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PM must address the impact of a second lockdown on retail says Usdaw
02 November 2020
Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has called on the Prime Minister to use today’s statement to the House of Commons to set out measures to support the retail industry through a second lockdown.
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Has the Government given up on the high street? Usdaw asks in response to the PM's conference speech
06 October 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw has criticised the Chancellor and the Prime Minister for their speeches to the Conservative Party Annual Conference because of a total absence of help for struggling high streets, after record store closures and job losses.
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Radical action is needed to save our shops, including an online sales tax - Usdaw tells Labour Connected
21 September 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw has today called for an online sales tax to help rebuild the retail industry and level the playing field between the high street and online retailers, along with a new deal for workers on pay and job security.
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Cut business rates for retailers and fund it with an online sales tax - Usdaw tells the Government
18 September 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw has today responded to a HM Treasury consultation on the current business rates system and asks the Government to implement an online sales tax to fund a cut in business rates and create a level playing field between online and bricks and mortar retail.
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Congress 2020: Keir Starmer backs Usdaw’s call for government support to save retail jobs – ‘we can’t go back to business as usual’
15 September 2020
Shop workers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed Keir Starmer’s backing for targeted government support to help struggling sectors like retail, so that we can save jobs, keep shops open and help struggling high streets.
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Congress 2020: Usdaw calls for a new deal for workers and a retail recovery plan to save jobs, shops and our struggling high streets
15 September 2020
Shop worker’s trade union Usdaw has today called on the Government to work with trade unions and employers on a retail recovery plan to save an industry struggling through the pandemic. The union also called for a new deal for working people based on a living wage and secure employment.
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House of Commons committee urged by Usdaw to back a retail recovery plan
14 September 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw has today responded to the Housing Communities and Local Government Committee call for evidence on supporting our high streets after the impact of Covid-19.
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125,000 job losses on our struggling high streets shows that the retail industry urgently needs a Government recovery plan says Usdaw
09 September 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw has again urged the Government to agree with employers and trade unions a recovery plan for the high street, after new analysis reveals that more than 125,000 retail jobs have been lost in the first eight months of 2020. This is far higher than previous estimates.
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Usdaw shocked that the Chancellor makes no mention of retail when the industry desperately needs a recovery plan
08 July 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw called on the Chancellor to announce in today’s economic statement an urgent recovery plan for the struggling retail industry. The union is shocked that no mention was made of the tens of thousands of retail jobs already lost or the difficulties the high street is facing, let alone any suggestion of a recovery plan.
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Chancellor called on by Usdaw to announce an urgent retail recovery plan
06 July 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw is calling on the Chancellor to announce in Wednesday’s economic statement an urgent recovery plan for the struggling retail industry, which is developed with trade unions and retail employers and includes: