Campaign News RSS Feed Check out what campaigning work we’ve been up to recently: Filter by: Filter by month Month... January February March April May June July August September October November December Filter by topic Topic... Campaign - Usdaw4Labour Politics Displaying results 501 - 520 (of 781) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1... 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 ...79 next Usdaw disappointed that the Chancellor makes no mention of the ongoing retail crisis or Universal Credit 04 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is disappointed that the Chancellor’s spending review speech did not address many of the key issues affecting our members’ lives such as the ongoing crisis in retail or the deeply damaging rollout of Universal Credit that leaves so many working people worse off. Usdaw welcomes the Association of British Insurers call for the small claims limit to remain at £1,000 for employers' and public liability claims 04 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has released the following statement in response to an article by James Dalton, Director of General Insurance Policy at the Association of British Insurers (ABI). Government spending review needs to 'save our shops' and overhaul Universal Credit says Usdaw 03 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has called on the Chancellor to use tomorrow’s spending review to tackle the ongoing retail crisis by investing in a proper industrial strategy for retail that will help ‘save our shops’; as well as immediately halting the rollout of Universal Credit to allow a fundamental overhaul of the system and a reversal of the deeply damaging cuts that leave so many working people worse-off. Labour commitment to empower councils to 'save our shops' is welcomed by Usdaw 16 August 2019 Shopworkers trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s announcement by Labour to give councils the power to reopen abandoned shops to “revive Britain’s struggling high streets”. Usdaw welcomes retailers working together to lobby the Government for business rate reform 13 August 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed a letter to the Chancellor, signed by over 50 retailers calling the Government to fix the "broken" business rates system. The Union’s own Industrial Strategy for Retail calls for the Government to commit to providing a fair, proportionate and modern business rates system that works for all sectors. Shoplifting up by 17% in the last 10 years - Usdaw calls for the Government to act to cut crime and protect shopworkers 18 July 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has called for Government action in light of the Office for National Statistics today reporting a 17% increase in police recorded incidents of shoplifting in England and Wales over the last decade. Minimum wage of at least £10 and an end to rip-off youth rates - Usdaw gives evidence to the Low Pay Commission 17 July 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is today giving oral evidence to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) on minimum wage rates, ahead of the LPC making recommendations to the Government about National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates to be introduced on 1 April 2020. Government needs to do more to 'save our shops' - Usdaw disappointed with today's response to a parliamentary debate on the retail crisis 10 July 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw remains disappointed that the Government didn’t offer more help to a retail industry in crisis, provide a clear and coherent strategy to ‘save our shops’ or even offer to meet the union to discuss their Industrial Strategy for Retail. Parliament to discuss the crisis on our high streets - Usdaw welcomes the Westminster Hall debate secured by Liz Twist MP 09 July 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw welcomes a Westminster Hall debate on ‘Developing a retail strategy for the future’ which has been secured by Liz Twist MP (Labour, Blaydon) and will take place tomorrow at 2.30pm, Wednesday 10 July 2019. 80% of retail staff say violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers are getting worse - Usdaw calls on the Government to act 28 June 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has today responded to the Government’s ‘call for evidence’ by telling the Home Office that 80% of shopworkers believe violence and abuse are getting worse and nearly two-thirds have been victims of a physical or verbal attack. Displaying results 501 - 520 (of 781) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1... 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 ...79 next
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