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14 May 2012
The shopworkers' Union Usdaw has welcomed the latest move by the country's top retailers to ensure the best possible measures are in place to protect shop staff from violence and abuse.
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27 April 2012
This Saturday, Usdaw members will join trade unionists and safety campaigners from around the world to commemorate Workers' Memorial Day and to support the TUC's Day of Action on Health and Safety.
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8 March 2012
The UK's fourth biggest Union Usdaw has today revealed that one in seven of its women members have safety concerns about their journeys to and from work.
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16 January 2012
The shopworkers Union Usdaw says it is extremely worried by the increase in reported incidents of abuse and threats against shop staff recorded by the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC’s) annual survey of retail crime which was published today.
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11 August 2011
Usdaw applauds the efforts of the shopworkers who have made special efforts to keep shops open for local communities during the recent riots.
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10 August 2011
The shopworkers Union Usdaw has condemned the rioting and looting of the past four nights and has called on the police and employers to ensure that the safety of shopworkers, customers and local residents remains their number one priority.
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30 June 2011
Friday 1 July is Action Mesothelioma Day. Campaigners are running events throughout the country to raise awareness about asbestos and the cancer it causes.
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12 May 2011
Morrison’s Supermarket assistant manager Adam Roper was operating a pallet truck that collided with a protection post in the storage area, in Oct 2009. His left foot was crushed between the truck and the post and required surgery to amputate his big toe.
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12 May 2011
Townfield Manufacturing Co Ltd of Oldham which manufactures kitchen equipment for takeaway restaurants, have been found guilty of two breaches of s33 (1)(g) of the HSWA 1974.
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7 April 2011
Workers on nightshift are three times more likely to have a work related accident than their colleagues on day shift and twice as likely to have a car accident on the way home following their shift.