Unite delegate from Northern Ireland, Bridie McCreesh, today (September 13) addressed conference urging them to support Motion 41 on same-sex marriage and the DUP. The trade union movement is…Read more…
Stamp out racism
Far from being a thing of the past, racism is still very much embedded in all our social structures – from the criminal justice system to the workplace and more. Trade unions have a…Read more…
Against equalities
Julie Phipps, Unite delegate spoke at conference in Brighton today (September 13) to oppose motion 39 on decriminalising sex work. Prostitution is not currently illegal in Britain. The…Read more…
Equal pay now
Despite years of progress on the gender pay gap, the difference in pay between women and men is still wide — it now stands at more than 10 per cent — and it threatens to become ever wider under…Read more…
Seeing red
Unite has helped to launch the third edition of Show Racism the Red Card’s (SRtRC) ‘Wear Red’ day (WRD) – by hosting an event in a packed room at their HQ in Holborn (September 4). This year,…Read more…
Parents ‘exploited’
There’s nothing tougher than being a young working parent in the UK today. Young people are overrepresented in the lowest paid sectors such as retail, hospitality, and private sector health…Read more…
‘Human catastrophe’
The treatment of disabled people under the Tories is a “human catastrophe” the United Nations has said. In a damning indictment, the UN Committee on the rights of disabled people said that…Read more…
Never forget
On the morning of August 23 1791, in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, there was blood on the ground and liberation in the air. It is 226 years since a group of African slaves – known as…Read more…
Fair play?
As the season opens we ask is racism still an issue in UK football? And with only two black managers in the football league, Unite believes football must provide greater opportunity for BAEM workers….Read more…
‘Appalling treatment’
HGV drivers employed by the Co-op at its West Thurrock distribution depot have begun balloting for industrial action over the ‘appalling treatment’ of their disabled colleagues. The workers,…Read more…
‘This disgraceful gap’
“Huge gaps” remain between the living standards of different ethnic groups, new research shows. An average Bangladeshi household makes £8,900 less than a white British one, while a typical…Read more…
Women lose out
Gender segregation within Scotland’s flagship Modern Apprenticeships (MA) programme is increasing, new figures reveal. Out of the 50 MA roles analysed by Scottish Labour, women made up less…Read more…
‘Moral responsibility’
Despite all the talk of equal opportunity for disabled people, I have to ask is this really the case? Are they really given opportunities in the workplace or the same possibilities to attend sporting…Read more…
Clear our names
This week (July 24) marks the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexual acts between men aged over 21. While the 1967 sexual offences act was a momentous step forward for LGBT…Read more…
‘Love is love…’
More than 40,000 people attended a Unite-sponsored Gay Pride celebration in Hull – 2017 City of Culture – on Saturday. Unite provided £17,000 for the festival, which included a massive parade…Read more…
Take our equality survey and you could win a free holiday
Last year nearly 5,000 UNISON members took part in our equality survey. Take part this year and you might win a holiday.
The article Take our equality survey and you could win a free holiday first…Read more…
M&S ‘equal pay for equal work’ row
Deliveries to Marks and Spencer food stores in London and the south east will be disrupted if a strike over ‘equal pay for equal work’ at Hemel Hempstead goes ahead, Unite, the country’s largest…Read more…
Pride and joy
For me personally attending pride events is vital, not only because you have the time of your life partying alongside people of every race, gender and sexual orientation but also because you get to…Read more…
Know someone who goes ‘above and beyond’ for Black members?
Nominations are open now for UNISON’s Nelson Mandela Award 2018
The article Know someone who goes ‘above and beyond’ for Black members? first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Help UNISON campaign for equality
Take the UNISON equality survey – you could win three nights for two people at Croyde Bay Holiday Resort
The article Help UNISON campaign for equality first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…