Campaign News RSS Feed Check out what campaigning work we’ve been up to recently: Filter by: Filter by month Month... January February March April May June July August September October November December Filter by topic Topic... Campaign - Usdaw4Labour Politics Displaying results 561 - 600 (of 795) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1... 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 ...40 next Supermarket thefts put shopworkers at risk - Government must act says Usdaw 01 February 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has called for Government action in light of Press Association statistics showing a 7% increase in theft from supermarkets over the last four years. Usdaw welcomes Parliamentary support for union recognition at Boohoo 31 January 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s cross-party MPs’ report into fashion industry sustainability, which has recommended that online clothes retailer Boohoo recognises Usdaw as the union for their staff. Protection of shopworkers attracts cross-party support at the committee stage of the Offensive Weapons Bill 28 January 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has welcomed cross-party support for a protection of shopworkers amendment to the Offensive Weapons Bill in a House of Lords Grand Committee debate. Offensive Weapons Bill: Peers urged by Usdaw to support a protection for shopworkers amendment 25 January 2019 The Offensive Weapons Bill sets out criminal penalties for shopworkers and delivery drivers who allow sales of corrosive substances and knives to under-18s. The amendment backed by Usdaw will create an offence if the person attempting to buy these products abuses, threatens or assaults the retail worker who is enforcing the law. 30% increase in shoplifting in the last 10 years - Usdaw calls for Government action to cut crime and protect of shopworkers 24 January 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has called for Government action in light of the Office for National Statistics today reporting a 30% increase in police recorded incidents of shoplifting in England and Wales over the last decade. Usdaw disappointed that the Government doesn't accept shopworkers' crucial role in enforcing the law 23 January 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis is disappointed that a Home Office Minister has today not accepted the crucial role shopworkers have in enforcing the law on age-restricted sales. However the union welcomes the offer of a meeting to explain why amendments to the Offensive Weapons Bill, that will help protect shopworkers, should be accepted by the Government. Government offer on shopworker abuse is a step in the right direction, but we still need legislation says Usdaw 23 January 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has welcomed as a step in the right direction a Government offer of limited measures to address violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers, but calls on them to go further by accepting amendments to the Offensive weapons Bill. Tory MPs should put country before party - Usdaw calls for a no confidence vote to break the Brexit deadlock 16 January 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is urging Members of Parliament to support Labour’s vote of no confidence today after last night’s catastrophic defeat in the ‘meaningful vote’ clearly shows that the Government has totally lost its way. Universal Credit reforms are a small step in the right direction, but there is still a very long way to go says Usdaw 11 January 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed Government reforms to Universal Credit, but the union says they are only a small step in the right direction and calls for a fundamental rethink, including a complete overhaul of a system that is broken and will not work. Usdaw cautions MPs that Conservative assurances on post-Brexit employment rights are meaningless 10 January 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is urging Members of Parliament to ignore anything less than legally binding assurances on employment rights, as the debate continues on the ‘meaningful vote’. Shopworkers' trade union leader Paddy Lillis launches the 'time for better pay' petition 08 January 2019 Paddy Lillis, General Secretary of the shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw, has today launched the ‘time for better pay’ petition on the .gov website, seeking 100,000 signatures to secure a Government response and possible parliamentary debate. Protection for shopworkers receives cross-party support from Peers - Usdaw calls on the Government to act 08 January 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has welcomed cross-party support from Peers for the protection of shopworkers during yesterday’s second reading of the Offensive Weapons Bill in the House of Lords. Offensive Weapons Bill is welcomed - Usdaw calls for greater protection for shopworkers 04 January 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis welcomes the Offensive Weapons Bill, which is due for its second reading in the House of Lords on Monday. Usdaw is calling on the Government to provide greater protection for shopworkers who will enforce the new law at the point of sale. Usdaw warns Government not to water-down minimum wage regulations as they consider simplifying the rules 04 January 2019 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has warned the Government not to remove vital safeguards that protect low-paid workers against rogue employers unfairly deducting pay. The call comes after reports that the Business Secretary is considering changes to help employers avoid ‘technical breaches’ of the rules. Fairness not favours - Usdaw calls for an industrial strategy to tackle the retail crisis and save our shops 04 January 2019 Next week will see the start of retailers issuing trading updates following the crucial Christmas period and the early indicators suggest it may not be good news for many. Usdaw rep Maureen Loxley receives MBE in the New Year's Honours List 29 December 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is celebrating the award of an MBE to Maureen Loxley, a long-serving union rep and activist from Tesco Gloucester. Usdaw welcomes the High Street Report and wants a voice for workers to help tackle the crisis in retail 20 December 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has welcomed a report by the Government’s high street panel, chaired by Sir John Timpson, but calls on the Government to look at the crisis in retail beyond the high street and listen to the voice of shopworkers. Usdaw criticises a Minister who trivialises injured workers access to justice 18 December 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has criticised a Justice Minister who today defended the Government’s proposal to increase the small claims court threshold for personal injury cases. Workers' rights need a fundamental fix - small steps are not the answer says Usdaw 17 December 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has called for the Government to go much further than the ‘Good Work Plan’ announced today. Usdaw has been campaigning for significant improvements in the labour market and today’s announcement, whilst bringing some positive developments, will not tackle in-work poverty or other abuses in the jobs market. Home Office positive about protections for shopworkers, Usdaw now requires action 11 December 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis today met with Home Office Minister Victoria Atkins for a round-table discussion with retailers on how to protect staff from violence, threats and abuse. Displaying results 561 - 600 (of 795) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1... 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 ...40 next
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