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BCM Fareva 'fire and rehire' dispute latest - Usdaw to hold strike ballot at the Nottingham site
11 May 2021
Usdaw is to ballot members from Tuesday (18 May) on industrial action in BCM Fareva, the Nottingham based manufacturer of consumer pharma and beauty products for leading brands including Boots.
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Queen's Speech 2021: Usdaw disappointed by Government failure to deliver a New Deal for Workers or action to Save our Shops
11 May 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw expresses disappointment that the Government failed to include in today’s Queen’s Speech the union’s calls for: a new deal for workers to ensure they are valued, respected and have fairly paid secure jobs; reform of Universal Credit to tackle in-work poverty or a plan to revive our struggling high streets.
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£10 per hour minimum wage and an end to rip off youth rates – Usdaw gives evidence to the Low Pay Commission
11 May 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw is today giving oral evidence to the Low Pay Commission, where union reps will be making the case for a minimum wage rate of at least £10 per hour and an end to unfair youth rates.
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Queen's Speech 2021: Usdaw calls on the Government to Save our Shops and deliver a New Deal for Workers
10 May 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw is urging the Government to focus tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech on: ensuring workers are valued, respected and have fairly paid secure jobs, along with reform of Universal Credit to tackle in-work poverty, and reversing the decline on our high streets.
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Three-quarters of key workers say they were anxious about working through the pandemic an Usdaw survey finds
10 May 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw has today, at the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week, released findings from a survey showing that almost three quarters (74.2%) felt anxious about going into work last year. By far the biggest factor contributing to members’ anxiety is a fear of contracting the virus, with seven out of ten of all respondents identifying this as the cause.
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Today is polling day - Usdaw asks members to vote Labour
06 May 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw is asking members to use their vote in today’s elections to support Labour candidates who will deliver on our campaign goals to get a new deal for workers, save our shops and tackle abuse of shop staff.
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IKEA's ongoing commitment to be a Living Wage employer welcomed by Usdaw - the union continues to campaign for at least £10 per hour
02 May 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed IKEA’s commitment to continue as a Living Wage employer, ensuring staff will be paid at least £10.85 an hour in London and £9.50 in the rest of the country. The union continues to call for at least £10 per hour for workers of all ages across the UK.
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Usdaw marks International Workers' Day by renewing their call for a New Deal for Workers
01 May 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw is marking International Workers’ Day (1 May) by renewing the call for a New Deal for Workers.
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Empty shop surge further demonstrates the need for an industrial strategy for retail says Usdaw
30 April 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw has expressed deep concern about the latest BRC-LDC shop vacancy monitor. The figures reveal that the vacancy rate across the country increased to 14.1% in the quarter to the end of March, from 13.7% in the last three months of 2020. The Union renews the call for the Government to work with them and employers to develop an industrial strategy for retail.
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Health and safety is a fundamental right at work says Usdaw on International Workers’ Memorial Day
28 April 2021
Every year April 28 is International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD). It is the international trade union day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work.