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There for You: domestic violence

UNISON offered a lifeline for a member who felt a prisoner in her own home

Magazine on the UNISON National site.

UNISON gives evidence to the equality duty review

Union says it has only been two years since the Public Sector Equality Duty came into force and this review is premature

Article on the UNISON National site.

Organise for a world without sexism

Join hundreds of people from across the UK for a unique weekend of hands-on training in feminist activism

Article on the UNISON National site.

New film about the General Strike has May Day screening

Mining communities in Scotland took part in a new film charting the impact of the General Strike on their lives, to be screened tonight in London

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON attacks notion that new policies are for women

"Until government plans advance women's equality, both at home and at work, their programme won't just stall progress, it will undermine […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Report gives a health check to question of equality

The report is in preparation for the examination of the UK government by the UN CEDAW committee in July 2013

Article on the UNISON National site.

Unemployment spells misery for thousands in the West Midlands

A slight fall in UK jobless figures masks a dismal picture for the West Midlands, says UNISON

Article on the UNISON National site.

Help fight back against the attack on the equality duty

You can help the fight back against attacks on the equality duty by asking your MP to ask them to sign an early day motion reaffirming commitment to the duty

Article on the UNISON National site.

Local government delegates back gender agenda

She stressed that the motion's call for a "gender agenda" was simply intended to "level the playing field". For the executive, Jackie […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Flash mob takes over UNISON conference

UNISON’s national delegate conference sees flash mob burst in to spread ‘no more page 3’ campaign

Article on the UNISON National site.

What keeps you awake at night?

Take the UNISON survey and get the chance to win a mini e-reader

Article on the UNISON National site.

Help save the equality duty

Sign a new petition to protect the public sector equality duty from the government’s so-called war on red tape

Article on the UNISON National site.

How is austerity affecting the LGBT community?

So we are asking for your help in rectifying that. UNISON has asked NatCen Social Research, an independent social […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

One in five workers get less than a living wage

Number of workers paid less than the living wage is up by 1.4 million since 2009

Article on the UNISON National site.

TUC urged to take notice of ‘invisible’ women

"We deserve our hard-won employment rights, we deserve equal pay - it should be there for all, every one of us, from day one of our jobs - and that includes agency workers. Don't they […]

Article on the UNISON National site.