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Originally Posted by richard1960
Do the unions accept it peter , i have just been on the shopworkers union site USDAW this is what they had to say about sunday trading laws.
The shopworkers Union Usdaw has welcomed today's announcement by the Government that they are to leave the laws covering Sunday trading in England and Wales unchanged and will seek to simplify the legislation dealing with age-restricted sales.
1. A survey of over 10,000 Usdaw members completed in April this year found that:
91% opposed large shops being able to open all hours on a Sunday
95% thought the current ban on large shops opening on Christmas Day and Easter Sunday should continue.
2. A Gfk/NOP survey carried out last year found that 89% of the public were opposed to any relaxation of the Sunday Trading laws.
It would seem many unions are concerned workers might be co-erced into working ie have pressure put upon them. USDAW seem very unkeen on any relaxation.
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Sainsbury's in Haydock is a USDAW unionised and they have full time officials on site, it is a distribution warehouse and they need to work 24/7 to ensure that the stores are kept stocked, the only day they close is Christmas Day.
They are not affected by Sunday trading laws so they have to work on a Sunday otherwise the would be little point in the warehouse being open.
The examples above are only in relation to store opening times plus most of the stores do not just finish once the doors close as most big stores have staff replenishing the shelves throughout the night even on a Sunday and from 10pm on on a Saturday.
It is only trading hours that are affected and not everyone realises that part because they have never worked in that area.
Sunday trading is archaic and has no place in modern society if you go to Scotland and go to a Tesco it is open 24/7 they do not close on a Sunday or at 10pm on a Saturday.