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It’s primarily marked by hormonal changes and the end of periods, which can also trigger a wide range of physical and psychological […]

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”

It’s primarily marked by hormonal changes and the end of periods, which can also trigger a wide range of physical and psychological […]

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UNISON publicly responds to government consultation on workplace sexual harassment

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

Equal pay victory ‘would be an inspiration to millions of other women fighting for better pay’

The political composition of the council has changed while all this was going on, but Ms McDowell asked why – even if it was going to fight the cases […]

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 […]

Rosena Allin-Khan is a long way from being a typical Westminster politician

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