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Shoplifting up by 17% in the last 10 years - Usdaw calls for the Government to act to cut crime and protect shopworkers
18 July 2019
Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has called for Government action in light of the Office for National Statistics today reporting a 17% increase in police recorded incidents of shoplifting in England and Wales over the last decade.
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Minimum wage of at least £10 and an end to rip-off youth rates - Usdaw gives evidence to the Low Pay Commission
17 July 2019
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is today giving oral evidence to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) on minimum wage rates, ahead of the LPC making recommendations to the Government about National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates to be introduced on 1 April 2020.
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Workers at Sainsbury's Waltham Point to take second round of strike action on 25 July says Usdaw
15 July 2019
Usdaw trade union has now given notice that members at the Sainsbury’s Waltham Point distribution centre will take part in a second round of 24 hour strike action on Thursday, 25 July 2019. The dispute relates to changes to the attendance policy which are being unilaterally implemented by the company.
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Julie Cooper MP supports the Usdaw campaign for trade union recognition at Boohoo
15 July 2019
Usdaw, the trade union for Boohoo workers, has welcomed the support of Julie Cooper MP (Labour, Burnley) who has secured a meeting with the online retailer at their Burnley site on Monday 29 July 2019.
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Usdaw reps secure two awards at the TUC’s UnionLearn Conference
11 July 2019
Two Usdaw union learning reps have had their work recognised with awards at UnionLearn’s thirteenth annual conference at Congress House in London today.
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Burnley councillors overwhelmingly back the Usdaw campaign to be recognised as the trade union for Boohoo workers
11 July 2019
Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed the overwhelming support of Burnley councillors, as they backed a motion to last night’s full council meeting urging online clothes retailer Boohoo to engage with the union.
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Government needs to do more to 'save our shops' - Usdaw disappointed with today's response to a parliamentary debate on the retail crisis
10 July 2019
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw remains disappointed that the Government didn’t offer more help to a retail industry in crisis, provide a clear and coherent strategy to ‘save our shops’ or even offer to meet the union to discuss their Industrial Strategy for Retail.
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Parliament to discuss the crisis on our high streets - Usdaw welcomes the Westminster Hall debate secured by Liz Twist MP
09 July 2019
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw welcomes a Westminster Hall debate on ‘Developing a retail strategy for the future’ which has been secured by Liz Twist MP (Labour, Blaydon) and will take place tomorrow at 2.30pm, Wednesday 10 July 2019.
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Burnley Council to consider Boohoo's refusal to engage with Usdaw
04 July 2019
Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed a motion to Burnley full council urging online clothes retailer Boohoo to engage with the union, which is set to be debated and voted on next Wednesday 10 July 2019.
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TUC LGBT+ Conference: Usdaw tackles hate crime and hate speech
03 July 2019
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has a delegation of members attending the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Plus (LGBT+) Conference, where they will be tackling deep concerns about a significant growth in hate crimes and hate speech. The conference takes place in Congress House, London and starts tomorrow.