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Union says ‘governments across the world must do more to protect women’ ahead of conference in Cardiff

Union says ‘governments across the world must do more to protect women’ ahead of conference in Cardiff

Our union will always stand up and speak out on pay, on justice, on representation and on violence against women. That’s a message that isn’t simply for International Women’s Day – it’s a message that must run through our union every single day.

Women, trade unionists and campaigners for equality will travel in their hundreds to a lobby of Parliament today (Wednesday). They are calling for government action to support women born in the 1950s who have been unfairly disadvantaged by the changes to the State Pension arrangements. Their ranks will be swelled by delegations from Wrexham, Rhyl, Anglesey, Swansea […]

Linda Elvin and Natalia Sukhram of Canterbury City local government branch are still fairly new to being active in UNISON. They have attended the regional women’s forum for the last couple of years, attended national women’s conference for the first time in February and have completed a number of the courses in the Branch Women’s […]

Date

4 March 2018 12:00pm–3:00pm

Location

Trafalgar Square, London

2018 marks 100 years since the first women in the UK got the vote – mark the centenary, and International Women’s Day (8 March) by joining the #March4Women in London

This International Women’s Day it is important that we stand up for equality in every workplace; for decent work and freedom from violence and harassment for women everywhere. Child marriage is child labour and together we can end it.

A member of the world’s most famous feminist family, Helen Pankhurst talks about feminism, her hopes for her children, and what men can do to help the movement

A member of the world’s most famous feminist family, Helen Pankhurst talks about feminism, her hopes for her children, and what men can do to help the movement

Rosena Allin-Khan is a long way from being a typical Westminster politician

International Women’s Day activities #BalanceForBetter Friday 8 March 2019 10am-4pm, Coleg y Cymoedd Nantgarw Campus Cardiff CF15 7QY To mark International Women’s Day 2019 (Friday 8 March), Velindre University NHS Trust and UNISON Cymru Wales are hosting in partnership an event looking at women’s history, struggles and successes. This will include: Exhibition of ‘Wall of […]

A landmark event in Wales marking International Women’s Day will explore gender equality, women’s history and their struggles and successes.

Today is International Women’s Day, when across the world we celebrate the achievements of women and call for greater equality. As not only the UK’s biggest union for women, but the largest organisation for women in the UK, it’s a big day for UNISON and our members.

Date

6 March 2020 5:30pm–8:00pm

Location

Palmerston Lecture Theatre, Solent University (The Spark building), East Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YN

Southampton District UNISON is holding a film screening to celebrate International Women’s Day. The 1980 film 9 to 5 is an office satire about three female secretaries who decide to get revenge on their tyrannical, sexist boss by abducting him and running the business themselves. Times: 5:30 pm – doors open 5:45 pm – pre-film […]

With the UK having just started its first full year under a Boris Johnson government, one of the dominant themes at conference was continuing austerity – because, aside from the announcement of a rise in the national minimum wage to come in the spring, election campaign promises to end austerity have yet to be realized. […]