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UNISON women convene for annual conference

Opening debates see delegates discuss how to increase proportionality within the union, particularly for part-time women workers, who represent a large part of the membership

Article on the UNISON National site.

Webinar: Eve of International Women’s Day Event – Fighting For The Right To Choose

Date
7 March 2022 5:00pm–6:30pm

Speakers include Kerry Abel, Abortion Rights UK, Renee Bracey Sherman, We Testify, USA, Mara Rivera from Argentina and Naomi Connor from […]

Event on the UNISON National site.

Low pay, high impact

Some of UNISON’s lowest-paid women members are representing the needs of fellow workers from different levels of the union’s leadership

Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine site.

SE Region Womens Committee

Date
14 September 2022 2:00pm–4:00pm
Location
Online meeting

The Women’s Committee campaign for improvements to women’s rights in the workplace and in the wider community and support campaigns aimed at improving women’s lives.

Event on the UNISON South East site.

SE Region Womens Committee

Date
19 July 2022 5:30pm–7:00pm
Location
Online Meeting

The Women’s Committee campaign for improvements to women’s rights in the workplace and in the wider community and support campaigns aimed at improving women’s lives.

Event on the UNISON South East site.

Women’s History: Suffragettes

Date
8 March 2022 1:00pm–2:00pm
Location
Webinar

Learn about the women who fought for our right to vote, and discuss why they are still relevant to women in UNISON today. To sign up please email your membership number to: membereducationse@union.co.uk   Outcome

Event on the UNISON South East site.

UNISON welcomes government pledge to end violence at work

It is the first international treaty to recognise this, and specifically includes gender-based violence and harassment. The union is calling on the Conservative government to ensure words are rapidly […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

SE Region Womens Committee

Date
29 January 2022 9:30am
Location
Online Meeting

The Women’s Committee campaign for improvements to women’s rights in the workplace and in the wider community and support campaigns aimed at improving women’s lives.

Event on the UNISON South East site.

Menopause in the Workplace – Lunch and Learn [Last few places available]

Date
3 February 2022 11:00am–12:30pm

Book your place, don’t forget to bring your lunch and join us for this online interactive session exploring the issue of Menopause in the Workplace, open to both UNISON members and activists. With many workplaces finding themselves with a predominantly aging workforce, where menopausal women are finding themselves working harder for longer, this virtual session […]

Event on the UNISON Eastern site.

Menopause in the Workplace – Lunch and Learn [SESSION NOW FULL]

Date
14 December 2021 11:00am–12:30pm

Book your place, don’t forget to bring your lunch and join us for this online interactive session exploring the issue of Menopause in the Workplace, open to both UNISON members and activists. With many workplaces finding themselves with a predominantly ageing workforce, where menopausal women are finding themselves working harder for longer, this virtual session […]

Event on the UNISON Eastern site.

Women’s Committee AGM

Date
24 January 2022 5:30pm–7:00pm
Location
Online Meeting

In accordance with national guidance, this year’s Regional Women’s AGM will be taking place virtually. In order to accommodate this and ensure that members in the South East have the opportunity to participate fairly and democratically, we have made some slight changes to the normal processes and timescales. Everything you need to know, including details […]

Event on the UNISON South East site.

18 November is Equal Pay Day 2021

Today marks the day in the year where women effectively, on average, stop earning relative to men because of the gender pay gap

News on the UNISON South East site.

Blog: The great state pension rip-off

Cutting the relative value of the state pension is a false economy and likely to increase welfare support

Blogs on the UNISON National site.

Webinar: Long Covid and the impact on Black women

Date
30 September 2021 5:00pm–6:00pm

UNISON’s National Women’s Committee autumn webinar.

Event on the UNISON National site.

UNISON welcomes new law to prevent sexual harassment at work

Government set to introduce mandatory duty on employers to protect staff by introducing explicit protections from third-party harassment

Article on the UNISON National site.