‘The dedication to the cause of UNISON members has been incredible, and it’s been matched by the incredible strength shown by those taking action’.
The article Glasgow equal pay talks resume after…Read more…
Report: Unite Policy Conference 2018
This isn’t an official report, but is accurate to the best of my knowledge. If you spot any errors or omissions, please let me know. I have also uploaded the official “progress of business”.
You can refer to the conference agenda (the pack of motions …Read more…
UNISON equality survey – with prizes
Help us campaign for equality by filling in our survey – and maybe win a holiday for two at Croyde Bay Holiday Resort in north Devon
The article UNISON equality survey – with prizes first…Read more…
‘You can be a mother, daughter, sister and engineer if you wish’
UNISON’s women’s conference addresses the lack of women working in science, technology, engineering and maths
The article ‘You can be a mother, daughter, sister and engineer if you wish’…Read more…
‘I see first-hand how lack of funding is harming the NHS’
UNISON president and hospital catering assistant Margaret McKee gives rousing speech to women’s conference
The article ‘I see first-hand how lack of funding is harming the NHS’ first appeared on…Read more…
LGBT History Month helps us challenge prejudice
There are plenty of resources available for activists to use during LGBT History Month
The article LGBT History Month helps us challenge prejudice first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Take action against Phillip Hammond’s comments on disability
Ask your MP to sign an Early Day Motion asking the Chancellor to retract his comments
The article Take action against Phillip Hammond’s comments on disability first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
“Let’s build on the brilliant Jo Cox women’s programme with leadership schemes for gay, trans and BAME activists”
Excellent article by West Ham CLPer, Rohit K Dasgupta, on LabourList today.
“This is an exciting time to be a Labour member. The latest Survation polls puts us ahead of the Tories. Members are enthused and confident about the upcoming local…Read more…
Unite constitutional timetable 2017-2023
The detailed timetable of windows for the various meetings for the coming year is below.
For explanation of jargon and acronyms, see my glossary. For more information on Unite’s structures, see my structures page.
20 Nov – 1 Dec 2017 and 10-14 Dec 201…Read more…
Report from GPM&IT NISC October 2017
Report from GPM&IT NISC October 2017
Unite’s National Industrial Sector Committees (NISCs) meet quarterly, bringing together activists from a particular industrial sector, delegated from Regional Industrial Sector Committees (RISCs). The NISC for the Graphical, Paper, Media & IT…Read more…
Black workers hit harder by austerity
In June this year, UNISON ran a survey to find out about members’ financial situations, and some of the results are shocking, especially when it came to our Black members.
The article Black workers…Read more…
Black History Month must be “a time for action, not just reflection,” says UNISON
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…
Supreme Court battle leads to survivors’ pension equality for same-sex couples
Congratulations to John Walker! For eleven years, he has been fighting his employer and the government, so that his husband can receive his pension when he dies. He had to fight because, until today, the law permitted same sex couples to be discriminated against. Today the Supreme Court upheld…Read more…
Out at Work – More than one in three LGBT people have been harassed or bullied at work
Out at work? Those of us who hoped that homophobia at work was a thing of the past will be disappointed to read a new TUC report, ahead of the TUC’s LGBT conference and Pride in London this weekend. Earlier this year the TUC carried out an in-depth piece of research to find out whether…
The…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…
Love Equality – the fight for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland
It was whilst working at Royal Mail at the central Tomb Street sorting office in Belfast in 2002 that I first truly fathomed the transformational power of the trade union movement. A 20-year-old…Read more…
Gender Pay Gap Information Regulations: Long on information, short on action
The UK’s gender pay gap stands at 18.1% and at the current rate this gap will not close for at least another 40 years. This means that the average woman has to wait nearly a fifth of a year (66 days) before she starts to get paid, compared to the average man. Today the…Read more…
A Mother’s Day present Mums will really appreciate
With Mother’s Day approaching on Sunday, many of us will be trying to find the perfect gift for our hard-working mums or mother figures. Flowers, chocolates and perfume normally fit the bill. But if Ministers were thinking about really rewarding working mums this Mothering Sunday, then they might…Read more…
Women’s Pay Day: 66 days before you start getting paid?
Spring is in the air, the blossom is on the trees, and we’re nearly a fifth of the way through 2017. So you might be surprised to learn that the average woman still hasn’t been paid for her work this year. Yes, you read that right. New analysis we’re publishing today shows that the average…Read more…
Union urges universities to ‘get houses in order’ on race
Figures show Black workers to be under-represented in higher education workforce
The article Union urges universities to ‘get houses in order’ on race first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…