Retail trade Union Usdaw has been briefed by Morrisons about their intention to close a manufacturing site at Cutler Heights in Bradford. The company is proposing that the work will now be done from their existing Thrapston site, in north Northamptonshire, and their site at junction 41 of the M1 near Wakefield. The company has set out a proposed timetable for a phased closure to be completed by the end of October.
Cosmetic and pharmaceutical manufacturer Fareva has proposed the closure of their facility on the Boots site at Beeston in Nottinghamshire, putting hundreds of jobs at risk. The French company bought BCM (Boots Contract Manufacturing) in 2017. The business will now enter a period of collective consultation with staff whose roles are affected.
Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of young members, reps and officials attending the annual Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) Youth Conference in Glasgow on 1 and 2 July. The union is seeking to tackle the higher risk of sexual harassment young workers face, along with the impact of the cost of living crisis and calls for a new deal for young workers.
Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of members, reps and officials attending the annual Trades Union Congress (TUC) Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Trans, plus (LGBT+) Conference in Congress House, London on 29 and 30 June. The union is raising deep concerns about the disproportionately worse health outcomes experienced by LGBT+ people.
Retail trade union Usdaw shares the concerns of industrial relations experts, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS), who have today released a new report finding that almost half of workers say their mental health has suffered because of the rising cost of living.
Retail trade union Usdaw is holding their annual Supporting Parents and Carers Spotlight Day tomorrow (28 June). The campaign seeks a better deal for the more than 8 out of 10 Usdaw members who are juggling work with caring for children and/or an adult.
Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today's parliamentary question in the House of Commons to the Government's Justice Department, raising the ongoing wait former Debenhams workers face in securing the financial award they are due after being unfairly made redundant three years ago.
Retail trade union Usdaw is deeply concerned by today's crime report from the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). It reveals that theft from shops has reached a new 10-year high and that 87% of staff working in convenience stores have experienced verbal abuse in the last year.
Retail trade union Usdaw is calling for the Government to address the cost of living crisis, after today's statistics show that wages continue to be devalued by double-digit inflation. The Retail Prices Index (RPI) rate dipped slightly to 11.3% and has now been in double-digits for over a year, the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) remained the same at 8.7%.
Retail trade union Usdaw is calling on the Government to drop their Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill and break the deadlock on this controversial measure. Today (21 June) the House of Commons will consider the amendments made to the bill by Peers for a second time, as the parliamentary ‘ping-pong' continues.