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Dairy Home delivery Home Shopping Production and Manufacturing Retail Food Retail Non-food Transport Warehouse and Distribution Displaying results 1181 - 1220 (of 1886) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1... 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 ...95 next 'Save our Shops' - Usdaw launches a new petition on the TUC 'Megaphone' site 09 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has today launched a new ‘Save our Shops’ petition at the Trades Union Congress in Brighton, calling on the Government to take urgent action to tackle the ongoing and deepening crisis in retail. Underemployment and short hours contracts must be tackled says Usdaw 09 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has identified underemployment and short hours contracts as key issues for the future world of work; as the Trades Union Congress in Brighton debates how we deal with the challenges of automation and new technology. Workers deserve a decent break over Christmas and New Year says Usdaw 09 September 2019 Shop and distribution workers’ union Usdaw has today called on the retail sector to give their staff a decent break over the busy festive period, which was backed unanimously by the TUC annual conference. Usdaw makes the case for better access to workplaces for trade unions and sectoral collective bargaining 09 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has today backed a call at Trades Union Congress in Brighton for sectoral collective bargaining and made the case for improved statutory recognition rights to make it easier for trade unions to recruit and organise workers. Usdaw wins justice for former Palmer & Harvey workers in Northern Ireland and calls for reform of insolvency law 09 September 2019 Usdaw has won justice for members who worked for the retail distribution company Palmer & Harvey, after the Belfast Employment Tribunal granted a protective award because the union was not properly consulted about the redundancies, as required by law. Usdaw backs the TUC statement opposing a 'no deal' Brexit 08 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed and supported the TUC General Council statement opposing a ‘no deal’ Brexit that ‘would be a disaster for working people’, which was passed by the Trades Union Congress in Brighton today. Retailers repeatedly targeted by criminals says ACS report - Usdaw calls for Government action 06 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has called for Government action in light of research from the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). They have this week highlighted official figures from the Home Office which show that retailers who experience crime are being targeted more. 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. Ne'er Day campaign escalates as Usdaw makes the case for closing large shops on 1 January 02 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has today published the results of an extensive survey of Scottish retail staff, who overwhelmingly back the closure of large shops on New Year’s Day, and is calling on all MSPs to support the motion tabled by Jackie Baillie MSP in the Scottish Parliament. Morrisons proposed store closures in Ince, Shirley, Swindon and Crawley is devastating news for staff says Usdaw 22 August 2019 Supermarket giant Morrisons has today announced their intention to close four stores in Ince (near Wigan in Greater Manchester), Shirley (near Solihull in the West Midlands), Swindon Regent Circus (Wiltshire) and Crawley (West Sussex). Morrisons states that “Following a review of all our supermarkets’ performance, we’ve unfortunately identified four unprofitable stores, where even our best estimates suggest losses will continue to worsen.” Usdaw members at Sainsbury's Waltham Point Distribution Centre to take strike action on Thursday 22 and Sunday 25 August 21 August 2019 Tomorrow morning from 6am and on Sunday morning also at 6am, Usdaw members at Sainsbury’s Waltham Point will take part in further 24-hour strike action. The dispute has already seen two one day stoppages and relates to changes to the attendance policy which are being unilaterally implemented by the company. 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”. Müller staff are devastated by the proposed closure of the Aberdeen depot - Usdaw will interrogate the business case 15 August 2019 Müller Milk & Ingredients has today announced that they are commencing a review of their operation in Aberdeen which could result in its closure, putting 50 jobs at risk. The company have indicated that a continuing reduction in volume at Aberdeen makes the operation uneconomical. From Peterloo to Boohoo - the campaign for workers' representation is still relevant today says Usdaw 15 August 2019 Tomorrow marks the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre, when 60,000 women, children and men gathered at St Peter’s Field in Manchester to peacefully campaign for parliamentary representation and were charged upon by the cavalry, resulting in 18 deaths and around 700 injured. 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. Usdaw's response to Tesco statement 05 August 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw, who represent over 160,000 Tesco staff, will be immediately entering into collective consultation with the company and is calling for government action to tackle the crisis in retail. Usdaw Members at JD Sports, Rochdale Fightback 01 August 2019 Retail and distribution workers’ union Usdaw has taken another step in its campaign for fair treatment of workers, this time in JD Sports, Rochdale. Usdaw members at Sainsbury’s Waltham Point Distribution Centre to take strike action on Thursday 25 July 24 July 2019 Tomorrow morning from 6am, Usdaw members at Sainsbury’s Waltham Point will take part in a second round of 24-hour strike action. Displaying results 1181 - 1220 (of 1886) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1... 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 ...95 next
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