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Dairy Home delivery Home Shopping Production and Manufacturing Retail Food Retail Non-food Transport Warehouse and Distribution Displaying results 41 - 80 (of 195) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...10 next Labour Conference 2023: Usdaw and ACS highlight that high streets are at the heart of the everyday economy 09 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has today joined with the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) at a Labour conference fringe meeting on High Streets: Heart of the Everyday Economy; highlighting the important role of local shops on high streets and neighbourhood parades. Rachel Reeves demonstrates how Labour’s growth plan will benefit working people says Usdaw 09 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s keynote speech to Labour Conference by Rachel Reeves, telling delegates that Labour is “ready to rebuild Britain” and restore economic security after the “chaos” of the Tory years, Rachel Reeves said. Labour Conference 2023: Usdaw President addresses the Labour Unions rally and welcomes the new deal for workers 09 October 2023 Retail trade union President Jane Jones joined fellow trade unionists and leading Labour frontbench MPs in addressing a packed TULO rally at Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool, which was sponsored by Thompson’s Solicitors. Labour Conference 2023: Usdaw welcomes Angela Rayner recommitting the next Labour Government to a New Deal for Workers 08 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed Labour’s Deputy Leader Angela Rayner recommitting the next Labour Government to delivering a comprehensive new deal for workers within 100 days of coming into power. Addressing the annual Labour conference in Liverpool the Shadow Deputy Prime Minister set out the details of a new deal that will transform workers’ lives. Prime Minister does not offer the change our members desperately need - says Usdaw - only Labour will deliver 04 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has responded to today’s Prime Minister’s speech to the Conservative conference with a call for a general election, so that working people can secure the change they desperately need under a Labour Government. Chancellor’s minimum wage announcement won’t be enough to help workers cope with the cost of living crisis says Usdaw 02 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has called on the Chancellor to go further than today’s announcement to the Conservative conference of a minimum wage above £11 per hour from next April. Usdaw is calling for the minimum wage to become a real living wage, alongside a new deal for workers that tackles insecure employment, something Labour has already committed to deliver in the first 100 days of coming into Government. High energy bills and rocketing food prices show the Government must do more to help with the cost of living crisis says Usdaw 29 September 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has again called on the Government to intervene further in tackling the cost of living crisis, which is severely impacting low-paid workers. On Sunday 1 October the cap on the unit price of gas and electricity reduces by £124, but bills remain extremely high. Rising prices continue to devalue wages – Usdaw calls for a new deal for workers to tackle the cost of living crisis 20 September 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is calling for the Government to address the cost of living crisis, after today’s inflations figures show that wages continue to be devalued by prices rising faster than incomes. The Retail Prices Index (RPI) rate rose from 9% to 9.1%, the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) dipped slightly to 6.7%. TUC 2023: Usdaw welcomes Angela Rayner recommitting the next Labour Government to a New Deal for Workers 12 September 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed Labour’s Deputy Leader Angela Rayner recommitting the next Labour Government to delivering a comprehensive new deal for workers within 100 days of coming into power. Addressing the annual Trades Union Congress in Liverpool the newly appointed Shadow Deputy Prime Minister set out the details of a new deal that will transform workers’ lives. TUC 2023: Congress backs Usdaw’s call for accessible, affordable and available childcare 12 September 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has today successfully moved a motion on ‘Childcare, delivering a just and prosperous society’. TUC 2023: Congress supports the Usdaw motion on tackling one-sided flexibility through a new deal for workers 11 September 2023 Retail trade union today successfully moved a motion at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) that calls for employment law reform that tackles one-sided flexibility, as part of a comprehensive new for workers on pay and rights. TUC 2023: Usdaw welcomes Paul Nowak’s address to Congress as he sets out future challenges for workers 11 September 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s keynote address to the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Liverpool by Paul Nowak, TUC General Secretary. He outlined the need to build strong unions to ensure that workers are treated fairly through the future challenges of artificial intelligence, automation and the drive towards net-zero. One-sided flexibility is one of many issues that needs to be tackled with a new deal for workers 11 September 2023 By Paddy Lillis - Usdaw General Secretary TUC 2023: Usdaw demands a new deal for workers and highlights issues with affordable housing, childcare and new technology 08 September 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of members, reps and official attending the annual conference of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), taking place in Liverpool from Sunday 10 to Wednesday 13 September. AI task force is launched by the TUC and is welcomed by Usdaw 04 September 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s announcement by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) of a new taskforce that will bring together specialists in law, technology, politics, HR and the voluntary sector with the aim of drafting new legal protections to ensure Artificial Intelligence (AI) is regulated fairly at work for the benefit of employees and employers. Debenhams workers’ long wait for justice is over - Usdaw welcomes the tribunal verdict and calls for reform of redundancy law 31 August 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed an employment tribunal decision, which found that Debenhams failed in its duty to properly consult with the staff at risk of redundancy. 400 former staff are now set to receive around £860,000 between them after winning a legal battle against the retailer. CPAG reveals disturbing evidence about migration onto Universal Credit - Usdaw joins calls for reform 31 August 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is encouraging members to claim the social security benefits that they are entitled and to be cautious when being migrated from tax credits to Universal Credit. Today the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has published research showing that more than a quarter of tax credit claimants have had their current benefits stopped and have not moved on to Universal Credit. Workers are at the core of Labour’s election offer – Usdaw welcomes progress at the NPF 24 July 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has highlighted some key gains for their members and other working people from Labour’s National Policy Forum (NPF), which met at the weekend in Nottingham. Usdaw was represented at the NPF alongside Labour’s other affiliated trade unions and organisations as well as representatives of Labour Party members. ‘Still struggling’ with the cost of living – Usdaw’s new survey lays bare the extent of the crisis for key workers 21 July 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has today (Friday 21 July) released the latest findings of their cost of living survey of over 6,000 key workers in retail and associated industries. It shows that while wages are failing to keep pace with stubbornly high inflation, the cost of living crisis continues to have a devastating impact on low-paid workers. Double-digit inflation continues to devalue wages – Usdaw calls for a new deal for workers to tackle the cost of living crisis 19 July 2023 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 to 10.7% and has now been in double-digits for well over a year, the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) also fell to 7.9%. Displaying results 41 - 80 (of 195) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...10 next
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