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Government rethink on longer Sunday trading welcomed by Usdaw, we now need an industrial strategy and recovery plan for retail
22 June 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed reports that the Government will not be pressing ahead with plans to deregulate Sunday trading hours having listened to the arguments. Usdaw continues to call for an industrial strategy for retail, which was struggling before the Coronavirus emergency and a tripartite recovery plan involving government, retailers and Usdaw.
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Sunday trading: Usdaw survey finds 92% of shopworkers oppose longer hours, with two-thirds pressured to work on Sundays
18 June 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has surveyed over 11,000 retail staff in England and Wales following reports that the Government is planning to deregulate trading hours allowing large stores to open all day on Sundays.
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West Midlands Labour MPs support Usdaw's campaign against longer Sunday trading hours
17 June 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed the support of West Midlands Labour MPs in opposing Government plans to deregulate Sunday trading and supporting the current long-standing compromise.
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Sunday trading deregulation would be a slap in the face for key workers says Usdaw
06 June 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis, Usdaw General Secretary, has today written to Business Secretary Alok Sharma condemning the Government for not responding to the union’s concerns about Sunday trading deregulation and failing to provide a proper strategy to help the retail industry.
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Sunday trading deregulation call rejected by Usdaw
06 June 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has rejected a misguided call for 24-hour shopping on Sundays, after it is reported that the Government is considering suspending Sunday trading laws.
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Councils not enforcing Sunday trading laws must provide guarantees that this is a strictly temporary measure says Usdaw
02 April 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is urging councils that are considering not enforcing Sunday trading laws, allowing stores to open for longer, to proceed with caution and guarantee that it is strictly a temporary measure until the immediate crisis has eased.
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Belfast City Council set to relax enforcement of Sunday trading laws - Usdaw urges caution
30 March 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has urged Belfast City Council to proceed with caution if reports are correct that they plan to relax enforcement of Sunday trading laws.
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Belfast rejects extended Sunday trading - Usdaw welcomes the decision and seeks talks on a retail strategy
05 March 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed the decision of Belfast City Council’s City Growth and Regeneration Committee to reject longer Sunday trading hours. Usdaw continues to focus on promoting an industrial strategy for the retail sector that involves local and national government, retailers and all key stakeholders working together.
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Over 90% of Belfast shopworkers oppose longer Sunday trading - Usdaw proposes an industrial strategy for retail
27 January 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has responded to Belfast City Council’s consultation on 'Sundays in the City' with an emphatic ‘no’ to longer Sunday trading hours. The union calls on the City Council to engage in an industrial strategy for the retail sector that involves local and national government, retailers and all key stakeholders working together.
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Belfast city councillors reject extended Sunday trading - Usdaw calls it a final settlement
04 June 2018
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed the decision at tonight’s Belfast City Council meeting not to extend Sunday trading hours by an emphatic 42 votes to 13. The union has called it a final settlement after the council had twice consulted on the proposal in a year.