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On Thursday (April 25) striking canteen workers based at Drax Power Station descended on Drax’s AGM in London. Watch the inspiring film below to find out more about this brave group of women who are taking a big stand for fair pay. Film by Anna Burton
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The lack of sympathy toward Waspi women is not surprising. Society continues to undervalue the work that women do and takes their contribution for granted
The article Opinion: Why the fight for Waspi pension justice is far from over first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The lack of sympathy toward Waspi women is not surprising. Society continues to undervalue the work that women do and takes their contribution for granted
The article Opinion: Why the fight for Waspi pension justice is far from over first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite Equalities hosted an inspiring International Women’s Day online event at the weekend (March 9), which showcased a number of Unite women reps making a big difference in their workplaces. Unite national women’s committee chair Jane Stewart, who chaired the event, opened the webinar by reading out a message from Unite general secretary Sharon Graham […]
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On International Women’s Day today (March 8), striking Drax canteen workers, who are predominantly female, have escalated their industrial dispute over fair pay. The workers, who have been striking since early December in a dispute with their employer Baxter Storey and Drax’s management, announced today that they have voted to extend their strike action mandate. […]
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Unite the union this week confirmed that its Glasgow East Women’s Aid membership were given ‘no notice’ prior to the Easterhouse based organisation being placed into administration last week. The organisation was thrown into turmoil last October after 13 Unite members were suspended amid allegations that workers were targeted on grounds related to their trade […]
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This week on UniteLIve, we’ve featured a number of our inspiring women members in the lead up to International Women’s Day today (March 8) – if you’ve missed any of our stories, you can read them all here. But International Women’s Day celebrations don’t stop today – tomorrow (March 9) Unite Equalities is hosting a […]
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Inconsistent, rigid and unimaginative employers are denying individuals the flexibility they need
The article Women in the UK’s public services repeatedly denied flexible-work requests, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Inconsistent, rigid and unimaginative employers are denying individuals the flexibility they need
The article Women in the UK’s public services repeatedly denied flexible-work requests, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The United Nations World Toilet Day has been observed annually since 2013 and is held on November 19th. The day celebrates toilets and raises awareness of the 3.6 billion people living without access to safely managed sanitation.
The post ‘A basic human right’ appeared first on Unite Live.
Unite delegate Ruth Hayes gave an inspiring speech on tackling violence against women and girls at Labour Party Conference on Tuesday (October 10). Ruth, who also serves as chair of the Labour Party national women’s committee, blasted Tory inaction on gender-based violence, which she called “staggering”. “Since last year, the gravity of this has become […]
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“This motion from Women’s Conference sets out concrete steps that should be taken when this motion is passed in tackling sexual harassment in our movement and in our workplaces to make us better and more effective at tackling sexual harassment in society
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Bringing together Unite women members from across sectors and regions, Unite Equalities held its first in-person National Women’s Week in Birmingham since the Covid pandemic last week. National Women’s Week has been a Unite Equalities week-long event each year, whose aim is to bring Unite’s women members together for special intensive training courses to support […]
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Unite delegate Jane Stewart spoke passionately in support of a composite on menopause on Wednesday (October 19) at TUC conference. Seconding the composite, Jane said, “Menopause is not an illness, it’s part of a woman’s life cycle and should be accepted as that without fear or embarrassment.” But, she added, because it is considered a […]
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UNISON is marking World Menopause Day by stressing that just a few changes in the working environment can make the world of difference to working women
The article Blog: The menopause really is a workplace issue first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite delegate Jane Taylor called for bold action on equalities as she moved a composite motion at Labour Party conference on Monday (September 26). Addressing conference, Jane said that “income and wealth inequality has deepened in this country and here I am talking about it again”. “What on earth is wrong with us that we […]
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Unite delegate and chair of the Labour Party National Women’s Committee Ruth Hayes moved a motion on violence against women and girls on the first day of the Labour Party Conference on Sunday (September 25). Urging conference to read the motion from Labour’s Women Conference in full, Ruth highlighted how “over a decade of Tory […]
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UNISON has been working with Dan Jarvis MP on the issue and with a second reading of a private member’s bill due this Friday, you can help ensure it gains support
The article Help boost protection for pregnant women and new parents first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Abortion is still illegal in the UK, with a recent report revealing that a woman was arrested straight after a stillbirth in Cornwall and remains under investigation
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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…