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Network Journal 2006 Issue 1 March |
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Benefits
Campaigns – Freedom From Fear
Campaigns – Parents and Carers
Campaigns - Sunday
Editorial
Equality
Health and Safety
Letters
Lifelong Learning
News In Brief
Organising Academy
Pensions
People and Events
Politics
Recruitment and Organising
Training
Benefits
Campaigns – Freedom From Fear
Campaigns – Parents and Carers
Members are the winners with caring campaign
The Supporting Parents and Carers campaign improved rights at work for thousands of our members and led to significant changes in the law, writes equalities officer Ruth Cross.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
Political support vital
Usdaw reps in the North East division won the support of the Rt Hon Stephen Byers MP (North Tyneside) and Mayor John Harrison who joined members of North Tyneside branch to give their backing to Usdaw’s Parents and Carers campaign.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
Campaigns - Sunday
Action all areas to Save Our Sundays
The Sunday Trading campaign is well underway following the Government’s announcement that it is seeking views on the pros and cons of extending Sunday opening for large stores in England and Wales.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
Use campaign to recruit
“This is a fantastic opportunity for our reps to speak to non-members about an issue that is very important to all shopworkers,” said General Secretary John Hannett.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
Editorial
Equality
Age bias will be outlawed
From 1 October 2006, it will be unlawful for employers to discriminate on the grounds of age.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
Co-ordinator contacts
For more information on your local equalities forum contact one of the divisional equalities forum co-ordinator's below:
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
Equalities forums begin to take shape
The union’s new equalities forums will give a voice to all of those members who in the past may have been under-involved in Usdaw.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
Marching with pride
Members from Eastern division joined more than 250,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, their friends and families to celebrate London Pride in July 2005.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
Health and Safety
Campaign aims to cut transport death toll
Every year 70 people are killed and thousands are injured in accidents involving vehicles.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
Capital safety plan
Moving Goods Safely (MGS) is a London-wide initiative involving the HSE, Local Authorities, the regional TUC and employers working in partnership to reduce injuries and ill-health arising from the movement of goods.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
Construction boss jailed
The boss of a construction company in Wales was given an 18-month custodial sentence for manslaughter following the death of one of his employees.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
Drivers’ hours face close scrutiny
The European Parliament has approved a law designed to tighten up on the number of hours lorry drivers spend behind the wheel.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
Health and Safety briefs
Absence costs the UK economy around £12 billion every year, the HSE has estimated.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
Safety briefs
More firms are dealing with health and safety at board level and more companies have a named health and safety director than the previous year, a new survey as shown.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
Smoking ban – a breath of fresh air says union
Usdaw is delighted the ban on smoking in workplaces across England will include private member’s clubs where the union represents bar stewards and stewardesses.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
Letters
Lifelong Learning
Learning brings new life to pastry makers at Jus-Rol
Reps and management have risen to the challenge at Jus-Rol and signed a joint learning agreement which will provide new opportunities for staff at the famous bakery in Berwick, Northumberland. It’s clearly a recipe for success, Network found out more.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
News In Brief
Latest Usdaw news
Polish workers top the league of migrant workers from eastern and central Europe coming to the UK, new figures from the European Union (EU) reveal.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
News in brief
Global organisation Union Network International (UNI) has welcomed Tesco’s decision to enter the American market – currently dominated by Wal-Mart – as a positive step for the US workforce.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
Organising Academy
Pensions
People and Events
Politics
Building on Labour’s election victory
In 2005 trade unionists rose to the challenge of electing a third term Labour Government and thanks to your efforts in the workplaces and on the doorsteps we were able to elect a Government committed to working people.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
Christmas working update
There was a tremendous response to the Christmas Working campaign featured in the last edition of Network.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
Recruitment and Organising
Training
Sainsbury’s safety first
Understanding the rights and responsibilities of a safety rep provided an informative course for activists in the Southern division.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
There’s a course to suit everyone in Usdaw
Usdaw offers training to all of its reps in a relaxed and informal setting providing activists with the information they need whatever their background and whatever their experience. It’s nothing like being ‘back at school’.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
Usdaw knows your rights
A two-day employment law course held at the Warrington office gave reps a comprehensive rundown of their rights.
06 March 2006 [Full Story]
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