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Usdaw joins tens of thousands in standing together against racism on Wear Red Day
18 October 2019
Members and reps from the retail trade union Usdaw will today join tens of thousands of people in schools and workplaces across the UK to stand up against racism on Friday 18 October by taking part in Wear Red Day.
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Usdaw urges MPs to protect jobs, rights, trade and the Good Friday Agreement by rejecting the latest Brexit deal
17 October 2019
Retail trade union Usdaw is urging Members of Parliament to reject the latest Brexit deal on the grounds that it threatens jobs, frictionless trade, employment rights and the Good Friday Agreement. The deal is expected to be voted on this Saturday in a special sitting of the House of Commons
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Shoplifting up by 15% in the last decade - Usdaw calls on the Government to cut crime and protect shopworkers
17 October 2019
Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has called for Government action in light of the Office for National Statistics today reporting a 15% increase in police recorded incidents of shoplifting in England and Wales over the last decade. Theft from shops is a main trigger for violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers.
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Race hate crime increases again - Usdaw says the shocking stats should be a wake-up call ahead of 'Wear Red Day'
15 October 2019
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is calling for concerted efforts to tackle hate crimes as today’s Home office figures show that police recorded incidents of race hate crime have jumped 11% over the last 12 months in England and Wales and overall hate crime is up by 10%.
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Usdaw welcomes calls on the Government to tackle growing violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers
15 October 2019
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed an intervention in the Queen’s Speech debate by David Hanson MP (Labour, Delyn), who called on the Government to include measures to protect shopworkers in the proposed violent crime bill.
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Usdaw wins a breakthrough at JD Sports in Rochdale
11 October 2019
Retail trade union Usdaw has won a major victory in the campaign for fair treatment of workers at JD Sports’ Kingsway distribution centre in Rochdale.
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Scottish shopworkers are abused, threatened or assaulted on average over 17 times a year - Usdaw calls on MSPs to back Daniel Johnson's Bill
11 October 2019
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has today released shocking statistics from their annual survey which shows that an average Scottish shopworker is verbally abused, threatened or assaulted 17 times a year, which is more than once every three weeks.
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World Mental Health Day: Usdaw says 'It's good to talk'
10 October 2019
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 experiencing mental health problems.
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Under a Tory 'come what may' Brexit it is workers that will 'get done' says Usdaw
02 October 2019
Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has urged the Prime Minister to engage with the European Union in Brexit negotiations and back away from today’s Conservative conference rhetoric of ‘leave come what may’, ‘ready for no-deal’ and ‘Brexit done by October 31st’.
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Minimum wage announcement puts the 'con' into Conservative says Usdaw
30 September 2019
Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has warned minimum wage workers not to fooled by today’s announcements coming out of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Usdaw continues to call for £10 per hour now for all workers, with an end to youth rates and action on insecure employment.