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 - Europe Campaign - Freedom From Fear Campaign - Have a Safe Journey Campaign - Lifelong Learning Campaign - Minimum Wage Campaign - Pensions Awareness Campaign - Supporting Parents & Carers Campaign - Union4marks Campaign - Usdaw4Labour Conferences 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 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 61 - 100 (of 1839) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...92 next Spring Budget 2024: Usdaw calls for a new deal for workers and a retail recovery plan 30 January 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw has made a formal representation to HM Treasury for measures to be included in the 2024 Spring Budget on 6 March. Following consultation with members, both directly and through their representatives in Usdaw, the union has developed policy suggestions to improve the lives of working people covering the following key areas: Usdaw is angry and disappointed by changes to the Morrisons pension scheme 29 January 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw has today been advised by supermarket giant Morrisons that they will proceed with their original proposals to reform the pension scheme for hourly paid employees, after the company refused to adopt any of the union’s alternatives. Protect the right to strike! Usdaw supports the TUC march and rally in Cheltenham 26 January 2024 Retail trade union has members, reps and officials attending the TUC march and rally in Cheltenham tomorrow, Saturday 27 January. The event takes place on the 40th anniversary of GCHQ workers being banned from joining a trade union by the Thatcher Government, an injustice that the trade union movement reversed through a relentless campaign and the election of a Labour Government. Alarming 32% increase in shoplifting across England and Wales – Usdaw calls for a protection of shopworkers law 25 January 2024 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is deeply concerned by today’s police recorded crime statistics for England and Wales showing that in the 12 months to September 2023 there was a 32% increase in shoplifting. This continues the trend of persistent quarterly increases after a dramatic decrease during the pandemic. Peterborough M&S proposed closure is devastating for staff, customers and the community says Usdaw 25 January 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw says members working at the Marks and Spencer store on Queensgate in Peterborough city centre are devastated after the company told them they plan to close the store in April. Sainsbury’s Bank ‘wind down’ is clearly concerning for staff – Usdaw seeks urgent clarification for members 18 January 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw represents members working in Sainsbury’s bank. They are clearly concerned by today’s media reports that the company is planning to wind down its banking division as part of plans to focus its efforts on the retail business. The union is seeking urgent clarification. Inflation uptick shows that the cost of living crisis is nowhere near over says Usdaw 17 January 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw continues to call on the Government to address the longstanding and continuing cost of living crisis, after today’s inflation figures show that prices are rising at double the 2% target rate. The Retail Prices Index (RPI) rate dipped slightly to 5.2%, while the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rate rose to 4%. Government should abandon proposed ‘strike-breaking’ agency worker regulations says Usdaw 16 January 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw has responded to the Government’s consultation, which closes today, on their draft regulations that would allow employers to engage agency workers to fill in for striking workers. The Government’s original regulations were embarrassingly quashed by the High Court for a failure to consult. Vaughan Gething wins the Usdaw nomination for leader of the Welsh Labour Party 13 January 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw has nominated Vaughan Gething MS to be the next leader of the Welsh Labour Party, replacing the current First Minister Mark Drakeford who is set to retire in March. Boohoo needs to clean up its act and they can start by recognising Usdaw as the union for their staff 11 January 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw is again calling for discussions with online fashion retailer Boohoo about representation of their employees to ensure they are fairly treated. Usdaw represents workers at Boohoo’s warehouse and call centre in Burnley along with the head office in Manchester, but the company continues to refuse to recognise the union, leaving staff without a real voice at work. Nearly 120,000 retail jobs lost and over 10,000 store closures last year – Usdaw again calls for an industrial strategy and recovery plan 08 January 2024 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 and help save our shops. The call comes after the Centre for Retail Research today revealed that 10,494 shops closed for the last time during 2023 and 119,405 jobs were lost in the sector. National Insurance change is too little too late says Usdaw – this is just another Tory tax con 05 January 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw has condemned the Government’s desperate attempt to grab headlines in the hope that voters will forget nearly fourteen years of austerity, their crashing of the economy and the biggest cost of living crisis in more than a generation. The union laments the failure to tackle insecure and low paid employment that blights too many workers’ lives. Keir Starmer’s new year message of hope so that ‘Britain can get its future back’ is welcomed by Usdaw 04 January 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s keynote speech by Keir Starmer, as he sets out his ambitions for a new Britain. In a wide-ranging new year speech the Labour leader set out his national missions for government and identified that we have for too long had ‘an economy that doesn’t work for working people, even when it grows, let alone when it stagnates like now’. Sainsbury’s to pay the Real Living Wage and London Living Wage - Usdaw welcomes the 9% wage boost 04 January 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s announcement that staff pay is increasing to at least £12 per hour across Sainsbury’s and Argos. Effective from March, this 9% increase means that Sainsbury’s has boosted pay by 50% since 2018. Asda and Usdaw sign a new recognition agreement for staff working in former EG Group convenience stores and restaurants 04 January 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw and supermarket giant Asda have today signed a collective bargaining agreement for Usdaw to recruit and represent hourly-paid staff employed in the convenience stores and Leon restaurants that Asda recently acquired from EG Group. Continuing high energy bills and food prices show the Government must do more to help with the cost of living crisis says Usdaw 02 January 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw has again called on the Government to intervene further in tackling the cost of living crisis, which is severely impacting low-paid workers, after the cap on unit prices of household energy rose by 5%. New Year message from Paddy Lillis – Usdaw General Secretary 01 January 2024 Retail trade union leader Paddy Lillis has sent out New Year wishes and committed Usdaw to campaigning for a new deal on pay and rights to help workers struggling to make ends meet in a cost of living crisis. The Union will also continue to push for protections for workers from violence, threats and abuse, while calling for a general election to put the country back on track under a Labour Government. Scottish shops should be closed on New Year’s Day to give shopworkers a well-deserved break says Usdaw 27 December 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is backing the vast majority of Scottish shopworkers who want large stores to stay closed on New Year’s Day. The union is calling on the Scottish Government to reverse their opposition to giving retail workers a proper festive break. First Minister’s warm words won’t give shopworkers the break they deserve on New Year’s Day says Usdaw 21 December 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is disappointed with the response of Scotland’s First Minister, Humza Yousaf, to a question from Scottish Labour Deputy Leader Jackie Baillie about closing large retail stores on New Year’s Day 2024, so that retail workers can spend the day with their loved ones. ‘Super Saturday’ will leave many retail workers exhausted – they deserve a decent break and respect says Usdaw 21 December 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has called on the shopping public to show respect for shopworkers, after research suggests that 23 December 2023 is set to be busiest in-store shopping day of the year and has been dubbed ‘Super Saturday’. Displaying results 61 - 100 (of 1839) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...92 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..