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Stand up to racism - Usdaw supports the national demonstrations for UN Anti-Racism Day
18 March 2022
Retail trade union Usdaw is proudly supporting the national demonstrations against racism in Cardiff, Glasgow and London this weekend, marking the United Nations Anti-Racism Day.
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Labour Women's Conference: Usdaw calls for action to end to violence against women and girls
18 March 2022
Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation attending this year’s annual conference of Labour women, which takes place online on 19 and 20 March. The union is raising the appalling scale and scope of violence against women and girls.
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TUC Women's Conference 2022: Usdaw tackles the impact of automation and the failures of flexible working
09 March 2022
This week Usdaw delegates will be participating with hundreds of other trade union activists in the online TUC Women’s Conference, 9-11 March, to promote equality and fight discrimination. This year Usdaw is raising concerns about the impact of automation on women’s work and how flexible working is failing working women.
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International Women's Day 2022: Usdaw continues the campaign for equality, with a focus on closing the pension gap
08 March 2022
Usdaw is marking today’s International Women’s Day (IWD22) by continuing to campaign for equality and to keeping women’s equality high on the union’s negotiating, organising and political agendas. This year the Usdaw theme for IWD22 is focussed on pension inequality.
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Usdaw welcomes International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
25 November 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, organised by the United Nations, who have identified that nearly 1 in 3 women have been abused in their lifetime.
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Usdaw calls for Government and MPs to support the Menopause Bill in Parliament today
29 October 2021
Usdaw is calling on MPs to support Carolyn Harris MP’s Menopause (Support and Services) Bill which has its second reading in the House of Commons today.
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Usdaw joins tens of thousands in standing together against racism on Wear Red Day #WRD21
22 October 2021
Members and reps from the retail trade union Usdaw will today join tens of thousands of people in schools and workplaces across the UK to stand up against racism on Friday 22 October 2021 by taking part in Wear Red Day.
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Low Pay Commission investigates the disproportionate impact of low pay on Black workers and hears from Usdaw members
30 June 2021
Members of the retail trade union Usdaw are today meeting with members of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) as they investigate the disproportionate impact of low pay on Black workers. The meetings will take place in two sessions online.
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STUC LGBT+ Conference 2021: Usdaw makes the case for improving visibility and addressing inequality
22 May 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of members and officials attending this year’s online Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Plus (LGBT+) Conference, which starts today and closes tomorrow. Usdaw is highlighting the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on LGBT+ workers and seeking to address longstanding inequality issues that have been entrenched still further by the crisis.
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IDAHOTB 2021: Usdaw highlights the unequal impact of the coronavirus pandemic on LGBT+ workers
17 May 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw is celebrating the annual International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB) on May 17, with a call to recognise the unequal impact of the Covid-19 crisis on LGBT+ workers.