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Unite delegate Susan Matthews gave a powerful speech on the first day of the Labour Party Conference on Sunday (October 8), opposing the Constitutional Amendments group ‘Getting our CLPs election ready’. Susan highlighted that at the Labour Party Conference in 2018, she spoke in support of additional equality officers in Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) being […]
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Moving a motion on equal work, voice and pay, Unite delegate Angela Duerden highlighted the vital role of equality reps on Monday (September 11) at TUC Congress. “The need for equality reps in preventing discrimination and advocating on behalf vulnerable people has only grown stronger in the past 13 years of Conservative rule,” she told […]
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On the second day of TUC Congress on Monday (September 13), Unite assistant general secretary Diana Holland highlighted the importance of union equality reps and the pressing need for their statutory…Read more…
Union reps: take 10 minutes to fill in our survey
The article Support pregnant UNISON members in casualised work first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Calling for equality reps to have statutory rights at the TUC in Brighton, Unite assistant general secretary, Diana Holland, said unions must ensure that the equalities agenda is not reduced to the…Read more…
Unite delegate Maggie Ryan spoke today (September 24) at the Labour Party conference in a work, pensions and equality debate about the crucial role equality reps play in the workplace and the need…Read more…
Activists should challenge employers on their commitment to Black workers
The article Black History Month must be “a time for action, not just reflection,” says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…
Creative ideas for training, accreditation and mentoring all to the fore as delegates discuss helping reps
The article Conference agrees measures on supporting activists first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
A team of women filmmakers have brought the story of the suffragette movement to the big screen, with a very special woman among the extras
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UNISON offers transgender members invaluable support in the difficult journey to become themselves
The article Putting the ‘T’ into LGBT first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…