Supporting Parents and Carers

Supporting Parents and Carers Campaign

Usdaw's Supporting Parents and Carers Campaign seeks to improve the lives of workers with either parental or caring responsibilities. Around 75% of Usdaw members are either parents or carers (or both) and they tell us loud and clear that they need the Union to campaign for them.

The campaign aims to make gains through our negotiations with companies and to campaign with Government for more rights. Since it was launched in 2004 the campaign has delivered:

• Negotiated improvements in the terms and conditions for more than two-thirds of our members.
• New rights for parents, like extended paid maternity leave and adoptive leave.
• New rights for carers, like the right to request flexible working and an increase in the earnings threshold for Carers Allowance.

The last Spotlight Day, Wednesday 3 June 2009, was focused on making sure working parents know about their benefit rights and understand how to go about claiming the money that's theirs.

We also want to use the day to build support for the Government's campaign to end child poverty by 2020.

Here's how you can help our campaign

Complete the survey - claim what' s yours, it's as easy as ABC
Do you know what benefits you are entitled to as a working parent?...   read more »

Use the claim what's yours - it's as easy as ABC pledge card and postcard
Use the Postcard with Pledge Card to raise the Supporting Parents and Carers Campaign with your MP....   read more »

Theme your union noticeboard around claim what's yours - it's as easy as ABC
Usdaw wants to make sure that our members who are juggling paid work with bringing up children know about the benefits they are entitled to and understand how to claim them....   read more »

Getting your MP on board
You can make a real impact by getting your own Labour MP or Euro Candidate out campaigning with you on Spotlight Day. ...   read more »

Order the latest campaign materials
...   read more »

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