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Government must end rampant exploitation of migrant workers says Usdaw
23 January 2023
Retail trade union Usdaw has joined with other unions to condemn Government’s attempts to ‘pit’ workers against each other, and to call for urgent action to advance the rights of migrant workers, including undocumented people, and end migrant worker exploitation.
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Scottish Labour Women’s Conference: Usdaw condemns the Taliban’s indefinite ban on women entering university education
20 January 2023
Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of reps and officials attending tomorrow’s Scottish Labour Women’s Conference in Glasgow, where the union has submitted an emergency motion on women in Afghanistan being banned from university education.
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Disappointing retail sales figures show why we need a strategy to help save our shops says Usdaw
20 January 2023
Retail trade union Usdaw is again calling on the Government to work with them and employers to develop a retail industrial strategy to tackle longstanding and ongoing difficulties in the sector. The call comes after today’s disappointing retail sales figures for December, showing a further decline linked to the cost of living crisis.
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Central Co-op announces a distribution reorganisation in Leicester – Usdaw to enter into consultation talks
20 January 2023
Retail trade union Usdaw has been informed by the food retailer Central Co-op of their proposal to close their three distribution centres and garage in Leicester and transfer distribution operations to the Co-operative Group. The company’s proposal puts nearly 400 jobs at risk.
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Scottish Labour Women’s Conference: Usdaw highlights the effect of the cost of living crisis on women
19 January 2023
Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of reps and officials attending this Saturday’s Scottish Labour Women’s Conference in Glasgow, where the union is calling on Scottish Labour to address the disproportionate impact of the cost of living crisis on women workers.
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Usdaw secures agreement with Tesco Bank on ‘cost of living’ pay increase
19 January 2023
Usdaw has welcomed Tesco Bank agreement to a £1,250 pay increase (on a full-time equivalent basis) for over 3,400 staff, to help with the increased cost of living. Over 90% of the bank’s workforce, those who are likely to be feeling the greatest impact from current cost of living challenges, are eligible for the increase which was effective from 8 January 2023.
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Double-digit inflation continues to devalue wages – Usdaw calls for Government action and a new deal for workers
18 January 2023
Retail trade union Usdaw continues to call for a new deal for workers to help struggling families with the cost of living crisis, because wages are still being devalued by rising prices. Today the Retail Prices Index (RPI) rate of inflation dipped slightly to 13.4% and the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rate to 10.5%.
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Anti-strike laws are undemocratic, unworkable and probably illegal – Usdaw calls on MPs to vote against
16 January 2023
Retail trade union Usdaw is calling on MPs to reject the Government’s attempts to undermine the right to strike. The union says employers should be encouraged to negotiate settlements in disputes rather than litigate to undermine workers.
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Prepayment energy meters hit those on the lowest incomes hardest says Usdaw – the Government must act
12 January 2023
Retail trade union Usdaw has joined a call from Citizens Advice for the Government to ban forced prepayment meter installations until new protections are introduced, ensuring households can no longer be fully cut off from gas and electricity.
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Sainsbury’s and Argos pay boost to £11 per hour is welcomed by Usdaw
04 January 2023
Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed the company’s additional support for Sainsbury’s and Argos shopworkers in the midst of a cost of living crisis.