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Women across the north of England are travelling to London today (Wednesday) to lobby MPs against changes to the state pension age

by Jeanette Smith, UNISON Hampshire Local Government branch

Campaign will go on for Backto60 justice

The changes introduced in 1995 have affected approximately 2.6m women now in their late 50s and early to mid […]

Court of Appeal will decide on lost pensions for women born in the 1950s

Compensation will help millions of women born in the 50s who miss out

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

Women born in the 1950s who lost out on their state pension when the government made retirement age 65 for both men and women are lobbying MPs later today (Wednesday). The changes introduced in 1995 have affected approximately 2.6m women now in their late 50s and early to mid 60s, who’ve had barely any notice […]

We’ve fought alongside WASPI women - the millions who have lost out due to government changes to the state pension - both because of the huge number of UNISON members affected, and because […]

First day of debate sees elegates discuss health and safety for women, plus the plight of the Waspi generation

I’m proud that UNISON – the largest membership organisation for women in the UK – is supporting the WASPI campaign, not just because so many of our members […]

Ombudsman recognition welcome but process has been too long

When the group of women affected by the changes started work they were often paid much less than men and often excluded from workplace pension […]