MP Angela Smith has thrown her weight behind a campaign to ensure shopworkers have a guaranteed day off on Christmas Day.
Although it is traditional for workers to have the day free it is not an official bank holiday and retail premises are under no obligation to shut up shop.
Usdaw, the shopworkers' union, is campaigning for change to the law to protect Christmas Day and and this week Mrs Smith, MP for Basildon and East Thurrock, announced her support.
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Published Tuesday December 18, 2001
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