#Uwomen20 General Secretary Dave Prentis told UNISON Women’s Conference that women are at the heart of this union. He praised
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Workplace 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
Read more‘Getting actively involved with UNISON … got me out of the abyss’
Delegates applauded Charmaine Blaze at the Black members’ conference, when she movingly described how UNISON helped her secure a managerial
Read moreUNISON sponsors Celtic Connections in the Community: Les Amazones d’Afrique
UNISON Scotland is sponsoring Celtic Connections in the Community programme (a partnership with BEMIS, Scotland’s support body for the ethnic
Read moreUNISON disabled members launch Be Reasonable campaign
UNISON Scotland’s Disabled Members’ Committee has launched its new campaign which aims to challenge attitudes to disabled people in the
Read moreMAC 20 Retired Members’ Conference issue
Scotland at Retired Members Conference; Didn’t we do well in Southport; How did the Scottish Motions fare?; Regional meeting got
Read moreCelebrating our inspiring women
Women’s conference unanimously backed UNISON’s call to tell the story of the women in the trade union movement who have
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