TUC 2023 One-sided flexibility is one of many issues that needs to be tackled with a new deal for workers by PADDY LILLIS, Usdaw general secretary
Features | Tuesday 25th Apr 2023 Breaking down barriers – Usdaw launches its Black Members Development Programme
Friday 21st Apr 2023 Call it out! Towards an end to sexual harassment More proactive and robust action is needed from employers to shift workplace cultures, writes Usdaw general secretary PADDY LILLIS
Monday 17th Oct 2022 Technology and automation – delivering skills and workplace protection Unions are crucial in minimising the impact of automation on workers and a strong union presence is essential to protecting jobs, argues Usdaw leader PADDY LILLIS
Saturday 18th Jun 2022 After 12 years of Tory government, is anyone really surprised they’ve crashed the economy again? We need a new deal for workers now, argues Usdaw general secretary PADDY LILLIS
Friday 06th May 2022 We don’t go to work to be attacked Usdaw’s research shows record levels of violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers – and a majority do not feel reporting it makes any difference. Much more needs to be done, writes PADDY LILLIS
Tuesday 03rd May 2022 Usdaw Conference 2022 Key worker recognition was welcome, but was it worth it? Usdaw spoke to 6,500 workers in its recent survey and the results were shocking: from borrowing to pay household bills to parents going hungry, it is clear that things are getting rapidly worse for working-class people, writes PADDY LILLIS
Monday 02nd May 2022 Usdaw Conference 2022 Tackling racism is a crucial priority for Usdaw, the trade union movement and the whole of society Usdaw general secretary PADDY LILLIS argues that structural racism is all-too clear in the workplace, with BME workers facing poorer wages, temporary contracts and prejudicial treatment — but unions are the best way to fight back
Saturday 30th Apr 2022 Technology and automation - shaping the future of work Usdaw general secretary Paddy Lillis says challenges and the opportunities of technology require good, effective relationships between unions and employers
Sunday 12th Sep 2021 TUC CONGRESS 2021 A sticking plaster for a failing system that is now being painfully ripped off The universal credit £20 uplift was only ever a short-term ‘solution’ to an ongoing structural problem, says Usdaw leader PADDY LILLIS
Thursday 05th Nov 2020 Retail needs support in this lockdown Low-paid workers must not pay the price of tackling this appalling pandemic writes PADDY LILLIS, Usdaw General Secretary
Monday 14th Sep 2020 TUC Congress 2020 Job security, respect and pay are Usdaw’s priorities Retail staff have a crucial role in our communities and that role must be valued, says Usdaw general secretary PADDY LILLIS