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Tens of thousands of shopworkers are attacked, abused or threatened every year, that's why the union has said enough is enough and launched its Freedom From Fear campaign. 26 March 2003 [Full Story] Armed robbery terrified me Co-op store manager Sharon King was left with serious mental trauma and afraid to leave the house after an armed robbery at her store in Oxford just over two years ago. 26 March 2003 [Full Story] Campaign takes hold in the stores Activists from the Guildford branch have combined to take the Freedom From Fear campaign to supermarket giants Sainsbury and Tesco. 26 March 2003 [Full Story] Government support for union’s campaign The union’s campaign to ensure members claim new tax credits has received the backing of the Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown who handed out the leaflets at a meeting in the House of Commons earlier this year. 26 March 2003 [Full Story] Hundreds sign up to Freedom From Fear petition More than 450 signatures have been added to the Freedom From Fear petition at the Tesco store in Poole, Dorset, after members there were shocked by a violent incident. 26 March 2003 [Full Story] Industrial workers rally to the cause Staff at the Weetabix site in Corby, Northamptonshire are backing the union’s Freedom From Fear campaign to support their fellow members in the retail sector. 26 March 2003 [Full Story] Knife attack forced me to quit retail Knife wielding thugs left Threshers manager Peter Ashbery battered and bruised after a robbery at his off-licence shop in Hampshire. The incident, in 2000, left him so traumatised it forced him out of retail. 26 March 2003 [Full Story] Sunday working Bill will protect Scots staff Workers in Scotland are set to enjoy the same legal protection as their English counterparts following the introduction of a Bill which will allow Scots retail staff to opt out of Sunday working. 26 March 2003 [Full Story] Taking our message to the public The union’s Freedom From Fear campaign had a huge boost in the Cambridgeshire area last month thanks to the hard work of Mark Duckworth. 26 March 2003 [Full Story] Violent shoplifter ruined my life A violent shoplifter knocked Carol McVittie unconscious and needing seven stitches in a head wound, although this was nothing compared to the mental trauma she has suffered since the incident. 26 March 2003 [Full Story] Conferences
Usdaw reps will gather in Blackpool next month at the union’s own parliament, the Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM), to decide the policies and priorities for the coming year. On this page we give a brief taster of what delegates and visitors can expect. 26 March 2003 [Full Story] Editorial
The UK’s shopworkers could soon have legal protection to stop their employers forcing them to work on Christmas Day following an announcement in the House of Commons by Employment Relations Minister Alan Johnson. 26 March 2003 [Full Story] Lifelong Learning
Four years of hard work have finally paid off for staff at the Usdaw organised Tibbett and Britten warehouse, with the opening of the on site learning centre. 26 March 2003 [Full Story] Home shopping sector delivers on site learning Staff at the Reality site in Newtown, Powys, have been taking advantage of their own learning centre where courses, provided by the Workers’ Educational Association, have really taken off. 26 March 2003 [Full Story] New horizons a Reality Reality members can now broaden their horizons after the latest learning centre opened its doors at the Beehive site in Bolton. 26 March 2003 [Full Story] Politics
Usdaw has launched the first in an ambitious programme of briefings aimed at tackling the policies and propaganda of the racist British National Party (BNP) in the workplace. 26 March 2003 [Full Story] Recruitment and Organising
It’s taken only three months for new Safeway rep Ian Chesters to more than double the membership at his Colwyn Bay store. 26 March 2003 [Full Story] Safe way to recruitment Activists are not only recruiting more members, but offering valuable support and advice. A great team effort by a trio of reps at the Safeway, Taunton, store has seen membership soar to more than 90 per cent. 26 March 2003 [Full Story] Signed up and backed up Heavy goods driver Martin Shields has signed up hundreds of members across Scotland over the last three years, giving a massive boost to the union’s presence in the company. 26 March 2003 [Full Story] Tesco and Usdaw forge new agreement Union activists have overwhelmingly endorsed the latest ground-breaking developments in the Tesco/Usdaw partnership which will deliver more involvement, better organisation and more influence for the union than ever before. Below we outline the new agreement and ask the members what they think. 26 March 2003 [Full Story] |
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