Shopworkers' trade union leader John Hannett has welcomed Labour's commitment to address the deeply unfair and damaging Universal Credit cuts introduced and continued by successive Conservative Chancellors of the Exchequer.
Usdaw's Supporting Parents and Carers Spotlight Day on Wednesday 17 May 2017 will highlight the Difficult Balancing Act? that workers face when balancing work with looking after someone. The focus this year is on the vital role that grandparents play in providing childcare.
Shopworkers' trade union leader John Hannett has welcomed the ‘Good Work Initiative' launched by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). Contribute to the initiative by visiting the RSA's What does good work mean for you? web page.
The Annual Delegate Meeting of the shopworkers' trade union Usdaw today backed a call for reform of automatic enrolment in company pension schemes. Conference unanimously supported the abolition of the minimum age and income criteria. Currently a worker needs to be over 22 and earn more than £10,000 per year to be auto-enrolled.
Shopworkers' trade union Usdaw has today backed a call at their annual conference for a higher level security within shops, particularly small convenience stores, and recognise that in-house security leads to a safer and more secure working environment.
Shopworkers' trade union Usdaw has responded to a Belfast City Council consultation with a resounding ‘no' to extended Sunday trading, after a member survey came out 6:1 against.
Tom Watson, Labour's Deputy Leader, today addressed the Annual Delegate Meeting of the shopworkers' trade union Usdaw at Blackpool's Winter Gardens. In a wide-ranging address he set out Labour's record of delivery, Conservative attacks on working people and Labour's promise to voters.
Delegates at Usdaw's Annual Delegate Meeting in Blackpool's Winter Gardens today supported a call for affordable school holiday childcare for all working parents.
Delegates at the shopworkers' trade union annual conference today backed calls for greater workplace support for people who have suffered or are suffering any form of domestic abuse.
Delegates at the shopworkers' trade union annual conference today backed a call for a real living wage that is linked to the cost of living and protects workers 18 and over.