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Unions welcome Unilever's commitment to the TUC's Dying to Work charter
02 July 2019
Usdaw, Unite and the GMB have welcomed Unilever adding their name to a charter aimed at helping employees who become terminally ill at work and protecting their rights at work. The formal signing of the charter took place on 20 June 2019 at Port Sunlight.
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ICTU Biennial Conference: Usdaw calls for action to 'save our shops' in the face of a retail crisis
01 July 2019
Shopworkers’ trade union is raising the retail crisis at the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Biennial Delegate Conference, which starts tomorrow in Dublin.
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South Derbyshire Müller plant closure confirmed - a devastating blow for a loyal workforce says Usdaw
01 July 2019
Müller Milk and Ingredients, one of the UK’s largest dairy producers, has today confirmed plans to close their Foston site in South Derbyshire. This puts 223 jobs at risk of redundancy, with operations likely to cease by the end of the year.
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80% of retail staff say violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers are getting worse - Usdaw calls on the Government to act
28 June 2019
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has today responded to the Government’s ‘call for evidence’ by telling the Home Office that 80% of shopworkers believe violence and abuse are getting worse and nearly two-thirds have been victims of a physical or verbal attack.
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Tory leadership candidates offer little hope for tackling the crisis on our high streets says Usdaw
28 June 2019
Following the two Conservative leadership candidates laying out their manifestoes for the high street, Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw says there is little hope that the next Conservative Prime Minister will take the significant action needed to save our shops and the local communities that depend on them,
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Retail employers join Usdaw's call on Government to act on violence and abuse against shopworkers
28 June 2019
A group of businesses and trade bodies representing the retail sector, along with the shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw, have written to the Home Secretary and other Ministers, calling for more to be done to tackle widespread violence and abuse against shopworkers.
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Boots confirms 200 store closures - Usdaw calls on the company to enter into talks
28 June 2019
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is calling on Walgreens Boots Alliance to enter into talks with the union after the company confirms the closure of around 200 stores by 2021.
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Usdaw members at Sainsbury's Waltham Point Distribution Centre to take strike action on Thursday 27 June
26 June 2019
Tomorrow morning from 6am, Usdaw members at Sainsbury’s Waltham Point will take strike action over the company’s changes to the attendance policy. The strike action will last for 24 hours.
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TUC's 'This Is Not Working' campaign - tackling sexual harassment - welcomed and supported by Usdaw
26 June 2019
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed a new TUC campaign to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace. The ‘This Is Not Working’ campaign calls on the Government to take immediate action with a new, easily enforceable legal duty requiring employers to take all reasonable steps to protect workers from sexual harassment and victimisation.
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Save our Shops! Usdaw's campaign hits the high streets again tomorrow
21 June 2019
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is campaigning for the Government to take urgent action to ‘Save Our Shops’. Activists from the union will be engaging with local MPs and the shopping public to urge them to support the campaign by signing the ‘Save our Shops’ petition. See below for a list of event locations.