Delegates at the Annual Delegate Meeting of the shopworkers' trade union Usdaw have today backed a call to protect employment rights during the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
Usdaw's Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM) has today supported the Executive Council Statement - Campaigning Against Racism and Prejudice.
Usdaw Deputy General Secretary Paddy Lillis has today welcomed a proposition to the union's Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM) to work with Labour Student Societies to promote Usdaw in universities.
Shopworkers' trade union President Jeff Broome today opened Usdaw's 71st Annual Delegate Meeting at the historic Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
Shopworkers' trade union leader John Hannett has responded to reports that the Conservative general election manifesto will contain a commitment to give the Pensions Regulator new powers to scrutinise takeovers or "unsustainable" dividend payments that threaten the solvency of a company pension scheme.
The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) is holding its 71st Annual Delegate Meeting, #Usdaw17, at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool from Sunday 30 April to Wednesday 3 May 2017.
Today is International Workers' Memorial Day (IWMD) when the trade union and labour movement commemorates all those who have been killed by workplace accidents and disease. For IWMD 2017, the international trade union movement has decided on the theme ‘Good health and safety for all workers - whoever they are'.
Shopworkers trade union leader John Hannett has expressed deep concern that the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has today revealed in their Crime Survey for England and Wales that shoplifting continues to rise, increasing by 8% during 2016, contributing to a 21% increase over the last decade.
Debenhams has unveiled plans to close 11 warehouses and put up to 10 stores under review, in a move impacting at least 220 jobs. Shopworkers union Usdaw is again asking the company to end their refusal to engage with the union and allow their staff to have a proper voice in this process.
Shopworkers' trade union Usdaw has called on Marks and Spencer to immediately open up a dialogue with the union to ensure staff are properly represented, after the company announces the first six of 60 store closures as part of a reorganisation that will affect around 100 shops over a five year period.