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Usdaw welcomes Labour's Mother's Day campaign to tackle maternity discrimination
24 March 2017
Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett has welcomed a Labour Party campaign to tackle maternity discrimination. It will be launched on Mother's Day, Sunday 26 March, by Sarah Champion MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities.
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Usdaw joins calls for British Sign Language to get the same recognition as other languages
20 March 2017
Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett has joined calls for British Sign Language (BSL) to given the same legal status as other British languages and for it to be included on the national curriculum for schools.
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Stand up to racism - Usdaw supports the national demonstrations on UN Anti-Racism Day
16 March 2017
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is proudly supporting the national demonstrations against racism in Cardiff, Glasgow and London on the United Nations Anti-Racism Day, Saturday 18 March 2017.
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Usdaw marks International Women's Day by continuing the fight for equality and against discrimination
08 March 2017
Today is International Women’s Day and Usdaw delegates are gathering with other trade unionists for the TUC Women’s Conference at Congress House to promote equality and fight discrimination.
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Mary Macarthur, an Usdaw heroine, is honoured with a blue plaque by English Heritage
07 March 2017
English Heritage has today unveiled a new blue plaque to Mary Macarthur, a champion for working women in the first half of the 20th century who spearheaded the campaign for equal pay.
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The Chancellor should defuse the Universal Credit ticking time bomb
06 March 2017
Shopworkers' trade union leader John Hannett has called on the Chancellor to use this week’s Budget to reverse the deeply unfair and damaging cuts to Universal Credit that were introduced by his predecessor.
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Racism at Work Survey
10 January 2017
The TUC has launched an online survey to expose the everyday reality of racism. Usdaw is encouraging all members to take part in the survey to expose racism in the workplace.
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Usdaw congratulates Mencap on 70 years of supporting people with a learning disability
28 November 2016
Today is the 70th anniversary of Mencap. Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has paid tribute to the work the charity has done over those years to promote a world where people with a learning disability are valued equally, listened to and included.
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Usdaw supports 'Wear Red Day' to show racism the red card
21 October 2016
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has linked in for the second year running with the UK’s leading anti-racism educational charity Show Racism the Red Card to promote their Wear Red Day in workplaces across the UK.
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Usdaw President praises the work of reps to challenge racism in workplaces
13 September 2016
Shopworkers’ union President Jeff Broome has praised the work of reps in challenging racism, which is particularly important in the current climate when racist attitudes have been given a veneer of acceptability by the toxic leave campaign.