‘The fact that abortion is still a criminal offence in this country has to change’
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UNISON urges better protection for domestic abuse victims
‘We need to do all we can to make domestic abuse history’, women’s conference is told
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Celebrating working women: UNISON prepares for IWD 2023
The union will celebrate International Women’s Day with an event in Glasgow in March 2023
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World Cup: Women prepare for increased domestic abuse
With the World Cup now underway, UNISON has published new guidance on how workplaces can support survivors of domestic abuse
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Blog: The EU law bill – a Halloween nightmare from Downing Street
A bonfire of employment rights might thrill right-wing ideologues, but it would be a nightmare for workers – and particularly working women
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Blog: Why attacks on legal abortion are a trade union matter
A leaked opinion from the US supreme court has suggested that abortion there could be severely limited. Anne McVicker, chair of national women’s committee, and Liz Wheatley, chair of the…Read more…
UK government includes workplaces in abuse advice
Move comes after years of campaigning and lobbying by UNISON, arguing that home and workplace cannot be easily separated in domestic abuse situations
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UNISON celebrates Domestic Abuse Bill passing into law
Abuse survivors will have new workplace protections as a direct result of work by UNISON
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Blog: a long way to go on equal pay
On the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea looks at the fight we still face
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Going beyond the law: sexual harassment guidance launched
‘Sexual harassment is against the law, but the law doesn’t stop it happening‘
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Fighting against NHS fees for pregnant migrant women
For pregnant women, the “hostile environment for migrants” is degrading and forces health workers to act foremost as border control and debt collectors instead of healthcare providers
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Christmas and sexual harassment – stories from the dark side of the office party
What should be a celebration with colleagues can too often turn into an ordeal of innuendo, harassment and even assault
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“I felt like stabbing people – the emotions were that intense”
As the union of over a million women, and with nearly 8 out of 10 menopausal women in work, UNISON is raising awareness and understanding of the menopause. Because it’s a work issue
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‘We won’ – Glasgow women celebrate equal pay
City Chambers rally greets council’s ratification of £548m deal to compensate for years of unequal pay
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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
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Packing a punch, in the shortest month
It’s only got 28 days but UNISON made every one of February’s count – here’s our regular round up of just a few of the things the union achieved over the last month
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UNISON vows to campaign on child marriage
National conference calls on ILO to count girls in forced childhood marriage as child labour
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Gender pay gap still a problem, delegates hear
Local government conference debates measures to tackle the issue, as the pay gap and the glass ceiling still exist
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From a council estate to the Houses of Parliament
When Angela Rayner was growing up she went to her gran’s house for a bath on Sundays because her parents couldn’t always afford hot water. She lived in a council estate in a home with no books and…Read more…
Women’s conference condemns child marriage
Delegates debate emergency motion that triggers shocking emotional testament and call for ILO action to stop girls vanishing from child labour statistics because they are ‘married’
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