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Usdaw recommends Woolworths workers to other retailers 06 January 2009
As Woolworths stores shut up shop for the final time, shopworkers’ union Usdaw is continuing to work to find new jobs for the thousands of staff made redundant.... read more
Woolworths store closures on 30 December 2008 22 December 2008
Usdaw has been notified by the administrators that the following stores will close on 30 December 2008.... read more
Woolworths store closures on 2 January 2009 22 December 2008
Usdaw has been notified by the administrators that the following stores will close on 2 January 2009.... read more
Woolworths store closures on 5 January 2009. 22 December 2008
Usdaw has been notified by the administrators that the following stores will close on 5 January 2009.... read more
Woolworths store closures on 27 December 2008 17 December 2008
Usdaw has been notified by the administrators that the following stores will close on 27 December 2008.... read more
Usdaw appalled at 30,000 Woolworths redundancies. 17 December 2008
Shopworkers’ union, Usdaw, is appalled at the news that all Woolworths stores will close by the 4 January with the loss of 30,000 jobs, if no buyer is found in the next couple of days.... read more
Woolworths update - information to Woolworths staff 17 December 2008
Today we have been advised by the Woolworths administrators, Deloitte, of the timetable for the closure of all Woolworths stores and distribution centres if no buyer is found in the next few days.... read more
Woolworths update 11 December 2008
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Woolworths further information 11 December 2008
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Woolworths update 02 December 2008
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Usdaw members devastated as Administrators move in at Woolworths and MFI 26 November 2008
Usdaw, the shopworkers’ union, which represents thousands of members in Woolworths and MFI reacted with great sadness at the news that the two companies have been put into administration.... read more
Usdaw fights for mistreated bookshop workers 24 June 2008
Shopworkers’ union, Usdaw, has submitted 15 employment tribunal claims against the Brewers, US-based brothers who have taken over a chain of UK bookshops and were seeking to impose a new contract on staff, drastically reducing their contractual rights.... read more
Buyer for Ethel Austin 19 May 2008
Shopworkers Union, USDAW, is heartened by the announcement from the administrators, Menzies Corporate Restructuring, that a buyer has been found for clothes retailer Ethel Austin.... read more
Dixons Stores Group (DSG) Statement 15 May 2008
John Gorle, National Officer for USDAW, commented:... read more
Potential sale of Ethel Austin 21 April 2008
John Gorle, National Officer for Usdaw, said: We’ve now met with the administrators for Ethel Austin. We are pleased to note that there is a lot of interest from potential buyers, and are cautiously optimistic that a sale agreement may be made in the next three to four weeks. ... read more
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