Joanne Cairns

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USDAW

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Head of Policy & Research - USDAW

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Joanne Cairns is Head of policy and research at USDAW – the union representing shop, distributive and allied workers. They have over 360,000 members across a range of sectors including:

All major retailers
Road transport
Warehouses and distribution
Food manufacturing
Dairies
Pharmaceuticals
Home shopping

Joanne is also a member to the TUC Executive Council and the TUC General Council where she holds the role of General Council Skills lead.

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