With the shocking news from British Heart Foundation research that 50% of women are more likely to receive the wrong
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Raising awareness of the devastating impact of domestic abuse
#uwomen2020 In a moving debate, conference heard many harrowing, personal experiences of surviving domestic abuse, as delegates pledged to raise
Read moreWinning equal pay – building members’ confidence
The stirring chords of “Bread and Roses” opened the #Uwomen2020 Fringe Meeting on Equal Pay as our Scottish UNISON colleagues
Read morePresident: ‘Our power comes from our activists’
UNISON President Josie Bird addressed #uwomen20 She highlighted the importance of recruiting workers in temporary and insecure posts “who arguably
Read moreMcAnea: ‘I see strong brave fierce women who won’t give up the fight’
#uwomen20 Assistant general secretary (bargaining) Christina McAnea, addressed conference and said that she was so proud to be in a
Read moreWomen are at the heart of this union
#Uwomen20 General Secretary Dave Prentis told UNISON Women’s Conference that women are at the heart of this union. He praised
Read moreWorkplace support for mothers with sick or premature babies
In an emotional grouped debate, Women’s conference #Uwomen20 heard of the trauma faced by women who have experienced miscarriage or
Read moreWomen at the heart of social care
#Uwomen20 UNISON Women’s Conference condemned the underfunding, over many years, of social care. Delegates backed a range of measures to
Read moreScrap universal credit and end women living on the cliff edge
In the first debate of Women’s Conference 2020, speaker after speaker condemned changes to the benefits system and its devastating
Read moreAngela Rayner ‘rebel with a cause’
#uwomen20 Angela Rayner, gave an inspiring speech to UNISON Women’s Conference. She told delegates that she would not have got
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