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Campaigns Companies Conferences Editorial Equality Get Involved Legal Services Letters Lifelong Learning People and Events Recruitment and Organising Work and Life Campaigns
Employers, the Government and UK workers now have a much better understanding of the difficulties faced by working people who have parental and/or caring duties. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Alarming rise in shop attacks Violence against shopworkers went up by 14 per cent in 2004, a new survey by employers group the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Carers set to win new rights Workers who care for sick and disabled relatives will be able to request flexible working after the Government announced plans to extend the right, which currently is only open to working parents with young children. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Consumers reject more Sunday shopping Nearly two-thirds of Britain's shoppers have firmly rejected any extension of Sunday shopping hours for large stores, an independent survey has revealed. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Top marks after school visits Schoolchildren from Wakefield gave Supporting Parents and Carers a resounding vote of support when they were treated to a visit from a campaigning trio. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Companies
More than nine out of ten financial advisers at Co-operative Insurance Services (CIS) have agreed to new terms and conditions with further talks planned to discuss how the new working practices bed in. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Job loss fears as Co-op Group shuts department stores Usdaw has pledged to support all of its members at 36 Co-op Group department and home stores which face sale or closure over the next 14 months. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Retailers queue up for Littlewoods At least 70 of the 80 Littlewoods stores which will not be converted to Primark have attracted widespread interest from high street retailers including BHS, TK Maxx, and TJ Hughes. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Superstore saga nears completion The UK's fifth largest supermarket group has been sold to a business consortium for more than £1 billion. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Usdaw on alert after multi-billion pound merger Usdaw is to meet with management at pharmacy giants Boots and Unichem after they announced they were to merge in a £7 billion deal. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Usdaw provides the real motivation for M&S staff Saint Michael, the patron saint of grocers, and a couple of specially commissioned ‘Ad Vans’ were called up to promote Usdaw’s campaign for recognition at M&S. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Conferences
The Labour Party conference is the biggest political event of its kind and Usdaw was there to lobby for the interests of union members at work, at home and in the wider community. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Minister's pledge on holidays Union activists from across the UK descended on the national training centre at Warrington, Cheshire, for the retail trades conference - a two day event of top speakers, videos, workshops, discussion and debates. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Editorial
There’s never a dull moment in the world of work and with the Christmas rush already upon us there are many other challenges facing the trade union movement. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Equality
Occupational segregation has restricted the job opportunities for young women over many years, according to youth activist Sarah France. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Usdaw - still campaigning for women's equality Hundreds of union members, who otherwise may not have become involved in Usdaw, have passed through the ranks of the women's committees. Many have progressed and are now activists, senior reps and full-time officials. It has been a tremendous journey since 1985 for everyone involved. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Get Involved
The next few months will be the busiest in the union's calendar. The election process for the president and the executive council, the union's governing body, are now underway. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Don't just sit there, get involved! Actions speak louder than words and there are plenty of openings for young members to take a bigger part in the union. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Tomorrow's union leaders Usdaw's youth section is celebrating a growth spurt with more than 6,600 new young members signing up during the last 12 months. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Legal Services
Usdaw members have no need to call on any legal assistance other than the union's Legal Plus service. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Legal plus What is Legal Plus? 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Security service A substantial amount of compensation and essential financial security was recovered for Dave Bergess and his family after he was seriously injured in an accident at work. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Usdaw delivers for long time member Long time member Maureen Costello put her faith in Usdaw and was not disappointed when she was awarded £18,500 in compensation after an accident at work. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Value for money for Anita When checkout operator Anita Williams developed a niggling pain in her left arm she immediately turned to Usdaw for help. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Letters
From Alan Francis, secretary H95 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Eagle eyed Tony! From Editor, Arena 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Every 30 years helps From Norrie Slater, Eastern divisional officer. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] First women From Pamela Thompson, area organiser. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Learning to progress From Christine Green, project worker, South Wales and Western division. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Meeting your local MP gets results From Sally Dallapiazza, East of Scotland Safeway G12. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Organising migrant labour From Mike Brewer, North Eastern divisional officer 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Sales assistant of the year From Mike Aylward, North West divisional officer 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Star Letter - It's all going on! From Andy Bray, secretary Mid Sussex H23. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Thank you A big thank you to the Legal Plus team at Usdaw who helped me win my compensation claim after an incident three years ago. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Lifelong Learning
Activist Phil Toon will be helping members take their first step into learning as he takes up his role as the country's first TUC Nextstep workplace adviser. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Confidence booster Members at the Morrisons store in Aberdeen are taking their first steps on the road to learning for life thanks to visits from mobile learning reps Iain Wilson and Lorraine Barr. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Learning buzz at Sainsbury's There's a real buzz in the air for hundreds of Sainsbury's retail staff in stores across South West England after members took full advantage of a new pilot scheme which is providing learning opportunities. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Making you the success story Learning reps have made a big difference in partnership with call centre employer Optimum Contact Solutions helping it to become the first company in mid Wales to make a firm commitment to improving the basic skills of its workforce by signing up to the Basic Skills Employer Pledge. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] New team of learning reps in Scottish Division Thousands of Usdaw members have returned to learning thanks to the hard work and commitment of our growing army of union learning reps, said deputy general secretary Paddy Lillis after he presented a new team of learning reps with their certificates at the Scottish divisional conference. 01 December 2005 [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. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] New teams in place A new influx of organisers have joined the staff in the last 12 months Arena caught up with six of them. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Sainsbury's network for reps Sainsbury's membership in the Southern division had an encouraging boost after a special get-together for reps saw them return to their workplace determined to sign up new recruits. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Students rule at summer school For many years Usdaw's summer schools have been equipping reps and activists with knowledge, information and training to help them deliver a first class service to members. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Tesco support unit making its mark Usdaw has appointed former research assistant Tony Dale as team leader of the newly established Tesco support team. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Well organised Former Tibbett and Britten convenor Gary Lord has had an 'eye-opening' time since he joined the staff in December last year. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Why I am an Usdaw member Activist Shabnam Iqbal explains why she joined Usdaw and how she's become more active within the union. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Recruitment and Organising
With more than 1,000 staff, a history of union inactivity, and more than 50 nationalities employed at the two depots at the Wincanton site, the obstacles to recruitment were, on the face of it, massive. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Extra members for Tesco Dismal membership figures at the Tesco Extra store in Wigan are a thing of the past after area organiser Nick Gerrard teamed up with academy organiser Ronnie Thompson and Tesco stand down rep Catherine Wilson to turn the store around. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] MFI - Members Flood In An ongoing campaign for recognition at furniture group MFI is gathering pace after more than 440 new members signed up in the last 12 months. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Membership figures are on the up Membership figures are on the up at the appropriately named Morrisons store in Up Hatherley, Cheltenham with two new reps and more than 50 members signing up over the last two months. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Open your eyes to the academy Usdaw's organising academy gives members like you the unique opportunity to spend six months on secondment to Usdaw to help recruit and organise in other workplaces. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Recruit five new members and you could win a car! Any member who recruits five of their friends or colleagues into Usdaw will automatically be entered into a fantastic prize draw and could win anything from a car to a luxury holiday to hundreds of pounds of shopping vouchers. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Reps ensure membership marches on As the fastest growing union in the UK you would expect Usdaw to be the experts at recruitment. Well, that's exactly what's happening in shops, supermarkets, warehouses, offices and many other workplaces up and down the country as the union's army of reps, academy organising officers and area organisers join forces to recruit, organise and energise staff at many of the nation's most well-known employers. Arena took a close look. 01 December 2005 [Full Story] Work and Life
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