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Labour PCC candidates sign up to deliver the Usdaw policing pledge
05 April 2024
Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed the support of Labour Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) candidates from across England and Wales.
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New carer’s leave law is welcome but needs to be paid to make a real difference says Usdaw
05 April 2024
Retail trade union Usdaw welcomes a new law that gives people with caring responsibilities a right to unpaid leave from work, which comes into force tomorrow. While welcoming this as a step in the right direction, Usdaw continues to call for the leave to be paid.
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Energy bills remain high despite the cap cut – nearly three-years of the cost of living crisis have been devastating says Usdaw
28 March 2024
Retail trade union Usdaw has again called on the Government to intervene further in tackling a cost of living crisis that has severely impacted low-paid workers for nearly three years. Inflation first went above the target rate in May 2021 and peaked in double figures for six months.
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TUC Young Workers’ Conference 2024: Usdaw seeks to politicly engage young workers in the general election and calls for ‘Freedom From Fear’
22 March 2024
Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of young members and reps attending the Trades Union Congress (TUC) annual Young Workers’ Conference in London, 23 and 24 March. The union is seeking to engage young workers in the upcoming general election to get a better deal on employment rights and pay, along with calling for action to tackle violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers.
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Usdaw members at a GXO distribution centre in Swindon start industrial action over pay on Sunday, which could impact B&Q stores
22 March 2024
Members of the retail distribution union Usdaw at a GXO distribution centre in Swindon, which operates a B&Q contract, are starting a 48-hour strike over pay, starting at 2pm on Sunday 24 March 2024. Over 100 drivers and clerical staff are set to take part in the action.
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Inflation remains above target, continuing a near three-year cost of living crisis - we need a new deal for workers says Usdaw
20 March 2024
Retail trade union Usdaw calls for a new deal for workers as the Government’s nearly three-year long cost of living crisis continues. Today’s inflation figures show that, even on the Government’s preferred and lower CPI measure of inflation, prices are rising at above the 2% target rate.
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Asda Express workers pay to go above the real Living Wage after discussions with Usdaw
19 March 2024
Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed Asda agreeing a substantial pay increase for all hourly staff at Express stores, Food Services and LEON.
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‘Usdaw for Labour’ activists pre-general election gathering hears how the new deal for workers will transform members’ lives
18 March 2024
Retail trade union Usdaw held their last political conference ahead of the forthcoming general election in Manchester at the weekend. ‘Usdaw for Labour’ activists from across the country gathered to hear from the shadow minister for employment rights Justin Madders MP (Labour, Ellesmere Port and Neston), Usdaw general secretary Paddy Lillis, along with key seat Labour candidates Helena Dollimore (Hastings & Rye), Michael Payne (Gedling) and Sarah Hall (Warrington South).
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Welsh Labour leadership election: Usdaw congratulates Vaughan Gething on his victory
16 March 2024
Retail trade union Usdaw has congratulated Vaughan Gething MS on being elected the next leader of the Welsh Labour Party, replacing the current First Minister Mark Drakeford who is set to retire next week.
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Violence against shopworkers doubles in the retail crime epidemic – an Usdaw survey finds
13 March 2024
Retail trade union Usdaw has today (13 March) launched shocking statistics from their annual survey of over 5,500 retail staff showing that 18% of shopworkers suffered a violent attack last year, compared to 8% in 2022.