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Dairy Home delivery Home Shopping Production and Manufacturing Retail Food Retail Non-food Transport Warehouse and Distribution Displaying results 301 - 400 (of 1826) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1... 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ...37 next MPs’ report finds that workers are “prisoners to the high cost of childcare” - Usdaw calls for Government action 20 December 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has called for immediate Government action to help working parents who need to earn more to help make ends meet in the cost of living crisis. The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee finds that Universal Credit support for childcare costs is stopping parents from working for longer, because the cap it is subject to has been frozen for six years and should be uprated. Inflation rate dip is no comfort for those struggling to make ends meet says Usdaw, we need a new deal for workers 14 December 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw continues to call for a new deal for workers to help struggling families deal with cost of living crisis, because wages are still being devalued by rising prices. Today the Retail Prices Index (RPI) rate of inflation dipped slightly to 14% and the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rate to 10.7%. Usdaw welcomes progress on a TUC co-ordinated legal challenge to “strike-breaking” agency worker regulations 14 December 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw is one of eleven trade unions who launched a judicial review of the Government’s new regulations which allow agency workers to fill in for striking workers and break strikes. The High Court has now granted permission for the legal challenge and a hearing will be held from late March onwards. YouGov poll finds 79% support their local supermarket closing on Boxing Day - Usdaw calls for a proper Christmas break for shopworkers 14 December 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed the support of the shopping public for supermarkets to keep their doors closed on Boxing Day. A YouGov opinion poll of 1,763 UK adults, commissioned by Usdaw, has found that 79% support their local supermarket closing all their stores on Boxing Day. Usdaw’s own surveying found that 97% of supermarket workers also want the closure. Government’s rejection of an online sales tax shows they have failed to understand the devastation on our high streets says Usdaw 06 December 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw is calling on the Government to reverse their rejection of an Online Sales Tax, after BBC research lays bare the scale of the devastation our high streets have suffered. Usdaw has long called for this measure to help rebalance taxation between online and in-store retail and was supported by many retail businesses. Usdaw welcomes call for free universal preschool childcare 06 December 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed a report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and the charity Save the Children, calling for a universal childcare guarantee for all families until the end of primary school, to allow more women to get back into work and reduce the attainment gap between rich and poor children in their early years. Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP to discuss the mental health impact of working in retail with Usdaw members 06 December 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw is today taking a group of retail workers to the House of Commons to share their experiences with the Shadow Minister for Mental Health, Doctor Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour, Tooting). Three-quarters of low-paid workers cannot afford to take sick leave – an Usdaw survey finds 05 December 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw continues to call for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) reform following the union’s survey finding that 76% of respondents cannot afford to take sick leave, rising to 9 in 10 for those on in-work benefits, because of the cost of living crisis and very low SSP at just £99.35 a week. Usdaw surveyed over 7,500 members, who are mainly low-paid key workers in retail. 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. Paddy Lillis addresses the TUC mass rally in Westminster: General Election NOW #DemandBetter 02 November 2022 Retail trade union leader Paddy Lillis has this evening addressed a TUC mass rally at Central Hall in Westminster, setting out the case for a new deal for workers in the midst of a cost of living crisis. Usdaw members join the TUC mass lobby of MPs: General Election NOW #DemandBetter 02 November 2022 Members of the retail trade union Usdaw are joining the mass lobby of Parliament on Wednesday 2 November to tell MPs that we demand better and call for a general election now. The lobby will conclude at 6pm with a mass rally at Central Hall in Westminster. STUC Women's Conference 2022: Usdaw seeks action for women in the cost of living crisis and to tackle sexual harassment 31 October 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation attending the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) Women’s Conference in Fife, which opens on 31 October for two days. The union has two motions, calling for action to tackle sexual harassment and to address the unequal impact of the cost of living crisis on women workers. Usdaw joins tens of thousands in standing together against racism on Wear Red Day #WRD22 21 October 2022 Members and reps from the retail trade union Usdaw will today join tens of thousands of people in schools and workplaces across the UK to stand up against racism on Friday 21 October 2022 by taking part in Wear Red Day. The chaos in Government and appalling cost of living crisis can only be resolved with a general election says Usdaw 20 October 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw expresses deep concern about the absolute chaos at the top of Government, after the Prime Minister resigns and announces that her successor will be selected in just one week. Keir Starmer tells Congress that benefits should rise with inflation and Universal Credit needs to be reformed, which is welcomed by Usdaw 20 October 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s commitment, from Labour leader Keir Starmer, to reform Universal Credit alongside tackling low pay and confirming that benefits should rise with inflation. TUC 2022: Keir Starmer is a Prime Minister in waiting, he offers the hope our members need, there must be a general election now says Usdaw 20 October 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s keynote address by Labour leader Keir Starmer to the annual conference of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Brighton. TUC 2022: Workers' mental health must not be the price of the cost of living crisis says Usdaw 20 October 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has today won support, from the annual conference of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), for a mental health campaign that seeks to bring much needed assistance from the Government, HSE and employers to workers struggling with their mental health. TUC 2022: Young workers struggling with their mental health need more support, better pay and secure jobs says Usdaw 20 October 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has to day won support, from the annual conference of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), for action to tackle the growing mental health crisis that impacts too many young workers. TUC 2022: 1 in 4 low paid workers are already missing meals every month, just to pay everyday bills says Usdaw 19 October 2022 Delegates at the annual conference of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) have today backed a call by Usdaw, along with TSSA and Community trade union, for action to tackle the energy crisis that is forcing workers to choose between heating and eating. TUC 2022: Usdaw calls for improved training and workplace protections when new technology and automation are introduced 19 October 2022 Retail and distribution trade union Usdaw has today won the backing of the annual conference of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) for a call to provide better protections for workers and rights to retraining when new technology and automation is introduced into their workplace. Save our shops by levelling the playing field with an online sales tax says Usdaw, as retailers face huge business rates increases 19 October 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw is again calling on the Government to introduce an online sales tax, which would rebalance the taxation of the retail sector between online and in-store retail, as high street firms across England are facing a £2.7 billion tax surge next year after inflation jumped further, with £800 million falling on retailers. RPI inflation hits 12.6% - Usdaw demands that the Government uprates Universal Credit in line with rising prices 19 October 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw is again calling on the Government to take immediate action 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 12.6% today and the Consumer Prices Index reached 10.1%. Usdaw argues that RPI is a more accurate measure of inflation, particularly as it includes housing costs. TUC 2022 debates the future for anti-racism and racial justice – Usdaw praises the work of the TUC's Anti-Racism Task Force 18 October 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has today paid tribute to the work of TUC's Anti-Racism Task Force, which has provided the trade union movement with a once in a generation opportunity to bring about lasting change in the struggle for racial justice. TUC 2022: Usdaw praises the Morning Star for standing by trade unions and workers defending their rights 18 October 2022 In the face of a cost of living crisis and further Tory attacks on workers’ rights, retail trade union Usdaw has today praised the Morning Star newspaper for promoting solidarity and providing an alternative voice to the overwhelmingly anti-union media. TUC 2022: Usdaw joins the call by Frances O'Grady for a general election, so that workers can get a pay rise and a new deal 18 October 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed the keynote address by Frances O’Grady to the annual conference of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Brighton. The outgoing general secretary took the Government to task over their appalling management of the economy, the deepening cost of living crisis and their needless attacks on trade unions fighting for their members. Tesco and Usdaw agree improvements to the sickness absence policy to support staff dealing with the menopause 18 October 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed Tesco’s agreement to a change to their sickness absence policy that will better support staff experiencing menopause symptoms, which is being launched today on World Menopause Day. This development follows on from the successful launch, in May this year, of a guide agreed with Usdaw to help more women working at Tesco to access menopause support. World Menopause Day: Usdaw continues campaigning for better workplace rights for those going through the menopause 18 October 2022 Retail trade Usdaw welcomes the World Menopause Day, held annually on 18 October, as an opportunity to put the spotlight on raising awareness of the menopause, campaigning for better workplace rights, along with supporting improved health and well-being for women in mid-life and beyond. We've gone from the wrong plan for growth to no plan for growth – we need a new deal for workers says Usdaw 17 October 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw expresses deep concern about the absolute chaos at the top of Government, with the new Chancellor scrapping almost the entirety of the mini-budget. The union makes the case for a plan for growth based on a new deal for workers, now that the discredited ‘trickle-down plan’ has been dropped. National business crime week of action welcomed by Usdaw – police, retailers and shopworkers come together to promote #ShopKind 17 October 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s (17 October) launch of a week of action that involves police forces engaging with local businesses, retailers and the community to raise awareness of business crime. Mini-budget was always the wrong priorities at the wrong time – we need a general election to get Britain back on track says Usdaw 14 October 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw says it’s not enough to partially U-turn on the disastrous mini-budget. Promoting growth and productivity needs an end to low-paid insecure employment by delivering a new deal for workers. It is clear that this can only be secured under a Labour Government. M&S staff are deeply concerned by today's confirmation of more store closures - Usdaw renews their call for recognition 12 October 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has renewed their call for recognition as the trade union for Marks & Spencer staff after the company today announced it is seeking to speed up a major shake-up of its stores estate. M&S has not detailed which locations or how many jobs will be affected by the plans. Displaying results 301 - 400 (of 1826) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1... 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ...37 next
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