Campaign News RSS Feed Filter by: Filter by month Month... January February March April May June July August September October November December Filter by topic Topic... Campaign - Supporting Parents & Carers Displaying results 51 - 70 (of 86) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 next Universal Credit reforms are a small step in the right direction, but there is still a very long way to go says Usdaw 11 January 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed Government reforms to Universal Credit, but the union says they are only a small step in the right direction and calls for a fundamental rethink, including a complete overhaul of a system that is broken and will not work. Tinkering at the edges is not good enough - Universal Credit needs to be overhauled and the roll-out immediately halted says Usdaw 17 October 2018 Paddy Lillis has welcomed today’s opposition day debate in the House of Commons and renewed Usdaw’s call on the Government to immediately halt the roll-out of Universal Credit. That would enable a fundamental rethink and a complete overhaul of a system that is broken and will not work. Universal Credit needs to be overhauled and the rollout immediately halted says Usdaw 12 October 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has today renewed his call on the Government to immediately halt the roll-out of Universal Credit, to allow for a fundamental rethink and a complete overhaul of a system that is broken and will not work. Archbishop of Canterbury backs Usdaws call for the roll out of Universal Credit to be halted 12 September 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has welcomed the support of the Archbishop of Canterbury for a halt in the rolling out of Universal Credit, when asked after his address to the Trades Union Congress in Manchester. Happy Father's Day! Usdaw is campaigning for a better deal for dads 17 June 2018 Usdaw’s Supporting Parents and Carers Campaign highlights the issues workers face when balancing work with caring responsibilities. This year the union is focussed on the vital role working dads and partners of new mothers play in bringing up children. A better deal for dads is the focus of tomorrow's Usdaw parents and carers spotlight day 15 May 2018 Usdaw’s Supporting Parents and Carers Spotlight Day on Wednesday 16 May 2018 will highlight the issues workers face when balancing work with caring responsibilities. The focus this year is on the vital role working dads and partners of new mothers play in bringing up children. Usdaw launches a Thunderclap ahead of the campaign day to get ‘A better deal for dads’ 23 April 2018 Each year the shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw holds a campaign day called Supporting Parents and Carers Spotlight Day. Hundreds of reps and activists get involved by running campaigns in their workplaces. This year's Spotlight day will take place on Wednesday 16 May 2018 with the theme ‘A better deal for dads’. Mothers' Day greetings from Usdaw, as they call for an end to the two-child rule 11 March 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett sends best wishes to the UK’s working mums, who make a huge contribution to the country’s economy whilst doing the tough job of balancing home and work responsibilities. "End child poverty - make work pay" Usdaw's call to the Scottish Labour Party Conference 09 March 2018 The Scottish Labour Party Conference, meeting in Dundee, has today backed Usdaw’s call for an end to child poverty by making work pay. Budget changes to Universal Credit go nowhere near far enough to prevent unnecessary hardship for many working families says Usdaw 22 November 2017 Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett has expressed deep disappointment in today’s Budget, as the Chancellor missed an opportunity to fix the problems with Universal Credit (UC) that cause unnecessary hardship for many working families. Displaying results 51 - 70 (of 86) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 next
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