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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

Pay also topped the agenda at UNISON’s police and justice conference in Bournemouth, one of three union conferences in October, along with those […]

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

More than 8,000 union members – overwhelmingly low paid women –  took strike action on Tuesday and Wednesday, with 10,000 […]

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

“It’s time for the message to go out loud and clear – privatisation and PFI have failed and we need to work to get rid of it.” Ms McKee also mentioned the […]

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, […]

You can help by asking your MP to sign the Early Day Motion put forward by MP Caroline Lucas (it only takes a […]

World AIDS Day is an opportunity to show solidarity with the millions of people living with HIV worldwide.

It’s also a chance for unions to demonstrate to young people that we are campaigning on the issues they care most about and that […]