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Dairy Home delivery Home Shopping Production and Manufacturing Retail Food Retail Non-food Transport Warehouse and Distribution Displaying results 41 - 60 (of 352) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...36 next Yvette Cooper pledge to deliver Freedom From Fear for shopworkers welcomed by Usdaw 10 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed Yvette Cooper’s keynote address to the annual Labour Conference in Liverpool. The Shadow Home Secretary set out a series of measures to address the current epidemic in shoplifting and rising violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers. Labour Conference 2023: Usdaw, Labour and Co-op join to confront the epidemic of retail crime 09 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has today joined with leading Labour voices and the Co-op at a Labour conference fringe meeting organised by Policy Exchange; addressing shoplifting, violence and abuse, confronting the crime epidemic faced by retailers and shopworkers. Home Secretary’s silence on the shoplifting epidemic is disappointing says Usdaw 03 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has expressed disappointment because, on their keynote speeches to the Conservative conference, neither the Justice Secretary or Home Secretary said a single word about the epidemic of retail crime sweeping our shops and high streets. This despite Usdaw and 88 retailers coming together at the weekend and calling for urgent government action. Minister is deeply irresponsible to suggest that ‘citizen’s arrests’ are the answer to the shoplifting epidemic says Usdaw 03 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has condemned the Crime and Policing Minister for his reported comments to a Conservative conference fringe meeting where it is reported that he called on the public to make citizen’s arrests in supermarkets if they saw shoplifters. The union has branded this ‘DIY policing’ as dangerous and irresponsible. BRC letter to the Home Secretary calling for action on retail crime is co-signed by CEOs and Usdaw 02 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has joined 88 retail leaders and co-signed a letter to Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, asking for action to support shopworkers who continue to face unacceptable levels of violence and abuse, amid a rise in shop theft which in many cases is the root cause of incidents. Tesco rolls out new screens to protect staff – Usdaw backs the move and calls for a protection of workers law 29 September 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed a move by Tesco to introduce new protective screens at hundreds of Express stores and petrol station kiosks in a further bid to protect its colleagues from assault. The supermarket, which has already rolled out body-worn cameras, is making the move amid a rising tide of retail crime. Labour criticism of the Government’s failure to track the convictions of shopworker attacks is shared by Usdaw 22 September 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed Labour’s Shadow Attorney General fury after being told the Ministry of Justice doesn't have figures on the number of cases where people serving the public are assaulted as reported exclusively by the Daily Mirror. Supermarkets are a key target for retail crime – Usdaw calls for action to protect shopworkers 20 September 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has renewed their call for action to protect shopworkers after research finds that supermarkets suffered the highest proportion of retail crime at 54.42%. Department stores were second with 6.19% and convenience stores were third with 6.03% of retail theft. Insurance comparison website Money.co.uk extracted crime data for England & Wales to see which retail sectors have been the worst victims of shop theft. Police bosses urged, by Usdaw and retailers, to respond to unprecedented levels of theft from shops 20 September 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has joined a coalition of retail organisations and written to Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales, calling for a commitment to tackling unprecedented levels of theft from shops. Worrying 21% increase in shoplifting across Scotland – Usdaw calls for retail crime to be taken seriously 19 September 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is deeply concerned by today’s police recorded crime statistics for Scotland showing that in the 12 months to June there was a 21% increase in shoplifting. Displaying results 41 - 60 (of 352) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...36 next
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