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The exhibition by artist Emma Smith and supported by UNISON Cambridge City and South Cambs branch and Cambridge City Council. The […]

“What stopped me from reporting the incident was that it would have been my word against his," she continued […]

As the union of over a million women, and with nearly 8 out of 10 menopausal women in work, UNISON is raising awareness and understanding of the menopause

Commenting on Labour’s proposals to improve the workplace for women, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said today (Thursday): “Balancing work with caring for children or elderly parents and running a home can be a struggle for many women. “Good employers know that paying women fairly, offering them generous maternity leave and pay packages, along with flexible […]

“People are often coerced into signing NDAs without realising that this may prevent them from talking about sexual harassment”

As the union of over a million women, and with nearly 8 out of 10 menopausal women in work, UNISON is raising awareness and understanding of the menopause. Because it’s a work issue

The menopause is a workplace issue which means that it is a UNISON issue. Menopausal symptoms can impact on women, trans and non-binary people experiencing the menopause UNISON’s […]

UNISON's campaign against sexual harassment. UNISON's public response to the government’s consultation on […]

City Chambers rally greets council’s ratification of £548m deal to compensate for years of unequal pay

UNISON is a union of women, over 1 million of them working across the public and private sectors delivering quality public services. Our women members are in all professions, catering assistants, nurses, midday supervisors, librarians, cleaners, social workers and cooks amongst a wide variety of jobs. A large proportion of our women members are low […]

‘The dedication to the cause of UNISON members has been incredible, and it’s been matched by the incredible strength shown by those taking action’.

‘The women are standing up,’ say Glasgow equal pay claimants on eve of strike

So said EPSU – the European public service union grouping – in a message to all its affiliates across the continent, asking […]

Around 8,000 school staff, nursery workers, care workers, caterers and cleaners – the majority of them UNISON members – will walk out on 23 and 24 October in the largest equal pay strike since the Equal Pay Act was passed

New research from the Fawcett Society has found that one year on from the outpouring of #MeToo stories, there has been a significant shift in attitudes to sexual harassment. According to the research released on 2 October by the Fawcett Society, the majority of people (53%) say that since #MeToo what is seen as acceptable […]