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Usdaw pledges to redouble efforts to combat discrimination against LGBT workers

Retail and distribution Union Usdaw is marking International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia by pledging to redouble the Union's efforts to combat discrimination against LGBT workers.

May 17th, 2012 USDAW - News

Usdaw welcomes retailers’ action to keep shop staff safe

The shopworkers' Union Usdaw has welcomed the latest move by the country's top retailers to ensure the best possible measures are in place to protect shop staff from violence and abuse.

May 14th, 2012 USDAW - News

Usdaw backs police cuts protest

The shopworkers' Union Usdaw has sent a strong message of support to police officers who are marching in London today to protest against the Tory-led Coalition's 20% cut to police budgets.

May 10th, 2012 USDAW - News

Shop Direct Group plan to outsource contact centres to Serco puts nearly 1,000 jobs at risk

Home shopping retailer Shop Direct Group has announced it intends to outsource its customer contact centres and part of its financial services business to Serco, threatening the future of nearly...

May 9th, 2012 USDAW - News

More than 200,000 working couples with children plunged into poverty by tax credit cuts

Figures released by the Treasury this afternoon reveal that more than 200,000 couples with 449,000 children have lost up to £73 a week in Working Tax Credit because they have been unable to increase...

May 1st, 2012 USDAW - News

Government forces through suspension of Sunday trading laws

The Tory-led Coalition has forced through emergency legislation that will suspend the Sunday trading laws in England and Wales for eight weeks this summer starting from 22 July.

May 1st, 2012 USDAW - News

Usdaw urges MPs to put family, sport and Olympics first and vote against the suspension of Sunday trading laws

The shopworkers' Union Usdaw has urged MPs to put family, sport and the Olympics first and vote against the suspension of Sunday trading laws.

April 29th, 2012 USDAW - News

Government runs scared of allowing a free vote on Sunday trading hours

The shopworkers' Union Usdaw has accused the Tory-led coalition of running scared of allowing its MPs a free vote on the suspension of Sunday trading laws during the Olympic and Paralympic Games this...

April 28th, 2012 USDAW - News

Remember the Dead, Fight for the Living – Usdaw members commemorate Workers’ Memorial Day

This Saturday, Usdaw members will join trade unionists and safety campaigners from around the world to commemorate Workers' Memorial Day and to support the TUC's Day of Action on Health and Safety.

April 27th, 2012 USDAW - News

Yvette Cooper slams the Tory-led coalition’s attack on Usdaw members and their families

In her keynote speech to Usdaw's Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM) in Blackpool, Labour's Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper slammed the Tory-led Coalition's attack on the incomes of Usdaw members and...

April 24th, 2012 USDAW - News