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Network Journal 2005 Issue 3 |
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Book reviews
Campaigns
Companies
Conferences
Editorial
Employment
Equality
Get Involved
Health and Safety
Lifelong Learning
Organising Academy
Pay
Pensions
People and Events
Politics
Recruitment and Organising
Book reviews
Campaigns
Respect Day puts staff safety centre stage
Respect for Shopworkers Day, part of the Freedom From Fear campaign and now in its third year, continued to raise awareness of the violence and abuse faced by the UK’s retail staff.
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
Strong case for ID cards as MPs fail underage test
MPs from across the UK failed to spot a potential underage drinker in a unique test to show how difficult it is for retail staff to identify teenage lawbreakers without proper ID.
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
Supporting working parents in the UK
Parents in Usdaw with children aged over six are under intense emotional and financial pressure as they seek to juggle work, childcare and parenting, the union’s own survey has revealed. Network takes a look at the problems and the limited amount of legal help available.
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
Usdaw – Standing up for teenage workers
At this time of year thousands of 16 and 17 year olds start work where Usdaw organises. Many of these young workers do not know about their rights, and they are among the most vulnerable of the workforce, writes political officer Ruth Stoney.
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
Companies
Company news in brief
Read more about the National Retail Trades Conference, the Usdaw member who lost his legal fight for compensation after being sacked for refusing to work Sundays, and a proposed merger between the Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester Co-op and the West Midlands Co-op.
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
Fire wrecks Hilliers food factory
More than 350 staff at the Hilliers food factory in Plympton, Devon have been made redundant after a fire devastated the site leaving the company with no alternative but to close the business.
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
Shop Direct in jobs switch
The union is in talks with the management of the Littlewoods Shop Direct Group (LSDG) after the company announced a major reorganisation of its home shopping business.
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
Uncertain future at Sundora
Usdaw is meeting with management at the Sundora dry food factory in Pocklington, Yorkshire, after it was sold to rival firm Whitworths.
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
Usdaw steps in after Primark expands empire
Usdaw is seeking clarification from Littlewoods about the job prospects of its 2,700 high street staff after it sold its 120 stores to value clothing chain Primark for £409m.
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
Usdaw to meet with Argos over job descriptions
Usdaw has been meeting with catalogue chain Argos after the company announced proposals to change the job descriptions and working hours of around 1,500 staff.
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
Conferences
Editorial
Employment
Equality
Get Involved
Health and Safety
Advice for funeral industry workers
It might seem a gruesome subject for some, but the risk of infection from handling human remains is a major concern for Usdaw members who work as undertakers and embalmers.
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
European Week tunes into noise
This year’s European Safety Week, which runs from October 24-28, will focus on “Stop That Noise”. The European Agency estimates about a third of workers in Europe are exposed to potentially dangerous levels of noise.
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
Extend smoke free zones, says TUC
The TUC is calling on the Government to extend the proposed smoking ban in England to all indoor workplaces.
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
Health and Safety news in brief
Read more about the HSE advice available to members who work in laundries or in-store dry-cleaners, and a new TUC guide which aims to tackle the UK’s growing stress epidemic.
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
Heavy weight task facing delivery staff
Supermarket home delivery people are top of the league of heavy lifters, picking up an average load of 4,000kg a day - equivalent to lifting 400 black cabs over a year!
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
New HSE guide
The HSE has launched a new guide – Working together to prevent sickness absence becoming job loss – which offers practical advice for reps on long-term sickness absence and return to work issues.
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
Watch your step and help stamp out accidents
The Health and Safety Executive is planning a major campaign on slipping and tripping accidents which will run from October 3 to 28.
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
Lifelong Learning
Organising Academy
Pay
Wage deals bring in the cash
Thousands of Usdaw members from a variety of companies and industries across the UK will be better off after the latest round of pay increases were negotiated by the union’s officials and reps during the past few months.
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
Pensions
People and Events
Politics
Recruitment and Organising
Awards night will honour hard-working reps
Usdaw’s growing army of dedicated and committed reps could find themselves centre stage at the union’s first National Organising Awards Ceremony to be held in January next year at an exclusive venue.
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
Facing up to the recruitment challenge – ten top tips
Trying to recruit new members on a one-to-one basis can be a daunting prospect but there are a few easy-to-remember steps to help you overcome any hurdles. Have a look at these tips to help you get started.
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
Get active now!
If you want to launch your own workplace recruitment campaign there’s plenty of help available
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
Membership continues on upward trend
Usdaw’s membership is on the up – and it’s set to continue. At the last count there were more than 340,700 members at August 20, the highest figure since the early ’90s. Membership is steadily rising and has been doing so since 1996.
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
Membership update
How the divisions stack up:
09 September 2005 [Full Story]
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