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UNISON women’s conference hears inspiring speech from Rosena Allin-Khan, NHS doctor and MP

Delegates hear that proposed rule change will ensure that UNISON’s LGBT group is fully inclusive

Dave Prentis tells women’s conference that UNISON is ‘the women’s union’

Debates suggest a range of approaches to tackling the problem, including education for employers and promoting a scheme to help women if they’re feeling unsafe

First day of debate sees elegates discuss health and safety for women, plus the plight of the Waspi generation

Gordon McKay urges activists to continue the fight against Conservative policies that knowingly hurt working people

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

Just over 10% of all university workers come from elsewhere in the EU and many “are frightened,” said Rose Babbage from the University […]

Disabled activists employers often don’t understand the issue and can ‘punish’ disabled workers.

“These workers have waited a long time to take such powerful action, but they don’t want to do it again, even […]

Last year 11,500 members took part and helped inform briefings for the union’s service groups and self-organised groups on key issues […]

UNISON’s women’s conference addresses the lack of women working in science, technology, engineering and maths

“People are dying before they can be treated.” And there are problems all public sector workers face: “The value of our wages has declined sharply as the cost of living has increased […]

Being LGBT is criminalised in 72 states, In eight of those, it is punishable by death. There are plenty of […]

LGBT History Month is a month-long annual observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements. Currently, LGBT History Month is a month-long celebration that is specific to the United States and the United Kingdom. LGBT History Month was initiated in the UK by Sue Sanders, […]