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IKEA's ongoing commitment to be a Living Wage employer welcomed by Usdaw - the union continues to campaign for at least £10 per hour
02 May 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed IKEA’s commitment to continue as a Living Wage employer, ensuring staff will be paid at least £10.85 an hour in London and £9.50 in the rest of the country. The union continues to call for at least £10 per hour for workers of all ages across the UK.
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Usdaw marks International Workers' Day by renewing their call for a New Deal for Workers
01 May 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw is marking International Workers’ Day (1 May) by renewing the call for a New Deal for Workers.
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Empty shop surge further demonstrates the need for an industrial strategy for retail says Usdaw
30 April 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw has expressed deep concern about the latest BRC-LDC shop vacancy monitor. The figures reveal that the vacancy rate across the country increased to 14.1% in the quarter to the end of March, from 13.7% in the last three months of 2020. The Union renews the call for the Government to work with them and employers to develop an industrial strategy for retail.
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Health and safety is a fundamental right at work says Usdaw on International Workers’ Memorial Day
28 April 2021
Every year April 28 is International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD). It is the international trade union day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work.
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Keir Starmer thanks Usdaw members for their work during the pandemic and puts protecting jobs at the heart of Labour’s campaign
26 April 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw today welcomed Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP, leader of the Labour Party, to give a keynote speech to their online Annual Delegate Meeting.
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Usdaw reflects on the impact of the pandemic and sets out the need for a New Deal for Workers #Usdaw 21
26 April 2021
The online Annual Delegate Meeting of the retail trade union Usdaw has today reflected on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on members and sets out a wide-ranging campaign for a New Deal for Workers.
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All in it together? Usdaw annual conference highlights the unequal impact of the coronavirus crisis
26 April 2021
Usdaw’s Annual Delegate Meeting today looked at the unequal impact of the coronavirus pandemic on women, disabled, LGBT+ and BAME workers.
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Usdaw sets out an agenda of political campaigning to deliver the members' priorities #Usdaw21
26 April 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw has today set out its political campaigning priorities at the Annual Delegate Meeting.
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Customers urged by Usdaw to follow the rules and respect shopworkers as Scotland's shops reopen
26 April 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw is calling on customers to follow the rules and respect shopworkers, as non-essential stores in Scotland reopen.
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Frances O'Grady brings TUC fraternal greetings to Usdaw's online annual conference #Usdaw21
25 April 2021
Retail trade union Usdaw today welcomed Frances O’Grady, Trades Union Congress (TUC) General Secretary, to their 74th Annual Delegate Meeting, being held online for the first time because of the pandemic.