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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…
Unite is calling on councils and employers to mark today’s (April 28) International Workers’ Memorial Day by backing the union’s Get Me Home Safely campaign. Unite wants the hundreds of councils and…Read more…
At a press conference held today (March 30) at the gates of Regina Coeli House, the centre of an eleven week occupation by workers, Unite has announced it has received assurances from the Department…Read more…
Under Unite general secretary Sharon Graham, who was elected last year as the union’s first-ever female leader, Unite is now renewing its commitment to women like never before. While the union…Read more…
International Women’s Day (March 8) is the day that people from around the world join together to honour women’s contributions to society and highlight the continued need for strengthening women’s…Read more…
The new policy, which was created in conjunction with UNISON and announced on International Women’s day, will apply to all workers at City Hall
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A work-in occupation by staff working at Regina Coeli House in Belfast enters its seventh week. As UniteLIVE highlighted in a feature last month, the workers launched their action to prevent the…Read more…
Christina McAnea addresses women’s conference and stresses the need for the union to be more representative of its million female members
The article UNISON general secretary calls on men to stand…Read more…
Opening debates see delegates discuss how to increase proportionality within the union, particularly for part-time women workers, who represent a large part of the membership
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“Hi Christina
Trust you are well I’m writing to express my concern and dismay about the President Paul Holmes addressing Women’s Conference next week. It is my understanding that he has now been dismissed by the Empl…Read more…
The Regina Coeli House — the only all-female accommodation in Northern Ireland supporting those battling addiction, mental ill health, homelessness and abuse — has been a beacon of hope…Read more…
ILO convention says no one should be in fear of physical, physiological or sexual violence from just going about their daily work
The article UNISON welcomes government pledge to end violence at…Read more…
Every day for the ‘twelve days of Christmas’ this year, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2021. Today, we look back at TUC president and Unite assistant general secretary…Read more…
Cutting the relative value of the state pension is a false economy and likely to increase welfare support
The article Blog: The great state pension rip-off first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Government set to introduce mandatory duty on employers to protect staff by introducing explicit protections from third-party harassment
The article UNISON welcomes new law to prevent sexual…Read more…