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Dairy Home delivery Home Shopping Production and Manufacturing Retail Food Retail Non-food Transport Warehouse and Distribution Displaying results 1 - 10 (of 334) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...34 next Keir Starmer’s pro-business, pro-worker manifesto will deliver the changes that Usdaw members desperately need 13 June 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed the launch of Labour’s manifesto, a fully costed and fully funded programme to bring back economic growth and deliver prosperity. Usdaw is particularly pleased that the Party has made significant commitments on issues that the union has long called for in its ‘New Deal’, ‘Freedom from Fear’ and ‘Save our Shops’ campaigns: 20% increase in shoplifting across Northern Ireland – Usdaw calls for a protection of shop workers’ law 06 June 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw is deeply concerned by today’s recorded crime statistics from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) showing a 19.6% uplift in shoplifting, in the year to the end of April, at a time when most other victim-based crimes are in decline. Usdaw is seeking Stormont support for a Scottish-style protection of shop workers’ law. Only Labour has a plan to tackle retail crime after years of Tory failure to address rising shoplifting and abuse of shop workers says Usdaw 29 May 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw is backing Labour’s plan to tackle shop crime after years of Tory opposition to tougher punishments for those who assault staff and then a broken promise after they finally U-turned on the need to legislate. Tories played political games with shop worker safety says Usdaw after the Criminal Justice Bill is dropped 28 May 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw has criticised Tory ministers for failing to follow through on their promise to create a standalone offence of assaulting a shop worker. The Government did table an amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill, which was weaker than the law that already exists in Scotland, but it fell when a general election was called and didn’t get through Parliament’s so-call wash-up. Welsh TUC: Usdaw calls for action to ‘Save our Shops’ 21 May 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of reps and officials attending the 2024 conference of the Welsh Trades Union Congress (TUC), taking place in Llandudno from 21 to 23 May. Usdaw is calling for action to address the challenges facing retail and the high street. 20% increase in shoplifting across Northern Ireland – Usdaw calls for a protection of shopworkers law 21 May 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw is deeply concerned by recorded crime statistics from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) showing a 20% uplift in shoplifting in the last twelve months. This continues the trend of increases since the pandemic and shoplifting has now risen to the highest level recorded this millennium. Keir Starmer’s first steps in government will set the country on the path to the change we so desperately need, says Usdaw 16 May 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s announcement of Keir Starmer’s six first six steps in government, which develops Labour’s five missions for Britain announced last year. These, alongside Labour’s new deal for working people and their high street plan, set out a clear vision for a better country. Labour amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill welcomed by Usdaw, Government is urged to support them 09 May 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed two amendments to the Government’s Criminal Justice Bill that have been tabled by shadow policing minister Alex Norris MP (Labour/Co-op Nottingham North). The draft legislation is due to begin its remaining stages in the House of Commons on Wednesday 15 May 2024, when these amendments could be debated and voted on by all MPs. #ShopKind Week: Usdaw joins the call for respect for shopworkers struggling in a retail crime epidemic 07 May 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s launch of the national #ShopKind Week, which encourages shoppers to treat staff with respect. UK-wide polling highlights that 31% of customers are more anxious when they shop and 36% have witnessed violence and abuse towards shopworkers while shopping. 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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