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 101 - 140 (of 805) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...41 next Labour conference supports Usdaw’s call to address the challenges facing retail and the high street 10 October 2023 Retail trade Usdaw has today welcomed the support of Labour’s annual conference for a plan to address the challenges facing retail and high streets. Usdaw’s motion was composited with one from the GMB trade union, who sought to highlight the injustices Wilko workers suffered when their company collapsed into administration, resulting in all stores being closed down. Keir Starmer will deliver the change our members so desperately need says Usdaw 10 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s address by Keir Starmer to the annual Labour conference in Liverpool. The Labour leader delivered a vision of security and hope so that the next Labour Government will get Britain’s future back. Yvette Cooper pledge to deliver Freedom From Fear for shopworkers welcomed by Usdaw 10 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed Yvette Cooper’s keynote address to the annual Labour Conference in Liverpool. The Shadow Home Secretary set out a series of measures to address the current epidemic in shoplifting and rising violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers. Labour Conference 2023: Usdaw and ACS highlight that high streets are at the heart of the everyday economy 09 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has today joined with the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) at a Labour conference fringe meeting on High Streets: Heart of the Everyday Economy; highlighting the important role of local shops on high streets and neighbourhood parades. Labour Conference 2023: Usdaw, Labour and Co-op join to confront the epidemic of retail crime 09 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has today joined with leading Labour voices and the Co-op at a Labour conference fringe meeting organised by Policy Exchange; addressing shoplifting, violence and abuse, confronting the crime epidemic faced by retailers and shopworkers. Rachel Reeves demonstrates how Labour’s growth plan will benefit working people says Usdaw 09 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s keynote speech to Labour Conference by Rachel Reeves, telling delegates that Labour is “ready to rebuild Britain” and restore economic security after the “chaos” of the Tory years, Rachel Reeves said. Labour Conference 2023: Usdaw President addresses the Labour Unions rally and welcomes the new deal for workers 09 October 2023 Retail trade union President Jane Jones joined fellow trade unionists and leading Labour frontbench MPs in addressing a packed TULO rally at Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool, which was sponsored by Thompson’s Solicitors. Labour Conference 2023: Usdaw welcomes Angela Rayner recommitting the next Labour Government to a New Deal for Workers 08 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed Labour’s Deputy Leader Angela Rayner recommitting the next Labour Government to delivering a comprehensive new deal for workers within 100 days of coming into power. Addressing the annual Labour conference in Liverpool the Shadow Deputy Prime Minister set out the details of a new deal that will transform workers’ lives. Labour Women's Conference backs Usdaw’s call for a better deal for working parents and carers on paid leave 07 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed support from Labour Women’s Conference delegates for the union’s call for Labour’s review into parental leave to also include carers’ leave and take into account the way in which caring commitments impact on women’s daily lives, decision making and financial circumstances. Conference also asks that the review’s overarching aims should be to deliver a simpler, more equal system that provides stronger and more effective rights to carer-friendly working. Labour Conference 2023: Usdaw calls for action to address the challenges facing retail and improved access to lifelong learning 06 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of officials and reps attending the annual Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, Sunday 8 to Wednesday 11 October. The union has submitted motions on workers’ access to education and skills training, along with addressing the challenges facing retail and our high streets. Labour Women’s Conference 2023: Usdaw calls for a better deal for parents and carers on paid leave 05 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of official and workplace reps attending the Annual Conference of Labour Women on Saturday 7 October in Liverpool. Usdaw is seeking a better deal for working parents and carers on paid leave. Prime Minister does not offer the change our members desperately need - says Usdaw - only Labour will deliver 04 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has responded to today’s Prime Minister’s speech to the Conservative conference with a call for a general election, so that working people can secure the change they desperately need under a Labour Government. Home Secretary’s silence on the shoplifting epidemic is disappointing says Usdaw 03 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has expressed disappointment because, on their keynote speeches to the Conservative conference, neither the Justice Secretary or Home Secretary said a single word about the epidemic of retail crime sweeping our shops and high streets. This despite Usdaw and 88 retailers coming together at the weekend and calling for urgent government action. Minister is deeply irresponsible to suggest that ‘citizen’s arrests’ are the answer to the shoplifting epidemic says Usdaw 03 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has condemned the Crime and Policing Minister for his reported comments to a Conservative conference fringe meeting where it is reported that he called on the public to make citizen’s arrests in supermarkets if they saw shoplifters. The union has branded this ‘DIY policing’ as dangerous and irresponsible. Chancellor’s minimum wage announcement won’t be enough to help workers cope with the cost of living crisis says Usdaw 02 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has called on the Chancellor to go further than today’s announcement to the Conservative conference of a minimum wage above £11 per hour from next April. Usdaw is calling for the minimum wage to become a real living wage, alongside a new deal for workers that tackles insecure employment, something Labour has already committed to deliver in the first 100 days of coming into Government. BRC letter to the Home Secretary calling for action on retail crime is co-signed by CEOs and Usdaw 02 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has joined 88 retail leaders and co-signed a letter to Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, asking for action to support shopworkers who continue to face unacceptable levels of violence and abuse, amid a rise in shop theft which in many cases is the root cause of incidents. Labour criticism of the Government’s failure to track the convictions of shopworker attacks is shared by Usdaw 22 September 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed Labour’s Shadow Attorney General fury after being told the Ministry of Justice doesn't have figures on the number of cases where people serving the public are assaulted as reported exclusively by the Daily Mirror. Rising prices continue to devalue wages – Usdaw calls for a new deal for workers to tackle the cost of living crisis 20 September 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is calling for the Government to address the cost of living crisis, after today’s inflations figures show that wages continue to be devalued by prices rising faster than incomes. The Retail Prices Index (RPI) rate rose from 9% to 9.1%, the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) dipped slightly to 6.7%. Police bosses urged, by Usdaw and retailers, to respond to unprecedented levels of theft from shops 20 September 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has joined a coalition of retail organisations and written to Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales, calling for a commitment to tackling unprecedented levels of theft from shops. TUC 2023 supports an emergency motion on the collapse of Wilko, which is backed by Usdaw with a call to save our shops 13 September 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has today seconded a motion to the annual Trades Union Congress about the collapse of high street retailer Wilko. The motion calls for support for Wilko workers, along with a campaign for reform of company administration law and a viable future for the high street. It was proposed by the GMB trade union, who represent members working in Wilko and passed unanimously by Congress delegates. 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