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…
UNISON responds to language requirement for public service workers
The union warns that proposals are politically driven and potentially dangerous
The article UNISON responds to language requirement for public service workers first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Honouring Ellen
Unite helped organise a unique domestic violence commemorative event on Sunday November 29 and will now assist with establishing a website that will honour domestic violence victims and provide…Read more…
Today is a crucial day in the calendar – today is equal pay day
Today is the point at which the average woman working full-time starts working for free
The article Today is a crucial day in the calendar – today is equal pay day first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Ballot Papers now out- vote Dave Brinson #1
Ballot papers were dispatched on Wednesday, and have begun arriving on members’ doormats this morning. Please take a minute to fill in your ballot form, and return it: it’s YOUR union, make your…Read more…
Gloria Mills elected as ETUC women’s committee president
Union congratulates senior equalities officer on new role in European trade unionism
The article Gloria Mills elected as ETUC women’s committee president first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
A nation on the brink?
I’m in a deep sleep after a restless night with the baby waking constantly when the alarm goes off. Its 05.45, its dark outside and the rest the house is silent as they all sleep peacefully. …Read more…
Festival fights intolerance
A vibrant festival shows that celebrating diversity and fostering equality can be fun and inclusive to everyone in the community. And that was certainly the case on Saturday August 22 when…Read more…
Caring for Carers
This week is Carers Week and 2015 has been the year of the carer for ATL, and whether we are talking about adult carers or young carers, many of the same issues have been brought to the fore. At all…Read more…
Cameron’s Equality appointments: the latest Whitehall Farce
Equalities has always been central to my trade unionism: if we are not about equality, then we are nothing.
The new Tory Government has said that it thinks equality (other than economic equality, of…Read more…