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Wales Firebreak: Usdaw urges customers to follow the rules and respect shopworkers
23 October 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw welcomes the Welsh Government’s revised guidance on non-essential items in shops that will remain open during the ‘firebreak’ and urges customers to follow the rules and respect shopworkers.
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Job Support Scheme doesn't reach the workers it needs to says Usdaw - high street retailers urgently need Government support
22 October 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw regrets that the Chancellor made no mention of retail in today’s statement on extending the Job Support Scheme. Many retail businesses that are not required to close are impacted by Covid restrictions and jobs are under threat.
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MPs' report on Universal Credit five-week wait welcomed by Usdaw - the Government must act to tackle poverty
20 October 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed an MPs’ report that addresses the Universal Credit five-week wait and calls on the Government to listen and act to help families out of poverty.
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Usdaw urges governments and employers to work with unions to safeguard jobs and incomes during the Welsh 'Firebreak'
19 October 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is calling on the UK and Welsh Governments, along with employers, to work with trade unions to safeguard jobs and incomes, as the First Minister announces that Wales will go into a national lockdown from Friday 23 October until Monday 9 November.
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Reconsider Union Learn funding cut - shopworkers' trade union leader tells the Government
19 October 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has written to the Secretary of State for Education urging the Government to reconsider their shock announcement to withdraw all funding for the Union Learning Fund from the end of March 2021 in England.
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Respect shopworkers, support retail and give the workforce a voice says Usdaw as the Stormont Executive announces new Covid restrictions
15 October 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw has called on customers to respect shopworkers after the Northern Ireland First Minister announced the closure of the hospitality sector, with off-licences and supermarkets not allowed to sell alcohol after 8pm, for four weeks from Friday.
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Nearly half of shop workers have been impacted by the 10pm curfew on hospitality and Usdaw survey finds
14 October 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw has surveyed over 1,000 shop workers about the impact of the Government’s blanket 10pm curfew for hospitality and found that nearly have had suffered abuse, anti-social behaviour and other issues.
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Keir Starmer is right to follow the science and call for a circuit break to hold back Covid-19 says Usdaw
13 October 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed the Labour leader calling for a circuit break for up to three weeks to help hold back the spread of Covid-19, give the track and trace programme a chance to catch up and the Government to get back in control of the virus.
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World Mental Health Day: Usdaw says 'it's good to talk' as the Covid-19 crisis impacts workers
10 October 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis is marking today’s World Mental Health Day by celebrating the role of trade union workplace reps in supporting members and highlighting the impact of the coronavirus crisis on workers’ mental health.
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Chancellor's job support scheme extension fails to address the knock-on effect on retail says Usdaw
09 October 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw is concerned that today’s announcement by the Chancellor to extend the Job Support Scheme doesn’t help retail stores that remain open. On a day when statistics show footfall reduced last month, Usdaw is concerned that closing the hospitality sector will inevitably have a devastating impact on an already struggling retail industry.