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Reverse the Universal Credit cuts - a ticking time bomb for millions of low-paid working families
22 November 2016
Shopworkers' trade union leader John Hannett has called on the Chancellor to use tomorrow’s Autumn Statement to reverse the deeply unfair and damaging cuts to Universal Credit that were introduced by his predecessor.
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Usdaw welcomes the debate generated by a 220,000 signature petition opposing Boxing Day trading
22 November 2016
Shopworkers' trade union Usdaw has welcomed a debate generated by a petition that calls for shops to close on Boxing Day, which is hosted by change.org and has now reached 220,000 signatures. Last year the Government responded to a similar petition by saying they are not proposing to ban shops from opening on Boxing Day.
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National Assembly for Wales exhibiting Usdaw: 125 Years Strong throughout December 2016
18 November 2016
A pop-up exhibition ‘Usdaw: 125 Years Strong’, sponsored by Vaughan Gething AM, will open to the public, free of charge, from 1 to 23 December 2016 at the Pierhead’s Futures Gallery.
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Respect for Shopworkers - Usdaw lobbies AMs at the Welsh Assembly
16 November 2016
Members of the shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw have today lobbied Assembly Members in the Cardiff Bay Senedd during the annual Respect for Shopworkers Week.
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Respect for Shopworkers - Usdaw lobbies MSPs at the Scottish Parliament
16 November 2016
Members of the shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw have today lobbied MSPs in the Scottish Parliament during the annual Respect for Shopworkers Week.
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1 in 10 shopworkers have been assaulted and nearly one-third don’t report it - an Usdaw survey reveals
14 November 2016
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has launched Respect for Shopworkers Week with shocking statistics revealing that nearly one in ten shopworkers have been assaulted in the course of their duties, but almost a third of them didn’t report the incident.
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Respect for shopworkers week starts next Monday – sign up to the Usdaw Thunderclap today
09 November 2016
Next week is Respect for Shopworkers Week which, at the start of the very busy Christmas shopping period, aims to remind customers that retail staff are real people who do not deserve to be abused, threatened or assaulted.
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M&S staff will be desperately worried as a major store reorganisation is announced
08 November 2016
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has called on Marks and Spencer to immediately open up a dialogue with the union to ensure staff are properly represented through a reorganisation that will affect around 100 stores, with 60 set to close over the next five years.
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Usdaw welcomes this week’s Parliamentary debate on Living Wage Week and calls on employers to pay every worker a real Living Wage
04 November 2016
Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett has welcomed this week’s debate in the House of Commons, which highlighted the gap between the Government’s so-called ‘National Living Wage’ and the real Living Wage.
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Usdaw Welcomes the Action by the Pensions Regulator on Behalf of BHS Workers
03 November 2016
Usdaw welcomes the move by the Pensions Regulator to force Phillip Green to come up with an acceptable offer to tackle the BHS Pension Fund deficit.