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Campaigns Conferences Editorial Health and Safety Legal Services People and Events Recruitment and Organising Rights at work Work and Life Campaigns
Working parents Jo Downes and Alan Bowles know all about the difficulties of juggling their domestic responsibilities with their work commitments – that’s why they joined an Usdaw delegation to Westminster to lobby for changes in employment law which would give workers greater access to flexible working. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Conferences
The Government is right behind Usdaw and its campaign to stop violence and abuse in the workplace, home secretary Jacqui Smith MP told delegates and visitors to the conference. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] ADM 2008: National stage for members The biggest event in the union’s calendar saw more than 1,500 reps, officials and members descend on Blackpool for the Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM) for four days of debate, decision-making and socialising. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] ADM 2008: News Other news from ADM. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] ADM 2008: Political matters Usdaw’s new booklet ‘What’s the Labour Government ever done for us?’ has gone to the very heart of the political engine room after secretary of state for communities and local government Hazel Blears MP told conference she would hand them out to every member of the cabinet. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Editorial
Standing still isn’t an option for any trade union or any business these days, and that’s why Usdaw will continue to innovate and find new ways to make us more responsive to our members’ needs. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Health and Safety
Your health and safety question answered. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Migraine and sickness absence Your health and safety question answered 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Smokers left out in the cold Your health and safety question answered. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Sunbed danger Your health and safety question answered. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Legal Services
“Usdaw’s mission is all about improving workers’ lives and winning for members. Usdaw Legal Plus is at the heart of that mission and last year recovered more than £16m for members who sustained personal injuries. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] FirstCall Usdaw: Your Questions Answered Your questions answered about FirstCall Usdaw. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Invaluable help Legal Plus helped part-time sales manager Dianne Jones back on her feet after she injured her knee in an accident at work. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Legal plus - your fully comp insurance policy It was another great year for Usdaw’s Legal Plus service, which recovered more than £17.5m on behalf of members who were injured or treated unfairly in 2007. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Ruth’s lengthy legal battle Usdaw’s specialist team of legal advisors fought a seven-year battle to win almost £11,000 compensation for general assistant Ruth Tipple after she injured her back at the Tesco store in Sprowston, Norwich in 2001. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Vital financial support Part-time checkout operator Ann McPhie faced serious financial difficulties after a work-related back problem forced her to give up work. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] People and Events
The executive council at their May meeting, in accordance with Rule 11, section 1, and the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, agreed that arrangements be made for the election of the general secretary in accordance with the following timetable. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Recruitment and Organising
Sam Bell combines being a rep with studying at university and with both parents being Usdaw activists she’s in good company. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Keeping it in the family The union is a real family affair in the Bell household where all three members are active reps. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Recruit a friend and win £500! You can make Usdaw an even bigger union, make your voice stronger and more influential at work, and have the chance of winning a £500 prize if you recruit one of your work colleagues into the union. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Rights at work
Your question answered. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Roll cages Your question answered. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Temperature Your question answered. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Warehouse rat run Your question answered. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Work and Life
If you’re going on holiday this year take Arena with you and you could win £100 as part of our ‘Arena around the world’ competition. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Dealing with dyslexia - Denise turns her life around It’s never too late to return to learning - ask Co-op sales assistant Denise McWilliams who at 45 is well on her way to her first formal qualification. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Give them credit! Usdaw members Paul Wiemers and Dawn Routledge tell us about their tax credits. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Survey said... The first ever survey conducted by the union threw up some interesting pointers on how the members feel about Usdaw. In the groundbreaking initiative members (reps and staff were surveyed separately) were sent detailed questionnaires, which asked them about every aspect of their union membership. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Working Tax Credits Guide for people with no children You have to be aged over 25 and working at least 30 hours a week, or disabled and aged over 16, working at least 16 hours a week to claim. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] Working Tax Credits for couples and lone parents with children One of you must be working at least 16 hours a week to claim 12 June 2008 [Full Story] You can take the credit Usdaw is urging its members to make the most of the Government’s financial help for families on low incomes available to workers with or without children. 12 June 2008 [Full Story] |
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