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Union congratulates senior equalities officer on new role in European trade unionism

Today is the point at which the average woman working full-time starts working for free

The union warns that proposals are politically driven and potentially dangerous

Speaking at the UNISON Black members conference in North Wales, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “The first responsibility of any union wanting to challenge racism must be to take it on in the workplace. Then we have to challenge it in our economy. “In these tough times it’s more important than ever not to […]

On Holocaust Memorial Day, light a candle as a sign of remembrance and hope

‘Work with us, in partnership with employers rather than as adversaries, to close the gender pay gap’

IDAHOBIT offers a great opportunity for campaigning in the workplace, so let us know what you have planned

Can you spare five minutes to help UNISON win equality in the workplace?

The payments are between £21.80 and £139.75 a week and the rate depends on how a person is affected by their […]

A white applicant has a better chance of getting a job than a Black applicant in more than two thirds of UK forces, UNISON’s police and justice conference hears

Experiences range from disabled parking spaces being blocked to being denied access to a bus because drivers won’t insist buggies are folded up

Guest speaker to disabled members’ conference explains the work of a House of Lords committee looking at the Equality Act

Research by the Papworth Trust reveals that NHS claim swayed disabled voters ‘who didn’t know how many of their protections were form the EU’

This Wednesday evening (17 May) the Penshaw Monument in Sunderland is to be lit up in rainbow colours by UNISON Northern region’s LGBT group and Sunderland City Council to mark international day against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia (IDAHOBIT). The day is celebrated every year to remind people of the huge number of hate crimes and […]

Take the UNISON equality survey – you could win three nights for two people at Croyde Bay Holiday Resort