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Usdaw supports 'Wear Red Day' to show racism the red card, as race hate crime incidents are on the increase
19 October 2018
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has linked in for the fourth year running with the UK’s leading anti-racism educational charity Show Racism the Red Card to promote their Wear Red Day in workplaces across the UK on Friday 19 October 2018.
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STUC Black Workers' Conference: Usdaw challenging racism at work and in the labour market
05 October 2018
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has a delegation of members promoting two motions at this year’s Scottish Trades Union Congress Black Workers’ Conference in Glasgow this weekend; challenging racism in the labour market and at work, where it impacts on health and safety.
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Labour's Women's Conference backs Usdaw's call to tackle violence against women
22 September 2018
Shopworkers’ trade union has today secured the support of the Labour Women’s Conference for a motion to tackle violence against women.
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Usdaw supports joint union action on sexual harassment, as the TUC puts it at the top of their conference agenda
09 September 2018
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has today supported a co-ordinated union approach to tackling sexual harassment in the workplace and wider society.
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Paddy Lillis promotes 'Wear Red Day' to show racism the red card
15 August 2018
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is linking in for the fourth year running with the UK’s leading anti-racism educational charity Show Racism the Red Card to promote their Wear Red Day on Friday 19 October 2018 in workplaces across the UK.
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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’.
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Women and the struggles of women workers will remain at the centre of Usdaw
23 April 2018
Paddy Lillis, Usdaw General Secretary Elect, reflects on 150 years of the TUC, the role women have played and looks to a future at Usdaw’s equalities fringe meeting at the union’s annual conference in Blackpool’s Winter Gardens.
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Getting it right for older workers Usdaw launches a new policy document
22 April 2018
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has today launched a new policy document that focuses on the many challenges facing older workers.
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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.
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Women workers' champion Mary Bamber remembered at TUC 150th anniversary celebrations in Liverpool
09 March 2018
150 years ago the Trades Union Congress was formed. As part of the year-long celebrations there is a ‘150 years of Union Women - Liverpool stories of past, present and future’ event on Saturday 10 March, 1-3pm, at the Museum of Liverpool, Mann Island, L3 1DG.