to change Sunday trading by the back door 02 February 2016 Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett has condemned the Government for today announcing a Sunday trading amendment to the Enterprise Bill because this controversial issue will now not get proper parliamentary scrutiny. Usdaw calls on the Government to come clean about consultation responses on Sunday trading changes 02 February 2016 Shopworkers trade union leader John Hannett is calling on the Government to publish in full the consultation responses they have received about a proposal to devolve Sunday trading regulations to local authorities. 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