Arena Magazine 2008 Issue 3 Autumn Arena

Campaigns

Knowledge is the key
Usdaw is helping thousands of members get to grips with pensions by cutting through the jargon and making pensions easier to understand.
19 September 2008 [Full Story]

Respect Week in focus
Violence and abuse against shopworkers is rarely out of the news these days – Usdaw is out to change all that.
19 September 2008 [Full Story]

Supporting Parents & Carers
The Supporting Parents and Carers campaign was taken to 10 Downing Street by John Hannett, carer Sam Seghdi and working mum Maria Luff when they presented a 50,000 signature petition calling for improved rights for working parents and carers.
19 September 2008 [Full Story]

Editorial

Speaking up for you
I am pleased to report that after top-level talks at Labour’s National Policy Forum the union won some important policy commitments from the Government.
19 September 2008 [Full Story]

Health and Safety

Drive time
Your health and safety question answered.
19 September 2008 [Full Story]

Hanging on the telephone
Your health and safety question answered.
19 September 2008 [Full Story]

Testing dilemma
Your health and safety question answered.
19 September 2008 [Full Story]

Legal Services

All smiles now for Barbara
Co-op assistant Barbara Taylor was relieved to discover that Usdaw provides cover for accidents outside of work after she tripped on a faulty pavement outside of her shop in Wigan, Greater Manchester.
19 September 2008 [Full Story]

Arthur’s no fall guy
Arthur Goulding can’t thank Usdaw enough after it won compensation for him after a fall at a DIY store in November 2006.
19 September 2008 [Full Story]

FirstCall Usdaw off to a winning start
The union’s new free accident claim line, FirstCall Usdaw, has proved to be a great success with both members and reps since its launch in April this year, said general secretary John Hannett, who is delighted with the early success of the scheme.
19 September 2008 [Full Story]

Good value for Frank
Warehouseman Frank Gibney really values his union membership after Usdaw helped him win £20,000 in compensation when he injured his back at work.
19 September 2008 [Full Story]

Support for Debra at crucial time
Shopworker Debra Sewell felt like ‘a nervous wreck’ and was ‘too scared to go out’ after she was attacked by a drunken woman while on a night out with her family in Bridlington, North Humberside.
19 September 2008 [Full Story]

People and Events

Battling breast cancer
How one brave woman refused to let the disease dominate her life.
19 September 2008 [Full Story]

Recruitment and Organising

26 and Below
Rhian Jones is one of the union’s up and coming young reps and is half way through her Academy1 training course.
19 September 2008 [Full Story]

Bright future for Angie
It has been a meteoric rise for new academy organiser Angie Dewing who up until 18 months ago was quietly going about her business on the checkouts at Tesco in Dereham, Norfolk.
19 September 2008 [Full Story]

Ever wondered what it’s like being a rep?
With more than 10,000 reps on its books, Usdaw activists reflect the world of work today. From shop assistants to warehouse workers, from drivers to production operatives, and from clerical workers to supervisors – anyone can become more involved.
19 September 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.
19 September 2008 [Full Story]

What’s it like being a rep?
What the reps said...
19 September 2008 [Full Story]

Rights at work

Danger of ‘harmless fun’
Your question answered.
19 September 2008 [Full Story]

Driving fine
Your question answered.
19 September 2008 [Full Story]

Unpaid overtime
Your question answered.
19 September 2008 [Full Story]

Working teens
Your question answered.
19 September 2008 [Full Story]

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