The shopworkers' union is set to launch its Save Our Sundays campaign, declaring its members' opposition to large stores staying open for longer than six hours on Sundays. Usdaw believes any relaxation of the law will have a devastating impact on family life.
Usdaw general-secretary John Hannett said: 'We're launching the national Save Our Sundays campaign in Blackpool, because we want to reach as many of Britain's shoppers as we can, after discovering in an independent survey that 64 per cent of them don't want longer hours. So shoppers don't want longer hours, the major retailers are divided on the issue and shopworkers want to spend some quality time with their families. We'll be making sure that MPs get the message loud and clear.'
Trade secretary Gerry Sutcliffe will be at the conference to listen to the delegates views. The department of trade and industry is carrying out a formal consultation about Sunday trading laws at the moment.
More than 800 delegates are expected to attend the conference, which runs from Sunday April 30 to Wednesday May 3.
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