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Usdaw turns up the heat for maximum temperature law 01 July 2009
Usdaw is turning up the heat on the debate on workplace temperatures. The Union is campaigning for a maximum temperature to be enshrined in law, to protect thousands of Usdaw members during the summer months.... read more
Usdaw slams dairy receivers 17 June 2009
Usdaw slammed receivers PricewaterhouseCoopers today after it closed and sold off a number of Dairy Farmers of Britain sites without informing the Union.... read more
Tesco to launch European Works Council 15 June 2009
Usdaw and Tesco have reached agreement to begin formal discussions to set up a European Works Council to cover the retailer’s European business.... read more
Usdaw takes action as Bridgend and Blaydon dairies shut down 12 June 2009
Receivers are today shutting down the Dairy Farmers of Britain’s Bridgend and Blaydon dairies, just two days after the equally sudden closure of the Lincoln dairy.... read more
Usdaw seeks protective award as receivers close dairy 11 June 2009
Usdaw is seeking a protective award for its members, after receivers closed the Dairy Farmers of Britain’s Lincoln dairy on Wednesday without consultation, affecting up to 150 employees.... read more
Tory bill to kill minimum wage goes ahead 11 June 2009
Tory MPs are continuing to promote a Bill to abolish the minimum wage, which is due to be debated tomorrow.... read more
Carer calls on Government for better support 08 June 2009
Working carers will be meeting MPs in the House of Commons on Carers’ Day, 9 June. The meeting has been arranged by Usdaw in order to demonstrate to the Government the need for better support for carers. ... read more
Dairy Farmers of Britain goes into receivership 04 June 2009
It was announced last night that Dairy Farmers of Britain (DFoB) would be going into receivership, with up to 2,200 jobs being put at risk.... read more
Working parents don’t realise they’re missing out on benefits 02 June 2009
Nearly half of all first time parents are worried about money, yet most have not heard of Child Benefit, let alone the other benefits to which they are entitled.... read more
You can claim £190 to help bring up your baby 27 May 2009
As part of the Parents’ and Carers’ Spotlight Day on 3 June, Usdaw is campaigning to inform working parents of their rights.... read more
Minimum Wage bill on hold 19 May 2009
The Tories’ bill, which threatened to get rid of the Minimum Wage, has been put on hold. ... read more
Minimum wage increase 12 May 2009
Usdaw is welcoming the announcement that the minimum wage will be increased in October from £5.73 to £5.80. Usdaw is also pleased that from October 2010 the age at which the adult minimum wage is paid will be reduced from 22 to 21.... read more
Learning in store for Adult Learners’ Week 11 May 2009
Usdaw members are celebrating Adult Learners’ Week (9 to 15 May) by holding events all around the UK. ... read more
Tories plan to scrap Minimum Wage is cause for Wage Concern 08 May 2009
Usdaw, the shopworkers’ union, is leading a campaign to save the National Minimum Wage from a Tory Bill to scrap it.... read more
Usdaw marks Workers' Memorial Day 28 April 2009
To mark Workers’ Memorial Day, 1500 delegates and visitors of Shopworkers’ union, Usdaw, held a two minute silence at its annual conference today, in remembrance of victims of accidents at work and occupational disease.... read more
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