The annual Queen’s Speech should ostensibly lay out the government’s forthcoming legislative agenda, but today’s Speech – dominated by meaningless rhetoric and peppered with a shameless rehashing of…Read more…
Get ready for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
IDAHOBIT offers a great opportunity for campaigning in the workplace, so let us know what you have planned
The article Get ready for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia…Read more…
Pushed out for being pregnant
Two years ago at Sports Direct’s infamous warehouse in Derbyshire, where working conditions have been described as ‘Victorian’ a woman gave birth in a toilet at work. That this is something that…Read more…
Pregnancy bias: Unite call secures study
A government study that exposes the disgraceful pregnancy and maternity discrimination experienced by three out of four working mothers has finally been released, following pressure from Unite….Read more…
Gender pay gap persists
The gender pay gap in the UK remains stubbornly high – despite so many advances in equalities over the last half century, women still only earn 80p for every £1 a man earns. Even more galling…Read more…
We are LGBT
To some people LGBT is nothing more than a category of people, a description, a title, but to me it’s one big family. We stand for people who can’t stand for themselves. We march for people…Read more…
The price of freedom
The aim of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) history month is to celebrate and recognise LGBT people’s contributions to society. Having started in the US in 1994, with the support…Read more…
‘Hidden because of fear’
Between 2012 and 2015 hate crimes against transgender people more than doubled, according to Home Office figures. But they do not tell the whole story: It is estimated that as much as 80 percent of…Read more…
Freedom is a beautiful thing
For LGBT history month this special Unite film shows Unite LGBT members talking about the fight for equality and the many achievements so far. But members also discuss the still present…Read more…
We’re not quite there yet
Mark “Pasty” Turner was ‘a confused kid’ – but it didn’t stop him standing out from the crowd. At school he never saw the problem with wearing pink shirts – even if his classmates did. The…Read more…
A ‘hidden history’
“Who hates the miners? Thatcher. Who else? The police, the public and the tabloid press,” says the character of legendary campaigner, Mark Ashton, to fellow activist Mike Jackson, during a Gay Pride…Read more…
‘A very small step’
Nearly 50 after the Ford Dagenham sewing machinists strike, when heroic women (pictured above) walked out and paved the way for legislation that made unequal pay between men and women unlawful, the…Read more…
Women and trade unions
Women have always been central to trade unions and the fight for a more equal society. To celebrate International Women’s Day we’ve put together a timeline of some of the key dates for women and the trade union movement.
The article Women and trade unions first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Equality victory
British Airways has been forced to lift a ban stopping some of its female cabin crew wearing trousers thanks to pressure from Unite. A successful campaign by the union means female cabin crew…Read more…
♡ UNISON: because we fight for equal pay
‘Work with us, in partnership with employers rather than as adversaries, to close the gender pay gap’
The article ♡ UNISON: because we fight for equal pay first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Remembering the Holocaust
On Holocaust Memorial Day, light a candle as a sign of remembrance and hope
The article Remembering the Holocaust first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Stand up
In part 4 of our Disability History Month series, UNITElive speaks to Unite equalities rep Marina Gunn about changing perceptions that others have about people with disabilities. Dry humour…Read more…
Better understanding
In the third part of our week-long series for Disability History Month, UNITElive speaks to Unite Welsh disabilites committee chair Ceri Wright, who was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome,…Read more…
Lend a hand
In part 2 of our week-long series for Disability History Month, UNITElive speaks to Unite vice-chair of the South East region Ian Lidbetter. Having a disability that isn’t immediately apparent,…Read more…
Fight for rights
As part of Disability History Month this month, UNITElive will publish one story each day featuring the many Unite members with disabilities who are fighting for a better world for all. Today,…Read more…