National winner of the 2005 Campaigns Award - Maggie Hughes

Maggie won the 2005 Campaigns Award for her innovative use of campaigns in her Tesco store in Croydon. Maggie is the leading shop steward in her store and used her experiences as a working mother to effectively lobby MPs at the House of Commons making the case for more rights for working parents and carers.

Maggie Hughes collects the 2005 Campaigns Award

Maggie has also organised street stalls for Respect for Shopworkers Day that aims to reduce violence against shopworkers, and has been back to Parliament to lobby MPs for a national ID scheme to reduce the number of sales to under-age drinkers.

“Freedom From Fear is designed to raise the issue of violence and I make sure that people in my store get involved in reducing the levels of violence against shopworkers,” said Maggie.

The divisional winners for this category were:

North West Division
North West Marks and Spencer, K193 Branch

South Wales and Western Division
John Scott and team, Tesco Extra, Cirencester, Stroud, Cotswold and District A184 Branch

Midlands Division
Graham Parkin, East Midlands Non Foods E085 Branch

North Eastern Division
Tracy Chippendale, Sata Redcats UK F063 Branch

Scottish Division
Roseann McAllister, CWS Retail Co-op G036 Branch

Eastern Division
Helen King, Sam King, Renne Wright and Sandra Mitchell, Tesco, Martlesham, Anglia Tesco C054 Branch

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