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ADM 2024: Usdaw delegates call for significant reform of the regulation of the sale of vape products
01 May 2024
Delegates at the Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM) of the retail trade union Usdaw have today supported a call for the display and sale of vape products to be limited in the same way tobacco products, so that they are regulated by legislation.
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ADM 2024: Maintain the triple lock and stop further rises in the state pension age say Usdaw delegates
01 May 2024
Retail trade union Usdaw is holding their Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM) in Blackpool’s Winter Gardens and today debated pensions. Delegates backed calls for the pensions triple lock to be maintained and for no further increases in the state pension age.
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Violence against shopworkers grows in an epidemic of retail crime
01 May 2024
By Paddy Lillis – Usdaw General Secretary
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International Workers’ Day: Usdaw continues to call for a New Deal for Workers
01 May 2024
Retail trade union Usdaw is marking International Workers’ Day (1 May) by renewing the call for a New Deal for Workers to help end low-paid insecure employment.
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ADM 2024: Keir Starmer sets out a vision of change for that will provide Usdaw members and all workers with dignity, respect and prosperity
30 April 2024
Retail trade union Usdaw today welcomed Keir Starmer to their Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM). The Labour leader gave a keynote speech in which he thanked Usdaw members for their contribution as key workers and set out plans to tackle retail crime, rejuvenate high streets, deliver a new deal for working people and ensure that a growing economy delivers prosperity for workers.
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Studio Retail announce proposed changes at their Accrington, Trafford and Widnes sites – Usdaw will now enter into consultation talks
30 April 2024
Retail, warehouse and distribution trade union Usdaw has been briefed by Studio Retail, a home shopping business wholly owned by Frasers Group, about proposals to restructure the business, which could have a significant impact on staff in the Accrington, Trafford and Widnes sites.
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The only way to secure real change is to vote for a Labour Government
30 April 2024
By Paddy Lillis – Usdaw General Secretary
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ADM 2024 debates education and lifelong learning – Usdaw renews the call for reinstatement of the Union Learning Fund
29 April 2024
Retail trade union Usdaw has today renewed the call for the reinstatement of the Union Learning Fund, which was abolished in England in 2021 by the Conservative Government. The fund provided valuable resources for union reps to work in partnership with employers to provide lifelong learning for members.
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ADM 2024: Usdaw delegates back a social tariff for household energy and a price cap on essential food items
29 April 2024
Usdaw delegates at their Annual Delegate Meeting in Blackpool’s Winter Gardens have today debated the economy, the cost of living crisis and its impact on working people. The conference backed calls for a social tariff, that would ensure cheaper household energy bills, and a cap on the price of essential food, to ensure that families can provide basic meals.
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ADM 2024: TUC General Secretary praises Usdaw’s campaigning work and sets out shared priorities
29 April 2024
Retail trade union Usdaw today welcomed Paul Nowak, Trades Union Congress (TUC) General Secretary, to their Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM) in Blackpool’s Winter Gardens. In a keynote conference address, he congratulated Usdaw on securing the promise of legislation to tackle abuse of shopworkers, while highlighting our shared priorities of winning a Labour Government, securing a new deal for working people and continuing to build the trade union movement.