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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 […]

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.

Everything that happens in our union begins with our membership – and as I told UNISON Women’s Conference only a few weeks ago, that means it’s the priorities of UNISON women that […]

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. […]

International Women’s Day (8 March) is a global celebration of the economic, political and social achievements of women past and present and this year will be particularly important as it marks 100 years since the day was honoured for the first time. For more info: www.internationalwomensday.com Women’s history has been long overlooked. During the month […]

Sunday 8 March is International Womens Day. With a million women members, International Women’s Day is an event that UNISON are proud to celebrate. This year’s event takes place against the backdrop of UNISON negotiating with local government employers around the 2020-2021 NJC pay claim – which disproportionately impacts on women workers. That’s why in the […]