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A shop worker stacks shelves whilst wearing PPE at a Co-op shop in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
RETAIL union Usdaw called for a new deal for low-paid workers today after the coronavirus crisis showed their true value to society.
The union’s call came on the 100th day of the lockdown which began in March.
Usdaw said that during the crisis millions of “low-paid and undervalued workers” had stepped up in the most difficult circumstances to keep the country going.
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Incoming Usdaw general secretary JOANNE THOMAS talks to Ben Chacko about workers’ rights, Labour and how to arrest the decline of the high street