Shop Direct staff receive unanimous support of delegates at Usdaw conference

Blackpool is hosting Usdaw's conference
Delegates at retail union Usdaw’s annual conference in Blackpool gave workers from Shop Direct a standing ovation today in a show of solidarity as they fight to save their jobs. Liverpool-based online retailer Shop Direct announced that they plan to move their fulfilment operations from three Greater Manchester sites to a new centre in the East Midlands, putting almost 2,000 jobs in jeopardy. John Hannett, Usdaw general secretary, said: “Conference delegates today rightly extended their heartfelt support and solidarity to ea... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
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