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 - 540 (of 805) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1... 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ...41 next Usdaw urges MPs to protect jobs, rights, trade and the Good Friday Agreement by rejecting the latest Brexit deal 17 October 2019 Retail trade union Usdaw is urging Members of Parliament to reject the latest Brexit deal on the grounds that it threatens jobs, frictionless trade, employment rights and the Good Friday Agreement. The deal is expected to be voted on this Saturday in a special sitting of the House of Commons Shoplifting up by 15% in the last decade - Usdaw calls on the Government to cut crime and protect shopworkers 17 October 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has called for Government action in light of the Office for National Statistics today reporting a 15% increase in police recorded incidents of shoplifting in England and Wales over the last decade. Theft from shops is a main trigger for violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers. Usdaw welcomes calls on the Government to tackle growing violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers 15 October 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed an intervention in the Queen’s Speech debate by David Hanson MP (Labour, Delyn), who called on the Government to include measures to protect shopworkers in the proposed violent crime bill. Scottish shopworkers are abused, threatened or assaulted on average over 17 times a year - Usdaw calls on MSPs to back Daniel Johnson's Bill 11 October 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has today released shocking statistics from their annual survey which shows that an average Scottish shopworker is verbally abused, threatened or assaulted 17 times a year, which is more than once every three weeks. Under a Tory 'come what may' Brexit it is workers that will 'get done' says Usdaw 02 October 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has urged the Prime Minister to engage with the European Union in Brexit negotiations and back away from today’s Conservative conference rhetoric of ‘leave come what may’, ‘ready for no-deal’ and ‘Brexit done by October 31st’. Minimum wage announcement puts the 'con' into Conservative says Usdaw 30 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has warned minimum wage workers not to fooled by today’s announcements coming out of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Usdaw continues to call for £10 per hour now for all workers, with an end to youth rates and action on insecure employment. Solidarity with the Usdaw activists joining thousands of demonstrators outside the Conservative conference in Manchester today 29 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has sent fraternal greetings and a message of solidarity to the Usdaw activists and thousands of demonstrators outside the Conservative Party annual conference in Manchester today. Usdaw campaigns to 'Save our Shops' in towns and cities across the country on Saturday 28 September 27 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw will be speaking to shoppers in towns and cities across the country as part of a ‘Save our Shops’ campaign day tomorrow. The union is running an ongoing national campaign to tackle the growing retail crisis on our high streets. Usdaw welcomes Jeremy Corbyn's promises to revive our high streets, tackle low pay and give worker more rights 24 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has welcomed Jeremy Corbyn’s wide-ranging speech to Labour’s annual conference in Brighton today. Among the many issues he covered, the Labour leader outlined a comprehensive package of policies to benefit working people who are struggling to make ends meet and promised to “revive the high streets that are the centres of our communities”. Paddy Lillis calls on Labour Conference to back the Usdaw 'Save our Shops' campaign 24 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has called on the Labour Party Conference in Brighton to back Usdaw’s ‘Save our Shops’ campaign and for the next Labour Government to take urgent action to tackle the crisis on our high streets. Paddy Lillis addresses the Co-op 'Safer Communities, Safer Shopworkers' fringe meeting at Labour conference in Brighton 23 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has today addressed a fringe meeting at Labour conference in Brighton, jointly organised by The Co-op Group and the Co-operative Party, looking at ‘safer communities, safer shopworkers’. Ending in-work poverty would be one of Labour's greatest achievements says Usdaw 23 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed John McDonnell’s commitment to end in-work poverty within Labour’s first term of office. The commitment made today at Labour’s annual conference in Brighton delivers on the aims of Usdaw’s ‘Time for Better Pay’ campaign. Usdaw backs Labour's Ministry for Employment Rights to tackle insecure work and poverty pay 23 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has today called for wide-ranging improvements to employment rights to help workers struggling to make ends because of insecure work and low pay. Prescription charges to be abolished under Labour - Usdaw backs the policy to help struggling low-paid workers 22 September 2019 Retail trade union Usdaw has backed today’s announcement by Johnathan Ashworth MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Health, that the next labour Government will abolish prescription charges in England, as they already are in the rest of the UK. Sure Start Plus: Usdaw welcomes Labour commitment to invest in early years provision 22 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has welcomed today’s promise to “deliver a renewed Sure Start programme, Sure Start Plus”, announced by Angela Rayner MP, Shadow Education Minister to Labour’s annual conference in Brighton. Usdaw welcomes Labour commitment to support workers going through the menopause 21 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s conference announcement in Brighton by Dawn Butler MP, that large employers will be forced to provide flexible hours to women experiencing the menopause under Labour plans to end stigma in the workplace. Paddy Lillis sets out Usdaw's agenda for Labour's Conference - the retail crisis workers' voice and Brexit (of course) 21 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis is leading a delegation of Usdaw members to the annual Labour Party Conference in Brighton. Looking at this year’s gathering, Paddy Lillis - Usdaw General Secretary writes: Solidarity with today's global climate crisis school strike - Usdaw backs 'a just transition to a greener fairer economy' 20 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw sends a message of solidarity to all those protesting for action on the climate crisis as part of today’s global school strike. We need a Labour Government to clean up the Tories' Brexit mess says Usdaw 11 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has praised today’s address by Sir Keir Starmer MP to the Trades Union Congress in Brighton. Jeremy Corbyn shows that only Labour can deliver the changes workers need says Usdaw 10 September 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has praised Jeremy Corbyn’s address to the Trades Union Congress in Brighton today. The Labour leader set out a vision of a Labour government that will deliver change for the benefit of working people through the creation of a Ministry for Employment Rights. Displaying results 501 - 540 (of 805) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1... 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ...41 next
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