News

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Campaign for union recognition
Companies
Companies - Argos/Index/Littlewoods
Companies - Boots
Companies - Ethel Austin
Companies - Marks and Spencer
Companies - Shop Direct Group
Companies - Woolworths
Information and communication
Organising and Recruitment
Pay
Rights at Work
Union Action

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Campaign for union recognition

Mark and Spencer recruitment campaign generates widespread media coverage 28 June 2005
Marks and Spencer staff face more upheaval 13 June 2005
Marks and Spencer staff lobby Usdaw for union recognition 27 April 2005
Standing room only as Usdaw holds talks with Glasgow Marks and Spencer staff 05 July 2005
Usdaw launches national Marks and Spencer recruitment campaign 01 July 2005

Companies

Dixons Stores Group (DSG) Statement 15 May 2008
PowerHouse sale welcomed by Usdaw 04 September 2003
Union statement on the sale of TJ Hughes 17 November 2003
Update on Lewis's department store in Liverpool 02 May 2007
Usdaw delighted as iconic Lewis's store in Liverpool is saved 23 May 2007
Usdaw members at Grattan left devastated with thousands of jobs at risk 14 January 2009
Usdaw members left ‘devastated’ after announcement that Wincanton distribution site is set to close 16 March 2007
Usdaw pledges to support MFI members as company announces major restructure 28 February 2006
Usdaw pledges to support Unwins staff facing a bleak Christmas as the off-licence chain goes into administration 21 December 2005
Usdaw welcomes the sale of Unwins stores to Threshers 23 December 2005
Victory for workers sacked by e-mail 19 August 2009

Companies - Argos/Index/Littlewoods

Union shocked at Littlewoods sale 08 October 2002
Unions angry at further job loss announcement at Littlewoods Shop Direct 08 October 2007
Usdaw seeks clarification on pension rights after sale of Littlewoods stores 15 July 2005
Usdaw seeks urgent meeting - after Primark buy 120 Littlewoods stores 11 July 2005
Usdaw seeks urgent talks with Argos management to discuss changes to working hours 11 August 2005
Volunteers to fill majority of redundancies at Littlewoods 24 February 2003

Companies - Boots

Boots offer statement 30 March 2007
Usdaw meets with Alliance Boots to discuss KKR bid 23 May 2007
Usdaw says agreement on Boots Pension Scheme is good news for union members 19 June 2007
Usdaw seeks meeting with Boots and Unichem directors as takeover speculation mounts 17 April 2007
Usdaw seeks talks with Boots over 900 HQ job losses 15 January 2004
Usdaw seeks urgent talks after Boots announce merger with Unichem 03 October 2005
Usdaw will be consulted over Boots transfer of 600 logistics jobs to Unipart 29 January 2004

Companies - Ethel Austin

Buyer for Ethel Austin 19 May 2008
Ethel Austin goes into administration 15 April 2008
Ethel Austin redundancy figures announced 17 April 2008
Potential sale of Ethel Austin 21 April 2008

Companies - Marks and Spencer

M&S U-turn after workers turn to Usdaw 08 August 2003
Marks and Spencer staff call for national trade union representation 29 March 2005
Marks and Spencer staff turn to shopworkers’ union Usdaw 13 June 2003
Marks campaign sparks into action 24 February 2005
Usdaw holds crisis talks with North West Marks and Spencer staff 07 June 2005
Usdaw recruit St Michael to talk to Marks and Spencer staff 04 October 2005
Usdaw target M&S motivational days in Birmingham 28 September 2005
Usdaw welcomes M&S change of heart 04 July 2003

Companies - Shop Direct Group

One thousand call centre jobs under threat as Shop Direct Group announces Crosby closure proposals 28 January 2009
Shop Direct Group announces more potential job losses 29 January 2009

Companies - Woolworths

Usdaw appalled at 30,000 Woolworths redundancies. 17 December 2008
Usdaw members devastated as Administrators move in at Woolworths and MFI 26 November 2008
Usdaw recommends Woolworths workers to other retailers 06 January 2009
Usdaw seeks Protective Award for Woolworths staff over lack of consultation 10 February 2009
Woolworths further information 11 December 2008
Woolworths store closures on 5 January 2009. 22 December 2008
Woolworths store closures on 2 January 2009 22 December 2008
Woolworths store closures on 27 December 2008 17 December 2008
Woolworths store closures on 30 December 2008 22 December 2008
Woolworths update 02 December 2008
Woolworths update - information to Woolworths staff 17 December 2008

Information and communication

Usdaw pledges to support Powerhouse members after the electrical retailer goes into administration 02 August 2006

Organising and Recruitment

Harrods to open its doors to Usdaw 01 December 2002
Usdaw inundated with enquiries from angry MFI workers 06 October 2003

Pay

Usdaw deal heralds an end to junior pay rates at Primark in Northern Ireland 13 August 2004

Rights at Work

Union furnishes members with premium pay 11 February 2003

Union Action

Usdaw fights for mistreated bookshop workers 24 June 2008

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