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Network Journal 2007 Issue 1 Jan/Feb |
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Benefits
Campaigns – Scotts Christmas Day and New Year's Day Trading
Campaigns – Parents and Carers
Companies
Conferences
Editorial
Equality
Get Involved
Health and Safety
Letters
Lifelong Learning
News In Brief
Pensions
People and Events
Recruitment and Organising
Rights at work
Training
Work and Life
Benefits
Campaigns – Scotts Christmas Day and New Year's Day Trading
Second hogmanay hurdle cleared at Holyrood
Usdaw members across Scotland were celebrating after a bill banning large stores from opening their doors on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day passed its second stage in the Scottish parliament, despite opposition from some big retailers.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Campaigns – Parents and Carers
Companies
MP turns out in Tamworth to support campaign
Customers and staff at the M&S store in Tamworth gave campaigners a very warm welcome when a small team of officials were joined by local MP Brian Jenkins to hand out leaflets, postcards and membership forms.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Massive turnout from North West Tesco Reps
Informative, enjoyable and successful, that was the verdict from Reps in K division who went to the first weekend get-together for Tesco Activists, held in Blackpool in January.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Morrisons Reps get-together at the double
Fifty Morrisons Reps from stores and sites across the North East gathered in Bradford in January to familiarise themselves with the terms of the new improved company/Usdaw agreement which came into force in February.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Negotiator: Brian Loughhead
Senior National Shop Steward Brian Loughhead is working hard to improve terms and conditions for his members at the Co-operative Retail Logistics site in Blaydon, Tyne and Wear.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Usdaw keeps M&S in its sights
Usdaw has launched a national campaign to give M&S staff the right to be recognised by a fair trade union just as the company emphasises its own ‘fair trade’ credentials.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Conferences
Editorial
Equality
Legal boost for working carers
The Work and Families Act has introduced some important changes to maternity rights, adoption rights and the right to request flexible working, writes acting Equalities Officer Jo Bird.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Get Involved
Get online, get active and join the debate
With more than 783,000 hits in 2006 Usdaw’s award winning web site www.usdaw.org.uk is now a well-established tool for activists across the UK – available 24 hours a day seven days a week.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Have you signed up for e-mail alerts?
Visit the home page and sign up to join our e-mail lists to receive regular updates on a variety of subjects ranging from news, equality issues, membership services, lifelong learning, pensions and much more.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Health and Safety
Letters
Brenda lee: 30 years
Keith Russell, Area Organiser, Leeds.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Co-operate
John Round, Sheffield F163.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Farepak Fund payout
Mrs Jackie Boardman, (via e-mail).
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Federation weekend: Cardiff
Paul Adams, Area Organiser, Cardiff.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Festive closure won’t hurt
Ian Ballard, South East London General H86.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Joe pape: 30 years
Brian Loughhead, convenor, CRL Blaydon F12.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Merger potential at Co-ops
Nick Hempleman, North West Kent H38.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Migrants exploited
Name & address supplied.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Redcats visit for Hazel
Melanie Reynard, Redcats F63.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Sata: National committee
Tracy Scholey, Sata Redcats F63.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Summer School: Campaign
Dennis Hart, Executive Councillor.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Taking loyalty to the max
Paul Clarke, Secretary, Fallowfield K21.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Top course
Tommy Murphy, Northants Tesco E47.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Lifelong Learning
Co-op logistics Reps in action
A hard-working team of Reps is making sure Lifelong Learning is delivering new skills, qualifications and helping to boost the confidence of hundreds of warehouse operatives and drivers at two Co-op Retail Logistics sites in the Midlands.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Giving members A new lease of life
Since Usdaw launched its lifelong learning campaign seven years ago more than 21,275 members have returned to learning, 529 union Learning Reps have been trained, and learning is up and running in more than 150 workplaces.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Giving you the best in education
Usdaw’s Branch Officer Training Courses packed in 46 newly elected Branch Officials into two five-day residential courses held at the union’s National Training Centre in Warrington.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
New deal will open up doors to learning
Usdaw has signed a new learning agreement with the Workers Educational Association (WEA) to deliver a Return to Learn programme for retail workers.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Safety comes first in Eastern division
Tesco Activists in the Bury St Edmunds area took advantage of the union’s specially designed course for new Health and Safety Reps.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Wrexham dairy: Cream of the crop
Lifelong Learning is a big hit for hundreds of dairy workers at First Milk, the former Dairy Crest site, in Wrexham, North Wales.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
News In Brief
Pensions
Pension course - Sign up now
You can find out about the pensions issues by signing up for Understanding Pensions – Usdaw’s very own Home Study course designed especially for members who want to get to grips with state and company pension schemes.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Pension transfer warning
Usdaw is urging its members to think carefully before accepting cash payouts to change their benefits under their existing pension scheme, writes Pensions Officer Eleanor Lewington.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Pension trustee?
Are you an Usdaw member who is, or interested in becoming, a trustee of your pension scheme, or on a Pensions Consultative Committee?
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Savings scheme plan
The Government published a White Paper in December outlining plans for a national pension savings scheme, targeted at the millions of workers who have no retirement savings, writes Pensions Officer Eleanor Lewington.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
People and Events
Area Organiser: Mary Smart
Leeds-based Organiser Mary Smart will take ‘many many fond memories’ with her following her retirement in early January – more than 21 years after joining the union’s staff.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Network Spotlight – Emma Peters
As part of a regular feature, Network meets up with one of Usdaw’s 9,500 strong army of reps and finds out what life is like at the sharp end. In this issue Scotland’s Emma Peters answers our questions.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Obituary: Tom Hayes
Former Midlands-based Area Organiser Tom Hayes died in November last year. He was 77.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Recruitment and Organising
Rights at work
Holiday bonus for vulnerable workers
Usdaw has welcomed Government proposals to increase employees’ minimum holiday entitlement from 20 days per year to 28 which will directly benefit millions of workers across the UK.
16 February 2007 [Full Story]
Training
Work and Life
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