Usdaw secures 9% pay increase at Sainsbury’s, bringing staff up to Real Living Wage
Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed the announcement that staff pay is increasing to at least £12 per hour across Sainsbury’s and Argos. Effective from March 204, this 9% increase…
Boohoo faces pressure to recognise trade union
Retail trade union Usdaw is again calling for discussions with online fashion retailer Boohoo about representation of their employees to ensure they are fairly treated. Usdaw represents workers at Boohoo’s…
Usdaw signs new recognition agreement for staff working in former EG Group convenience stores and restaurants
Retail trade union Usdaw and supermarket giant Asda have signed a collective bargaining agreement for Usdaw to recruit and represent hourly-paid staff employed in the convenience stores and Leon restaurants…
Retail union calls for action as inflation continues to outstrip wages
The most recent inflation figures show that inflation continues to outstrip increases in incomes, with the Retail Prices Index (RPI) and Consumer Prices Index (CPI) standing at per cent and…
Union secures 7% pay rise for 220,000 Tesco staff
Retail trade union Usdaw has negotiated a pay deal with Tesco which will see staff receive a 7% pay rise. Around 220,000 workers in stores and fulfilment centres are set…
Paddy Lillis re-elected as USDAW general secretary
Paddy Lillis was re-elected today as the general secretary of the retail workers' union USDAW. Lillis was elected unopposed as he was the only candidate to receive the required nominations…
Shop workers need a fighting, radical union
Anyone who has known me over the past 11 years knows my undying commitment to the Green Party of England and Wales as an electoral path to help move society…