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Dairy Home delivery Home Shopping Production and Manufacturing Retail Food Retail Non-food Transport Warehouse and Distribution Displaying results 451 - 550 (of 1829) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1... 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ...37 next Save our Shops: Usdaw delegates back business rates reform and a review of parking charges in town and city centres 03 May 2022 Usdaw’s Annual delegate Meeting at Blackpool’s Winter gardens have today backed a call for the reform of business rates and a review of parking charges, both of which are damaging high street retailers in their battle against online competitors. Union Learning Fund cut condemned, Usdaw delegates demand its return 03 May 2022 Usdaw’s Annual Delegate Meeting has today condemned the Government for scrapping the Union Learning Fund in England and demanded its reinstatement. Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP addresses Usdaw's Annual Delegate meeting in Blackpool’s Winter Gardens 03 May 2022 Labour Shadow Mental Health Minister Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour, Tooting) has today addressed delegates at Usdaw’s annual conference. She delivered a message of thanks to key workers during the pandemic, reflected on the issues and concerns of Usdaw members and promised that a Labour Government will invoke the spirit of 1945 to bring the country out of the pandemic. Usdaw urges members and reps to join the fight for a Labour Government, bringing an end to the current failing administration 03 May 2022 Following the key-note address by Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP, delegates at Usdaw’s Annual Delegate Meeting debated the union’s political strategy and agreed the National Executive Council’s statement ‘Politics Matters’. Drink and needle spiking should be a specific criminal offence says Usdaw 03 May 2022 Usdaw’s Annual Delegate Meeting has today voted for the Government to make drink and needle spiking a specific criminal offence. Better protection for shopworkers is needed in the face of rising violence, threats and abuse says Usdaw 03 May 2022 Usdaw’s Annual Delegate Meeting has today supported a call for legislation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, to make it a specific offence to abuse, threaten or assault a retail worker, as currently exists in Scotland Violence against women and girls must tackled and misogyny made a hate crime says Usdaw 03 May 2022 Usdaw’s Annual Delegate Meeting in Blackpool’s Winter Gardens today supported a call on the Government to make misogyny a hate crime and backed a number of measures to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG). Key workers struggling with a cost of living crisis must be questioning if the recognition they received was worth it says Usdaw 03 May 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw is today launching their cost of living survey of over 6,500 workers, which clearly demonstrates the deterioration in living standards many working people have experienced, as well as the urgent need for Government action. Poor employment practices and one-sided flexibility have no place in the workplace says Usdaw 02 May 2022 Usdaw’s Annual Delegate Meeting at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens has today debated the impact of late and unexpected shift changes on workers. Conference resolved to continue to campaign against one-sided flexibility that only benefits the employer. Usdaw ADM 2022 - together against racism 02 May 2022 Delegates at the Usdaw Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM) in Blackpool’s Winter Gardens have today supported the union’s National Executive Council Statement ‘Together Against Racism’. Usdaw backs a minimum wage of at least £12 per hour as step towards £15 01 May 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has today backed a call for a minimum wage of at least £12 per hour. Delegates voted unanimously in favour at the union’s Annual Delegate Meeting in Blackpool’s Winter Gardens. A manifesto for addressing issues around the impact of new technology has been launched by Usdaw 01 May 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has today launched a National Executive Council (NEC) Statement on Understanding Technology and Automation: Shaping the Future of Work at their Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM) in Blackpool. Train managers to support workers struggling with their mental health says Usdaw 01 May 2022 Delegates at the Usdaw Annual Delegate Meeting in Blackpool’s Winter Gardens today backed a call for managers to be trained to better support workers struggling with their mental health. Boxing Day trading: Usdaw delegates unanimously back the closure of stores on 26 December 01 May 2022 Delegates at the Usdaw Annual Delegate Meeting in Blackpool have today unanimously backed a call for shops to be closed on Boxing Day, to give shopworkers a much needed festive break. The Menopause: Usdaw commits to workplace campaigning and support for World Menopause Day 01 May 2022 Delegates at the annual Usdaw conference in Blackpool have today backed a call for the union to run workplace campaigns to support workers going through the menopause and secure better rights from employers. Usdaw will also support World Menopause Day on 18 October. Long Covid means absence management policies must be changed says Usdaw 01 May 2022 Delegates at Usdaw’s annual conference in Blackpool have today backed a call for company absence management policies to be amended to support employees with long Covid, so they are not pressurised to return to work before they are fully recovered. Usdaw's President formally open the union's 75th Annual Delegate Meeting in Blackpool #Usdaw22 01 May 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has today opened their 75th annual conference with an address from the President. This is the first in-person Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM) for three years, with around 1,000 delegates, visitors and officials attending the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. International Workers' Day: Usdaw renews their call for a New Deal for Workers 01 May 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw is marking International Workers’ Day (1 May) by renewing the call for a New Deal for Workers to help those in low-paid insecure employment cope with the growing cost of living crisis, many of whom are key workers. Institute of Customer Service survey confirms Usdaw findings on the scale of abuse of shopworkers 29 April 2022 An Institute of Customer Service survey has found that abuse of shopworkers remains high and is still hugely under reported. This is in line with the findings in Usdaw’s own survey. Retail trade union Usdaw opens their 2022 annual conference on Sunday 1 May at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool 28 April 2022 The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) is holding its 75th Annual Delegate Meeting, #Usdaw22, at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool from Sunday 1 to Wednesday 4 May 2022. Health and safety is a fundamental right at work says Usdaw on International Workers’ Memorial Day 28 April 2022 Every year April 28 is International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD). It is the international trade union day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work. Asda pay deal: Usdaw reopens negotiations and secures a 7.9% increase to £10.10 per hour from July in Northern Ireland 25 April 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw represents Asda staff in Northern Ireland. Having reopened a previously agreed two-year pay deal, the union has now secured a significantly improved settlement to reflect the financial pressures workers face because of the worsening cost of living crisis. STUC Congress 2022: Usdaw calls for action on mental health at work and protection of shopworkers 22 April 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of members attending the annual Scottish Trades Unions Congress (STUC) conference in Aberdeen from 25 to 27 April. Usdaw is raising the link between poor work and mental health problems, along with the need to protect shopworkers from violence, threats and abuse. With RPI at 9% Usdaw calls on the Chancellor to take immediate steps to tackle the cost of living crisis 22 April 2022 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer calling on the Government to immediately take the following three key measures to tackle the cost of living crisis: Sainsbury's and Argos increase pay rates for Argos retail workers in outer London to £11.05 08 April 2022 Following the pay review in January, which saw retail trade union Usdaw secure at least £10 per hour for Sainsbury’s and Argos shopworkers, the company and the union have been reviewing the current inner and outer London bandings and pay rates. Tesco pay deal: Usdaw breaks through £10 per hour rate in major step forward for the union’s New Deal for Workers campaign 07 April 2022 Following negotiations between representatives from retail trade union Usdaw and leading supermarket Tesco, the new pay deal will see a new minimum pay rate of at least £10.10 per hour for Tesco shopworkers in a ground-breaking pay deal. The deal is another step forward for the union’s New Deal for Workers campaign. Today’s feeble rise in Statutory Sick Pay is an insult to working people says Usdaw 06 April 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw continues to call for reform to Statutory Sick Pay following the Government announcing a mesely £3 rise to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) that will take it to just £99.35 a week. Co-op works in Partnership with Usdaw to Launch an Enhanced Menopause Policy 05 April 2022 The Co-op launched a menopause support guide to all of its 4,500 managers across Co-op food stores, funeral homes, legal services and insurance businesses to help more women access menopause support in the workplace. Universal Credit uprating goes nowhere near the help low-paid workers need to deal with the cost of living crisis says Usdaw 04 April 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has condemned today’s 3.1% uprating of Universal Credit in the face of RPI inflation running at 8.2%, the highest for over 30 years. The union is calling for a fundamental review of our social security system to provide a proper safety net and help make work pay. Minimum wage increase not enough in a cost of living crisis says Usdaw 01 April 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw is disappointed that low-paid workers will not receive a minimum wage increase that will provide a wage they can live on. Today’s increase in the so-called National Living Wage to £9.50 an hour doesn’t meet Usdaw’s call for £10 per hour immediately or the real living wage rate of £9.90. TUC Young Workers Conference 2022: Usdaw raises issues around automation and mental health 31 March 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of members attending the annual TUC Young Workers Conference this weekend at Congress House in London. Usdaw is raising increasing automation and the potential impact on jobs, along with the mental health of young workers. Government crime report confirms Usdaw findings on the scale of violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers 30 March 2022 A Home Office report has found that attacks against shopworkers significantly increased during the pandemic, with high levels of verbal abuse, threats and violence. This is in line with the findings in Usdaw’s own survey and the Association of Convenience Stores’ annual crime report. IKEA proposes the closure of their Tottenham store as part of a London restructure – Usdaw will now enter into consultation talks 30 March 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw will now enter into consultation talks after IKEA today announced the proposed closure their Tottenham store, putting around 450 jobs at risk. Northern TUC Conference: Usdaw calls for action to tackle the deepening cost of living crisis and respect for shopworkers 25 March 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation attending this year’s Northern Trades Union Congress (TUC) Conference and is calling for action to tackle the deepening cost of living crisis and protection for shopworkers from violence, threats and abuse. The conference takes place on Saturday 26 March 2022 in Newcastle. Usdaw calls for a significant increase to Statutory Maternity Pay 25 March 2022 This Mother’s Day, Usdaw the trade union for retail, is calling on Government to significantly increase the shamefully low rate of Statutory Maternity Pay and other statutory payments for new parents in the UK. As the Scottish Government launches its new retail strategy, Usdaw calls for better pay and conditions in the sector, and a level playing field for online and high street retail 24 March 2022 The Scottish Government has today launched a new retail strategy, which aims to encourage fair work and improve skills in the sector. Usdaw, the trade union for retail, has been involved with the Scottish Government’s Steering Group, ensuring that the views and concerns of Scotland’s 240,000 retail workers were heard in the formulation of the strategy. Chancellor’s fiddling around the edges is not enough to help with the cost of living crisis – Usdaw says the Spring Statement is a missed opportunity 23 March 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has branded today’s Spring Statement as a missed opportunity to help low paid workers cope with the cost of living crisis, as the Retail Price Index (RPI) tops 8%, the highest it’s been in over 30 years. Inflation yet again hits new 30-year high as the cost of living crisis rages across the UK 23 March 2022 The annual consumer price index rate of inflation hit 6.2% adding further pressure to households already struggling to make ends meet. Measured by the retail price index, which more accurately reflects Usdaw members’ spending, is now 8.2%. pladis (McVities) staff in Manchester are devastated by the company’s job loss proposal, Usdaw will now enter into consultation talks 22 March 2022 Global confectionary and snack company pladis have announced proposals for around 140 job cuts at the McVities site in Manchester, which amounts to a one-third cut in staff, Usdaw will now enter into consultation talks with the company. Two years from the first lockdown and low-paid key workers are still waiting for the Government to ‘build back better’ says Usdaw 22 March 2022 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis is today reflecting on lost opportunities to ‘build back better’ as we reach the second anniversary of the first Covid-19 lockdown. With the country now being ushered into the ‘living with Covid’ era, it’s perhaps a good time to reflect on one of the most tumultuous periods in living history. TUC Disabled Workers' Conference: Usdaw calls for an end to one-sided employer driven flexible working 22 March 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of members and officials attending the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Disabled Workers’ Conference, online, 22 and 23 March. Usdaw is highlighting the many key roles disabled workers have and the need to remove barriers to work with positive employee centred flexible working. Usdaw signs up to a Carers UK open letter to the Chancellor calling for immediate and targeted financial support for unpaid carers 21 March 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has joined with Carers UK and a range of like-minded organisations, challenging the Chancellor to deliver much needed support for the millions of people who provide care for elderly and disabled relatives and friends. New Carers UK research shows that carers are under unprecedented financial strain, due to the current cost of living crisis. Stand up to racism - Usdaw supports the national demonstrations for UN Anti-Racism Day 18 March 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw is proudly supporting the national demonstrations against racism in Cardiff, Glasgow and London this weekend, marking the United Nations Anti-Racism Day. Labour Women's Conference: Usdaw calls for action to end to violence against women and girls 18 March 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation attending this year’s annual conference of Labour women, which takes place online on 19 and 20 March. The union is raising the appalling scale and scope of violence against women and girls. Spring Statement must tackle the cost of living crisis, deliver a new deal for workers and help to save our shops says Usdaw 17 March 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw is challenging the Chancellor to make a real difference to the lives of low-paid workers and a struggling retail industry in his Spring Statement next week, on Wednesday 23 March. Usdaw joins the ITUC global day of solidarity with Ukraine 15 March 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw is joining with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) on a global day of solidarity with Ukraine. Young Workers' Week: Usdaw activists focus on mental health at over 180 events across the UK 14 March 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has today launched their Young Workers’ Week, an opportunity for union reps and activists to reach out to young workers and share the campaigning work that Usdaw does. It runs from 14 - 20 March and this year’s focus is mental health in the workplace. Usdaw Regional Secretary highlights Welsh Labour achievements ahead of local elections, as we look beyond the pandemic 12 March 2022 Usdaw Regional Secretary Nick Ireland is chairing the Welsh Labour Conference in Llandudno this weekend. His keynote address celebrated key workers who deliver essential services, praised the First Minister’s response to the pandemic, highlighted Labour achievements in government and looked forward to a successful local election campaign. Welsh Labour Conference 2022: Usdaw calls for a retail recovery plan to help save our shops 11 March 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of members and officials attending the Welsh Labour Conference in Llandudno this weekend. Usdaw will be raising its deep concern at the growing crisis facing the retail sector in Wales. TUC Women's Conference 2022: Usdaw tackles the impact of automation and the failures of flexible working 09 March 2022 This week Usdaw delegates will be participating with hundreds of other trade union activists in the online TUC Women’s Conference, 9-11 March, to promote equality and fight discrimination. This year Usdaw is raising concerns about the impact of automation on women’s work and how flexible working is failing working women. Displaying results 451 - 550 (of 1829) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1... 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ...37 next
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