25 November is UN day to eliminate violence against woman and girls
The article Campaigning to end violence against women and girls first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
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25 November is UN day to eliminate violence against woman and girls
The article Campaigning to end violence against women and girls first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
25 November is UN day to eliminate violence against woman and girls
The article Campaigning to end violence against women and girls first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
The UK is now on track to close the pay gap with men. A girl born this week will see equal pay between men and women in her lifetime. Good news indeed – although she’ll have to wait till the time she…Read more…
More than 1,400 women will benefit after settlement worth millions reached on claims
The article UNISON wins equal pay settlement for Fife women first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Union congratulates senior equalities officer on new role in European trade unionism
The article Gloria Mills elected as ETUC women’s committee president first appeared on the UNISON site.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 president rebuts claims that the union is dominated by men
The article ‘UNISON has always stood up for women’ first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
When national newspapers (Gender And Unity In The Labour Movement – Guardian 17 Sept) are used to urge that its time for ‘a woman’ to lead UNISON perhaps its time to look at where women are in the…Read more…
Ceri Wright, a Unite delegate from the finance sector, spoke today (September 16) on the gender pension gap. According to a report from Prudential, women can expect an average retirement…Read more…
Unite assistant general secretary Diana Holland today (Tuesday, September 15) moved a motion at the TUC in support of pregnant women facing discrimination at work. “When I first became a union…Read more…
As the arguments over women’s representation in public and political life are rehearsed again during the parliamentary scrutiny of the Scotland Bill, it may be appropriate to reflect on the wider…Read more…
I was shocked to hear the sad news that UNISON stalwart, June Poole, has passed away after a short illness. We were supposed to meet yesterday at the UNISON centre in London for a Board meeting of the Welfare Trustees.This meeting was cancelled out of …Read more…
There are many situations, from recruitment to promotion to redundancies, where employers make selections between people. You often hear people talking about the importance of doing “Equality Impact Assessments” and checking for discrimination, but I’v…Read more…
Cambodia is one of the main sources of textiles for Europe and North America, and it’s on the front line of the campaign for a living wage in global supply chains. So the forthcoming review of…Read more…
Forms are now online for the Women’s Conference/AGM on 10 October in Dundee. Deadline is 14 September. http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/women/index.htmlRead more…
Two reports out today (Monday July 27) both point to the budget and austerity cuts to public services having a greater impact on black and ethnic minorities and women. Up to four million…Read more…
The main excitement on Wednesday was motion 2/1 from the Executive Council, which removed “so far as may be lawful from rule “2.1 The objects of the Union shall, as far as may be lawful, be:”. Len McCluskey gave a great speech arguing why it was …Read more…
This week is Carers Week and 2015 has been the year of the carer for ATL, and whether we are talking about adult carers or young carers, many of the same issues have been brought to the fore. At all…Read more…
This year we celebrate 30 years of women in the fire service. It is also time to say farewell to Paddington, London, White Watch manager Sian Griffiths, who is retiring after 30 years. One of the…Read more…
#stuc15 Gender equality is at the root of violence against women and girls and the STUC will campaign to keep this issue at the heart of the agenda for all public bodies in Scotland. Delegates commended the Scottish Government’s “Equally Safe” strategy and the STUC pledged to lend its full support to groups campaigning to build a Scotland free from violence against women and girls.
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