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December 2008
November 2008
October 2008
September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008

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December 2008

Woolworths store closures on 30 December 2008 22 December 2008
Woolworths store closures on 2 January 2009 22 December 2008
Woolworths store closures on 5 January 2009. 22 December 2008
Woolworths store closures on 27 December 2008 17 December 2008
Usdaw appalled at 30,000 Woolworths redundancies. 17 December 2008
Woolworths update - information to Woolworths staff 17 December 2008
Woolworths update 11 December 2008
Woolworths further information 11 December 2008
Woolworths first redundancies announced 05 December 2008
£70 Christmas bonus is great news for carers 03 December 2008
What will happen to the pension scheme now Woolworths has gone into administration? 02 December 2008
Woolworths update 02 December 2008

November 2008

Dairy Farmers of Britain redundancies 28 November 2008
Usdaw urges Camelot to keep lottery in Woolworths 28 November 2008
Usdaw members devastated as Administrators move in at Woolworths and MFI 26 November 2008
Pre-Budget Report welcome news for hard-pressed Usdaw members 24 November 2008
Usdaw welcomes Co-op knife clamp down 14 November 2008
Post Office® Christmas Club: Special Member Offer 09 November 2008
Usdaw congratulates Manchester councils on awards 07 November 2008
Usdaw asks employers to reduce stress in the workplace 04 November 2008
Imagine winning £2,000 in supermarket vouchers! 02 November 2008
Win a break! 02 November 2008
The Usdaw Organising Academy 2009 ... are you up for it? 01 November 2008
Uchange4better – Save on your gas and electricity bills? 01 November 2008

October 2008

Personal injury claim line a success 29 October 2008
Union Elections 2009: Make sure you get your vote 29 October 2008
Union Elections 2009 29 October 2008
One in 10 shopworkers physically assaulted 27 October 2008
Pensions announcement a boost for carers 24 October 2008
Co-op takeover of Somerfield 22 October 2008
Usdaw backs demands to cut retail crime 21 October 2008
Usdaw joins lobby for decent state pension 21 October 2008
The majority of shopworkers face verbal abuse 13 October 2008
Minimum Wage workers to meet Low Pay Commission 01 October 2008

September 2008

Minimum wage will help shopworkers 30 September 2008
Usdaw delighted at Brown’s vision for future 23 September 2008
Usdaw calls on Labour for improved maternity leave 22 September 2008
Pension Scheme Closure at Woolworths 18 September 2008
Women’s No Pay Day 16 September 2008
John Hannett re-elected as General Secretary 15 September 2008
Take part in Usdaw's Divisional Equalities Forum 15 September 2008
Usdaw calls for equal pay for women 10 September 2008
Usdaw welcomes better deal for apprentices 09 September 2008
Usdaw calls for protection of vulnerable workers 09 September 2008
Usdaw calls for more money for pregnant women 08 September 2008
Usdaw calls for higher cap on redundancy pay 08 September 2008
Usdaw announces TUC proposals 05 September 2008
Shop Direct ballot result 04 September 2008

August 2008

Usdaw echoes call to support carers 29 August 2008
M&S cuts redundancy package 21 August 2008
Ladbroke's call centre strike to go ahead 20 August 2008
Warning to all Retail Staff Regarding Knife Sales 14 August 2008

July 2008

Extended minimum wage is good news – Usdaw 31 July 2008
Usdaw takes the heat out of sweltering workplaces 29 July 2008
Usdaw hails vote-winning policies won at Warwick 28 July 2008
Usdaw calls for a Community Day 22 July 2008
Flexible parental leave will support Government’s youth strategy 18 July 2008
Usdaw welcomes Co-op’s Somerfield takeover 16 July 2008
The Usdaw Home Study – Apply today 11 July 2008
Usdaw delivers carers’ petition to No. 10 02 July 2008
Safe as warehouses 02 July 2008

June 2008

Ethical Trading 26 June 2008
Usdaw fights for mistreated bookshop workers 24 June 2008
Usdaw welcomes right to request time to train 23 June 2008
James Purnell meets Usdaw over help for working carers 13 June 2008
Skills Minister opens learning centre at Greenwich Boots 13 June 2008
Successful start for Usdaw's personal injury call centre 10 June 2008
Usdaw welcomes carers announcement 10 June 2008
Union Elections 2008: Make sure you get your vote 10 June 2008

May 2008

Workers get healthy start to their learning lives 29 May 2008
Fairer deal for agency workers 20 May 2008
Buyer for Ethel Austin 19 May 2008
Good news for working parents 15 May 2008
Usdaw learners celebrate Adult Learners’ Week 15 May 2008
Dixons Stores Group (DSG) Statement 15 May 2008
Calling all carers 14 May 2008
Home Study - Understanding Pensions 14 May 2008
Usdaw delighted at £10 a month tax break 14 May 2008
Usdaw concerned at Staff Dismissal Register 12 May 2008
Home Secretary meets North West victims of workplace abuse 01 May 2008

April 2008

Help with tax credits 30 April 2008
Shopworkers commemorate Workers’ Memorial Day 29 April 2008
Usdaw launches personal injury call centre 27 April 2008
Hazel Blears launches Usdaw booklet 27 April 2008
Usdaw welcomes announcement of help for young workers 24 April 2008
Usdaw calls on the Government to address the effect of the abolition of the 10p rate on low-paid workers 22 April 2008
Minister to speak at Usdaw Annual Conference 21 April 2008
Potential sale of Ethel Austin 21 April 2008
Ethel Austin redundancy figures announced 17 April 2008
Ethel Austin goes into administration 15 April 2008
Sunday is the day to claim the tax credits you are due 04 April 2008

March 2008

FreshXpress soon goes stale 27 March 2008
Usdaw to meet the Government over Redcats 13 March 2008
Usdaw welcomes a rise in tax credits to benefit low-paid staff 12 March 2008
Working mums worried about time off for sick children 06 March 2008
Usdaw welcomes rise in National Minimum Wage 05 March 2008
Usdaw presents evidence for the extension of flexible working to all parents 04 March 2008

February 2008

Usdaw members at Boots Logistics vote to strike 27 February 2008

January 2008

Usdaw has teamed up with The Co-operative Travel 31 January 2008
Usdaw Organising Awards celebrate excellence 29 January 2008
Shock and Disappointment as Redcats announce closure of Empire Stores 11 January 2008
Announcement of the closure of Brackmills Distribution Centre ‘devastating news’ for Usdaw members 08 January 2008
Are you up for the organising challenge? 02 January 2008
Be mortgage free for a year! 01 January 2008

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