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... ADM - Annual Delegate Meeting Agency & Migrant Workers Auto-enrolment Benefits & Tax Credits Bullying & Harassment Campaign - A New Deal for Workers Campaign - Christmas is not working Campaign - Cost of Living Campaign - Europe Campaign - Freedom From Fear Campaign - Have a Safe Journey Campaign - Justice for Injured Workers Campaign - Lifelong Learning Campaign - Menopause Campaign - Mental Health Awareness Campaign - Minimum Wage Campaign - New Years Day Working in Scotland Campaign - Pensions Awareness Campaign - Save our Shops Campaign - Save Union Learning Campaign - Sexual Harassment... 'Call It Out' Campaign - Supporting Parents & Carers Campaign - Time For Better Pay Campaign - Together Against Hate Crime Campaign - Union4marks Campaign - Usdaw4Labour Conferences Coronavirus Disability Discounts and Offers Elections Equality Get Involved Health & Safety Health & Wellbeing Legal Advice LGBT Men's Health Mental Health Organising & Recruitment Parents & Carers Pensions Politics Redundancy Rights at Work Sata Sunday Working Training & Education Transport Wages Women's Health Young Workers Filter by region Area... A - South Wales and Western Region C - Eastern Region E - Midlands Region F - North Eastern Region G - Scottish Region H - Southern Region K - North West Region National Filter by industry Industry... Dairy Home delivery Home Shopping Production and Manufacturing Retail Food Retail Non-food Transport Warehouse and Distribution Displaying results 21 - 40 (of 131) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...14 next Disappointing retail sales figures show why we need a strategy to help save our shops says Usdaw 20 January 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is again calling on the Government to work with them and employers to develop a retail industrial strategy to tackle longstanding and ongoing difficulties in the sector. The call comes after today’s disappointing retail sales figures for December, showing a further decline linked to the cost of living crisis. Government’s rejection of an online sales tax shows they have failed to understand the devastation on our high streets says Usdaw 06 December 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw is calling on the Government to reverse their rejection of an Online Sales Tax, after BBC research lays bare the scale of the devastation our high streets have suffered. Usdaw has long called for this measure to help rebalance taxation between online and in-store retail and was supported by many retail businesses. Government rejects an Online Sales Tax - Budget measures on business rates are only a sticking plaster says Usdaw 17 November 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw is deeply disappointed that the Government has today rejected an Online Sales Tax, which would help rebalance taxation between online and in-store retail and was supported by many retail businesses. Save our shops by levelling the playing field with an online sales tax says Usdaw, as retailers face huge business rates increases 19 October 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw is again calling on the Government to introduce an online sales tax, which would rebalance the taxation of the retail sector between online and in-store retail, as high street firms across England are facing a £2.7 billion tax surge next year after inflation jumped further, with £800 million falling on retailers. Rachel Reeves' pledges to make the minimum wage a genuine living wage and revive our high streets welcomed by Usdaw 26 September 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s address to Labour’s annual conference by Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP; including commitments to reform the minimum wage to take account of the cost of living, along with reviving our high streets. A new vision to secure a bright future for the Welsh retail industry welcomed by Usdaw 17 June 2022 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed a new vision to revitalise Wales’ retail sector launched by the Welsh Government that could lead to better pay and conditions, greater job security, improving career progression and a commitment to creating a skilled future workforce. Save our shops by levelling the playing field with an online sales tax says Usdaw 20 May 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has today responded to a Government consultation on the introduction of an online sales tax as a means to rebalance the taxation of the retail sector between online and in-store retail. Queen's Speech: Government continues to fiddle around the edges of a crisis on our high streets says Usdaw 10 May 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has reacted with disappointment at the small measures proposed by the Government in the face of a long-running crisis in the retail industry. The union, along with many major retailers had called for fundamental reform of business rates funded by an online sales tax. Retail employers combine with Usdaw to lobby the Chancellor for lower business rates funded by an online sales tax 06 May 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has joined forces with major retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Coop, along with retail representative bodies, by writing to the Chancellor of the Exchequer calling on him to cut the ‘Shops Tax’. Save our Shops: Usdaw delegates back business rates reform and a review of parking charges in town and city centres 03 May 2022 Usdaw’s Annual delegate Meeting at Blackpool’s Winter gardens have today backed a call for the reform of business rates and a review of parking charges, both of which are damaging high street retailers in their battle against online competitors. Displaying results 21 - 40 (of 131) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...14 next
Quick Links Publications All News Join Us Contact Us Terms & Conditions Cookie Policy Privacy Notice Sitemap
Free prize draw Enter our free prize draw to win a £100 Love2Shop Gift Voucher courtesy of Usdaw Protect. Email address..