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Dairy Home delivery Home Shopping Production and Manufacturing Retail Food Retail Non-food Transport Warehouse and Distribution Displaying results 341 - 380 (of 1858) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1... 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ...93 next Paying a lower minimum wage to young workers is unfair – Usdaw calls for an end to rip-off youth rates 02 December 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw again calls for young workers to be paid a higher minimum wage after TUC research suggests 900,000 under-21-year-olds were being left ‘massively out of pocket’, with young people losing an average of £2,800 every year. Black Friday: Usdaw joins a ‘Labour behind the Label’ protest outside Boohoo’s Manchester HQ as the company still refuses to engage 25 November 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw represents workers at Boohoo’s warehouse and call centre in Burnley along with the head office in Manchester, but the company continues to refuse to recognise the union, leaving staff without a real voice at work. On this year’s Black Friday (25 November) Usdaw activists will be joining a demonstration outside Boohoo HQ in Manchester organised by Labour Behind the Label. Peer's call for free school meals for families on in-work benefits welcomed by Usdaw 24 November 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw had called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to use his Autumn Budget to extend free school meals to all children whose households are in receipt of income related benefits, including Universal Credit. The union criticised the Government for not agreeing that, but welcomes that Peers in the House of Lords have also added their support. Boohoo again urged to engage with Usdaw after further revelations of poor working conditions in their Burnley warehouse 23 November 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has again written to John Lyttle, CEO of online fashion retailer Boohoo, requesting an open discussion without preconditions, following the latest revelations from an investigative reporter, who went undercover in the company’s Burnley warehouse. The union has been inundated with calls from workers asking for assistance to help improve their working lives. ICTU (NI) Biennial Conference 2022: Protect Northern Irish retail workers from abuse, threats and violence says Usdaw 23 November 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation attending the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) Northern Ireland (NI) Biennial Conference in Enniskillen on 22 and 23 November. The union is calling for retail workers in Northern Ireland to be offered specific legal protections from violence, threats and abuse. Retail workers in Norther Ireland have been left behind while protections have been introduced in England, Scotland and Wales. Transgender Day of Remembrance: Usdaw marks the end of Trans Awareness Week at the union’s national LGBT+ Get-Together 20 November 2022 Usdaw’s national LGBT+ Get-Together took place in Manchester over the weekend. With Sunday being Trans Day of Remembrance, which marks the end of Trans Awareness Week every year, the union took the opportunity to remember trans people across the globe who have lost their lives to violence by observing a minute’s silence. Welsh Labour Women’s Conference 2022: Usdaw highlights the gendered impact of the cost of living crisis 18 November 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation attending the Welsh Labour Women’s Conference in Aberystwyth on 19 November. The union is highlighting how the cost of living crisis has a greater impact on women workers and is calling for Welsh Labour to support improving incomes to help the lowest paid make ends meet. STUC Disabled Workers’ Conference 2022: Usdaw calls for an end to the impact of austerity and raises issues around flexible working 18 November 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation attending the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) Disabled Workers’ Conference, which is being held in Glasgow on 19 and 20 November. The union is calling for an end to disabled workers paying the price for austerity policies and for access to flexible working to be promoted. Energy bills to increase by 135% in a year under the Tories – Usdaw condemns the Government for failing workers in the cost of living crisis 17 November 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has criticised the Government’s inadequate response to energy price increases, with household bills already doubled in six months and set for a 135% annual increase in a year. Average household energy bills were £1,277 in March 2022, climbed to £2,500 in October 2022 and will now rise to £3,000 by next April 2023. Government rejects an Online Sales Tax - Budget measures on business rates are only a sticking plaster says Usdaw 17 November 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw is deeply disappointed that the Government has today rejected an Online Sales Tax, which would help rebalance taxation between online and in-store retail and was supported by many retail businesses. Autumn Budget 2022: Workers punished for Tory economic failures with too little help too late says Usdaw 17 November 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has responded to today Autumn Budget with disappointment that low-paid working people face below inflation income increases nowhere near enough to help with the cost of living crisis. RPI inflation hits 14.2% - Usdaw calls on the Chancellor to deliver a Budget to boost low-paid workers’ incomes 16 November 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw is calling on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to take immediate action in tomorrow’s Budget to tackle the cost of living crisis, as inflation continues to grow and wages are devalued by rising prices. The Retail Prices Index rate of inflation increased to 14.2% today and the Consumer Prices Index reached 11.1%. Usdaw argues that RPI is a more accurate measure of inflation, particularly as it includes housing costs. Paddy Lillis re-elected to serve a second term as leader of the retail trade union Usdaw 15 November 2022 Paddy Lillis has today been re-elected unopposed to serve a second term as General Secretary of the retail trade union Usdaw, after being the only candidate to receive the required 25 branch nominations. Chancellor urged by Usdaw to use his Budget to boost the incomes of low-paid workers who are struggling with the cost of living crisis 15 November 2022 Retail trade union leader Paddy Lillis, Usdaw General Secretary, has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer ahead of the Budget on Thursday 17 November, urging him to help low paid workers cope with the cost of living crisis by boosting their incomes. The union has suggested five key measures for the Government to adopt and implement. Summit of retail employers hosted by Usdaw starts Respect for Shopworkers Week 14 November 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw is today (14 November) hosting a summit of retail employers and their representative bodies, looking at the continuing problem of violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers, along with wider issues related to retail crime. Respect for Shopworkers Week 2022: Usdaw survey finds high levels of abuse and reveals that 1 in 5 shopworkers did not report a violent assault 14 November 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has today (14 November) launched shocking statistics from their annual survey at the beginning of this year’s Respect for Shopworkers Week. Interim results from over 4,600 retail staff responses show that in the last twelve months (pre-pandemic levels in brackets, from the 2019 survey): Retail Trust release shocking stats on violence, threats and abuse ahead of Usdaw’s annual Respect for Shopworkers Week 08 November 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw will be releasing interim results of their annual survey of violence, threat and abuse on Monday 14 November at the beginning of the annual Respect for Shopworkers Week. At the heart of Usdaw’s twenty year ‘Freedom from Fear’ campaign is an annual survey of thousands of retail workers that clearly demonstrates the extent of violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers. Disability Pay Gap Day: Usdaw backs the call for legislation after the TUC releases shocking stats 07 November 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw is marking Disability Pay Gap Day by adding to the calls for legislation to ensure employers are compelled to report the disability pay gap in their businesses and a duty to produce action plans to address any gaps identified. East Midlands Labour Conference 2022: Usdaw seeks a new deal on new technology, automation and skills 04 November 2022 Retail and distribution trade union Usdaw has a delegation attending the East Midlands Labour Conference in Loughborough on 5 November. The union is seeking a new deal for workers on the introduction of new technology and automation in their workplaces and better access to training. More cost of living pain with a further interest rate hike and worries that a punishment Budget is to come says Usdaw 03 November 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has condemned the Conservative Government for tanking the economy, which has forced the Bank of England to impose a further interest rate hike on already struggling households. The union warns the Government not to inflict a punishment budget on workers to pay for their economic policy failures. Displaying results 341 - 380 (of 1858) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1... 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ...93 next
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