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Usdaw calls for respect for shopworkers in the run-up to Christmas and throughout the festive period
19 December 2017
Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett has urged shoppers to keep calm and show respect for retail staff when Christmas shopping and throughout the festive period, particularly in the post-Christmas sales.
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Usdaw suspends industrial action at Scotbeef as talks move to ACAS
19 December 2017
Usdaw has suspended the two planned 24-hour stoppages at Scotbeef sites in East Kilbride and Queenslie in Glasgow after an agreement has been reached to move talks to the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS). The first 24-hour stoppage was due to start at 10pm tonight.
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TUC condemns plans to ditch working time protection
19 December 2017
The TUC has spoken out against proposals from Ministers to scrap the Working Time Directive in post-Brexit Britain. Repealing the Working Time Regulations would remove rights to paid holidays, daily and weekly rest breaks, restrictions on maximum weekly hours and health protection for night workers. At least 7 million workers would lose out according to the TUC.
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Usdaw announces the first 24-hour stoppage at Scotbeef following an 80% vote in favour of industrial action
06 December 2017
Usdaw members working at Scotbeef will hold their first 24-hour stoppage on Tuesday 19 December, after rejecting the most recent offer of a 1.7% pay rise linked to changes in break entitlements. The industrial action will affect Scotbeef workplaces in East Kilbride and Queenslie in Glasgow.
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Palmer & Harvey update - Usdaw seeking a protective award
01 December 2017
Palmer & Harvey went into administration on 28 November, with administrators immediately announcing 2,500 redundancies.
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Usdaw urges Scotbeef to improve their pay offer after an overwhelming vote for industrial action
01 December 2017
Usdaw members working at Scotbeef have voted by 81.2% to take industrial action after the company failed to make an acceptable pay offer. The most recent offer of a 1.7% pay rise linked to a change in break entitlements was rejected by a significant majority of the membership.
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Usdaw statement on Palmer & Harvey entering administration
28 November 2017
Usdaw has responded to the devastating news that Palmer & Harvey has entered administration. The company employs 4,000 people and provides cigarettes, tobacco, alcohol, groceries and frozen food to 90,000 retail accounts.
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Unilever should focus on jobs and quality products says unions
27 November 2017
Quality products and job security should be the keys to Unilever's future business strategy, trade unions have urged.
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We all love a Black Friday bargain, but please respect shopworkers
23 November 2017
Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett has called for a calm and orderly Black Friday (24 November 2017) as millions of shoppers are set to take advantage of what is now described as the biggest discounting day of the retail year.
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Budget changes to Universal Credit go nowhere near far enough to prevent unnecessary hardship for many working families says Usdaw
22 November 2017
Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett has expressed deep disappointment in today’s Budget, as the Chancellor missed an opportunity to fix the problems with Universal Credit (UC) that cause unnecessary hardship for many working families.