Campaign News RSS Feed Check out what campaigning work we’ve been up to recently: Filter by: Filter by month Month... January February March April May June July August September October November December Filter by topic Topic... Campaign - Usdaw4Labour Politics Displaying results 211 - 230 (of 231) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1... 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 next Scottish Protection of Workers Bill gets strong support from the retail union Usdaw 24 April 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has responded to a consultation on a Protection of Workers Bill, which is being promoted in the Scottish parliament by Daniel Johnson MSP (Labour, Edinburgh Southern). The union fully supports the creation of a new offence of assault against a worker in the retail sector. Usdaw calls for support for a new law protecting Scottish shopworkers from violence 17 April 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw and businesses are supporting a new law to protect workers. Labour MSP Daniel Johnson is promoting a Bill that would create new offences regarding the assault of shopworkers and others, like bar and pub staff, who are involved in the sale and supply of age-restricted good and services. The consultation period on the Bill closes this Friday 20 April. Protection of shopworkers discussed at a Scottish Labour conference fringe meeting 09 March 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw today hosted a fringe meeting on violence, threats and abuse of shopworkers at the Scottish Labour conference in Dundee. Five years on and Usdaw stats show that Government reforms to CICS denied compensation for nearly half of workers injured by a criminal 29 January 2018 Government reforms to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (CICS) took effect in November 2012 and stats released by Usdaw today show that applications for compensation by the union on behalf of members injured by a criminal have almost halved, down by 47.4%. Usdaw concerned that shoplifting continues to rise according to police recorded crimes in England and Wales 25 January 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett has questioned whether police cuts are having an effect on crime as the Office for National Statistics today details a 10% increase in police recorded incidents of shoplifting during the year to September 2017, continuing the trend of a 30% increase over the last decade. Protection of Workers Bill launched by Daniel Johnson MSP with support of Usdaw and retailers 22 January 2018 Labour MSP Daniel Johnson has today launched his proposal for a new law to protect workers. Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw and businesses are supporting the change, with the consultation launched today at a Scotmid store in Edinburgh. Usdaw takes their 'Justice for Injured Workers' campaign to Parliament 16 January 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is urging the Government not to restrict access to justice for victims of workplace accidents or diseases. The union today gave evidence to the House of Commons Justice Select Committee in opposition to Government reforms to personal injury cases. 'Keep your cool at Christmas' - Usdaw takes their Freedom from Fear campaign to the Welsh Assembly 21 November 2017 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has taken the union’s Freedom from Fear campaign to the National Assembly for Wales today, as reps and activists call on Assembly Members to back the ‘Keep your cool at Christmas’ message. Respect for Shopworkers Week is over, but Usdaw's Freedom from Fear Campaign continues 20 November 2017 Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett has thanked all Usdaw activists who ran hundreds of events across the UK to raise awareness of the violence threats and abuse that retail staff face all too often. 34 Scottish shopworkers are assaulted every day with many more threatened and abused - Usdaw survey 16 November 2017 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has launched Respect for Shopworkers Week with shocking statistics from the union’s Freedom From Fear Survey, which shows that in Scotland 70% of shopworkers were verbally abused, 42% were threatened and 5% were assaulted over the last 12 months. Displaying results 211 - 230 (of 231) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1... 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 next
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