Retail trade union Usdaw is calling on the Government to drop their Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill. Today the House of Commons will consider Lords amendments to the Bill, but the union is still calling for it not to go ahead. Usdaw has members joining a trade union demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament this evening.
Retail trade union Usdaw welcomes Peers today passing the Carer's Leave Bill, which would give people with caring responsibilities a right to unpaid leave from work. The Bill is now set to becomes law after passing all its parliamentary stages. While welcoming this as a step in the right direction, Usdaw continues to call for the leave to be paid.
Shopworkers' trade union Usdaw is deeply concerned by police recorded crime statistics for England and Wales showing that in the 12 months to December 2022 there was a 23% increase in shoplifting. This continues the trend of persistent quarterly increases after a dramatic decrease during the pandemic.
Retail trade union Usdaw is marking the annual International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB) on May 17, with a call for action to tackle LGBT+ harassment in our workplaces and welcomes the 2023 theme of ‘together always - united in diversity'.
Retail trade union Usdaw is calling on Members of the House of Lords to reject the Government's Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, which has been timetabled for its third reading in the House of Lords today (Tuesday 9 May).
Retail trade union Usdaw is asking members to use their vote in today's English local elections to support Labour candidates who will deliver on our campaign goals to tackle the cost of living crisis and provide the essential local services that so many low-paid workers and their families rely on.
Retail trade union Usdaw is one of eleven trade unions who launched a judicial review of the Government's new regulations, which allows agency workers to fill in for striking workers and break strikes. The High Court hearing of this legal challenge begins today, concludes tomorrow and the result expected in a few weeks' time.
Retail trade union Usdaw is marking International Workers' Day (1 May) by renewing the call for a New Deal for Workers to help those in low-paid insecure employment cope with the continuing cost of living crisis, many of whom are key workers.
Every year April 28 is International Workers' Memorial Day (IWMD). It is the international trade union day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work.
Delegates at the Annual Delegate Meeting of retail trade union Usdaw today backed a call to make pensions auto-enrolment more inclusive.