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Campaigns Companies Editorial Equality Get Involved Health and Safety Legal Services Letters Lifelong Learning Member services Pay People and Events Politics Recruitment and Organising Work and Life Campaigns
Chancellor Gordon Brown gave his backing to Usdaw’s Freedom From Fear campaign, at the TUC Conference in Brighton last month. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Co-op report vindicates Usdaw’s campaign Almost 50 stores were subject to armed robberies last year at Co-op shops and there was a 39 per cent increase in the number of physical attacks on staff, a new report has shown. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Massive support for the first National Respect Day Thousands of Usdaw members took to the UK’s streets on Wednesday September 17 to take part in the first National Respect for Shopworkers Day. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Companies
News about Littlewoods takeover of the GUS mail order business and the buyout of electrical retailer Powerhouse. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Green light for Morrisons in Safeway takeover Big three lose out as Government delivers its competition verdict. Northern based retailer Morrisons can renew its bid for Safeway after the competition authorities blocked potential bids from rivals Tesco, Asda/Wal-Mart and Sainsbury. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Editorial
Our National Respect Day on September 17th was an outstanding success. The London launch went very well as did the events around the country. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Equality
How to ensure pay systems are fair and equal and do not discriminate against women was the subject of a special weekend course for activists in the Scottish division. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Understand your maternity rights A new information pack is now available to help members understand the new maternity, paternity and adoption rights introduced by the government in April 2003. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Get Involved
Usdaw offers an extensive range of educational and training courses for its team of reps across the UK. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] If you’re good enough you’re old enough Usdaw has a long tradition of promoting its activists onto the organising staff and age has never stopped young members getting on in the union. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Join the Network Activists are reminded that the union publishes a quarterly magazine Network with in-depth articles on a whole range of work-related issues. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] New reps sharpen their skills Getting the most out of recruitment was the subject of a special weekend school for retail reps in the North East division last month. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Summer school success for active members Some of Usdaw’s most active members spent five days at the popular Summer School event in September as they took the opportunity to widen their knowledge, learn from each other, and make new friends. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Usdaw is the natural union for young workers Research will tell you young people are not joining trade unions – that’s not the case in Usdaw where members aged under 26 make up around 15 per cent of the total membership. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Health and Safety
Research has shown that one in four women will be affected by domestic violence at some point in their lives. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Legal Services
Two Usdaw members are delighted with the union’s legal service. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Roy leaves it to the experts Faulty stepladders saw sales assistant Roy Jenner crash to the floor and seriously injure his back, but his union membership settled his claim and he was awarded £72,000 in compensation. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Letters
From Sheila E Slater, Preston (S) K144. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Anti-racist festival thanks From Norrie Slater, Divisional Officer, Eastern division. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Branch boost for young boxers From Garry Gibson, Hull F118. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Lifelong learning moves ahead in Plymouth From John Crick, Area Organiser, South Wales and Western division. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Members turn out for charity night From Sheila Thomas, Area Organiser, Eastern division. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Pen is mightier than the sword From Brian Kenny, East of Scotland Safeway G12. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Teamz meanz Heinz From Mike Perchard, Branch Secretary, Heinz Frozen & Chilled Norfolk C93. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Usdaw women storm Downing Street From Val Churchill, Oxford General H92. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Lifelong Learning
Members at Boots Plc in Nottingham can now learn and earn at their new learning centre on the Beeston site. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Double celebration for award winner Denise Congratulations go to Usdaw’s Denise Gordon after she picked up the first ever TUC award for the Best Workplace Learning Centre. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Government funding will see learning opportunities multiply Trade unions will share millions of pounds over the next three years from the Government’s learning fund with Usdaw in line for more than £800,000. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] State-of-the-art Academy for Tesco Hundreds of Tesco members in distribution will be able to take full advantage of lifelong learning now that the new Tesco Academy centre is up and running in Fenny Lock, Milton Keynes. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Member services
Usdaw is delighted to announce a new and exclusive insurance scheme for members, launched in partnership with UIA Insurance. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Pay
Young members are an essential part of Usdaw and their issues are our issues, says Sir Bill Connor. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] People and Events
Young members are the future of Usdaw and in a regular feature on youth activists Arena looks to find out what makes them tick, and takes the pulse of union members aged 26 and below. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Boots members’ loyalty rewarded One of the union’s best organised sites, Boots in Nottingham, honoured 30 of its long serving members in August with, co-incidentally, 30 year membership awards. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Festival puts Europride into Manchester Usdaw yet again had a presence at the Europride festival in Manchester over the August bank holiday weekend. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Marie bows out after 25 years Former North Eastern division Area Organiser Marie Glover, 57, took early retirement in June after 25 years on the union’s staff. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Network of support at Unichem Listening and delivering are two very important ingredients for a shop steward, says Carrie Taylor, 26, who works for Unichem in Livingston, Scotland. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] North Eastern division shows its charitable side More than £100 was raised for the Scarborough British Legion Poppy Appeal by generous members in the North Eastern division earlier this summer. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Quartet make an ideal blend One of the union’s youngest group of members can be found at the Somerfield store in Linlithgow, Scotland. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Tributes for two valued members of staff Union pays its respects to former staff, Tom McLoone and Doug Robson. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Politics
By Ann Coffey MP, Parliamentary Private Secretary to Alistair Darling, Secretary of State for Transport. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Recruitment and Organising
A comprehensive new recognition and procedural agreement has been negotiated with Scottish bakers Simmers, giving Usdaw exclusive negotiating rights, and it has already seen a big pay hike for members at the plant. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Campaigns drive up membership to 325,500 Membership of Usdaw has crashed through the 325,000 barrier after thousands of new recruits signed up in the nine months to September. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Is Laura our youngest member? One of Usdaw’s youngest recruiters is fifteen year-old Laura Anderson, a Saturday sales assistant at Alldays in Southampton. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Team work pays off at Tesco Faversham Award winning recruiter Carole Jackson boasts an impressive 97 per cent membership level at her Tesco store in Faversham town centre. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Work and Life
Last year, over the twelve days of Christmas alone, ChildLine counselled around 3,000 children – children in danger or distress, children who felt they had nowhere else to turn. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] Pensioners urged to take the credit Pensioners are set to gain from this October with the introduction of the Government’s new Pension Credit. 13 October 2003 [Full Story] |
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