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Network Journal 2007 Issue 6 Nov/Dec |
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Campaigns – Freedom From Fear
Campaigns – National Minimum Wage
Campaigns – Parents and Carers
Companies
Conferences
Editorial
Equality
Health and Safety
Letters
Lifelong Learning
News In Brief
Organising Academy
Pay
People and Events
Recruitment and Organising
Training
Work and Life
Young Workers
Campaigns – Freedom From Fear
Campaigns – National Minimum Wage
Call for improved minimum wage
Usdaw has called for an hourly rate of £6 as part of its evidence to the Government’s Low Pay Commission (LPC), the body that recommends changes to the National Minimum Wage (NMW).
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Campaigns – Parents and Carers
Companies
Conferences
National Political Conference 2007
Union members have made important progress during the last ten years of the Labour Government, general secretary John Hannett told delegates to the annual national political conference in November.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
National Political Conference 2007: Proud of union Labour link
Only Labour has an agenda that addresses the hopes and aspirations of working people, said Ed Miliband MP, minister for the cabinet office, speaking for the first time at the conference.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Retail Trades Conference 2007: Check Out Learning
The success of the Check Out Learning (COL) campaign, part of the lifelong learning initiative, formed a large part of the two day conference.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Retail Trades Conference 2007: Deputy General Secretary
The retail sector now makes up 76 per cent of Usdaw’s membership, an 11 per cent increase since 1997, deputy general secretary Paddy Lillis told delegates.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Retail Trades Conference 2007: General Secretary
Most people outside of the retail sector don’t appreciate that with a turnover of £256bn, and a workforce numbering almost three million the industry provides good jobs and careers and is a key part of the British economy, general secretary John Hannett told conference.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Retail Trades Conference 2007: On the agenda
Seven propositions giving delegates the opportunity to discuss and vote on a wide range of issues appeared on the agenda at the conference.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Transport Conference 2007: Committee member
Being a member of the National Road Transport Committee gives Cliff Quilter the chance to see the bigger picture and go beyond company-specific issues.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Transport Conference 2007: Driving the union forward
Usdaw’s transport sector is one of the best organised parts of the union and with more than 60 delegates at the national conference the event is one of the liveliest events in the union’s calendar.The reps were joined by senior union officials, a government minister, an MEP and health and safety experts for the meeting held at the national training centre, Warrington, in November.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Transport Conference 2007: Safety first for delegates
Driving for work should not be a deadly occupation, Tom Harris MP parliamentary under secretary of state, department of transport, told conference.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Editorial
Equality
Health and Safety
Letters
Campaigning reps
Linda Riggs, area organiser, Plymouth office.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Celebration time for Jane at TUC
Jane Rogers, Boots K88.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Cervical cancer
Janina Barlow, Sainsbury’s Yorkshire F173.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Eastern network
Dave McCrossen, deputy divisional officer, Eastern division.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Freedom From Fear at Morrisons Bridgwater
Roy Hewings, area organiser, Plymouth office.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Friends up north
Steve Maundrill, area organiser, Leeds office.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Learning in progress at DIY depot
Mike Grogan, Learning Rep, Exel Logistics Preston Brook K156.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Letters to the editor
Write to the editor of Network.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Loyal legal servant
Peter Hartt, Fallowfield K21.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
MP Tesco Dragonville
Allan Kell, Northern Tesco F101.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Obituary: Philip Lord
Andrew Everson, Fallowfield K21.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Obituary: Tribute for Dee
Sue Merrell, area organiser, Morden office.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Safety course goes online for reps
Gill Bratt, K195 North West Morrisons Retail No.3.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Special branch
Adrian Collins, area organiser, Bristol office.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
State pension centenary
Cameron Philpot, Chesterfield & District F10.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Veteran Bill
Linda Riggs, area organiser Plymouth office.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Lifelong Learning
News In Brief
Organising Academy
Pay
People and Events
Activist-in-depth
As part of a regular feature, Network meets up with one of Usdaw’s 10,500 strong army of reps and finds out what life is like at the sharp end. In this issue Eastern division’s Slovakian born Milan Pavlik answers our questions.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Obituary - Mark Bevis
The union was stunned after Faversham-based area organiser Mark Bevis died in September, he was 39.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Recruitment and Organising
Divisional membership
Divisonal membership as at 1 December 2007
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Stand-down reps the way forward in 2008
Would you like some time out working for the union as a stand-down rep?
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Stand-down: Andy Hearn
Well-known activist Andy Hearn is using his wealth of experience and expertise to help put organising into action across his native Eastern division.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Stand-down: Jon Evans
With a proven track record of recruiting already stacked up, warehouse operative Jon Evans decided to put his skills to the test working as a stand-down rep in the retail sector.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Stand-down: Michael Gibson
Night shift worker Michael Gibson was not content just to organise his own store so he volunteered to visit others as part of a stint as a stand-down rep.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Unilever reps show the way ahead
The Unilever site in Seacroft, Leeds is a unique example of modern day partnership with both the company and Usdaw working hand-in-hand to ensure everything runs smoothly.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Training
Officers branch out with Usdaw
Understanding how the union works nationally, divisionally and locally was the main focus of the branch officers’ course – a five day residential event held for newly elected lay reps.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Reps urged to get involved in local federations
Members from the Cheshire and District federation in the North West division enjoyed a weekend school in October where they mixed socialising with looking at the role of the media.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Work and Life
Cancer concern
Breast cancer is a massively important issue for Usdaw, writes equalities officer Ruth Cross.It affects one in twelve women in the UK. This means that around 27,000 of our women members will at any one time be coping with breast cancer.
13 December 2007 [Full Story]
Young Workers
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