UNISON Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Government’s report on pay equality and says it gives hope to low-paid women. The
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Category: Women
Drop the 1% pay cap in the NHS
#stucwomen16 The STUC Women’s Committee is to lobby Scottish Government to break the public sector pay cap following a call
Read moreMany Roles, Many Barriers – call for joint work across equality groups
The STUC Women’s Conference has called for more joint work across STUC equalities committees to tackle gender discrimination. The Women’s
Read moreConference slams pension change that left women’s retirement plans in chaos
UNISON Scotland has won STUC Women’s Conference backing for a campaign against Government pension cuts that have left millions of
Read moreMany roles, many barriers. Davena Rankin – first black chair of STUC Women’s Committee
#stucwomen16 UNISON’s Davena Rankin is chairing this year’s STUC Women’s Conference. Here is her speech in full opening today’s proceedings.
Read morePregnancy: UNISON’s Your Rights at Work guide
Pregnancy: Your Rights at Work guide has been updated. It is available to download from the UNISON UK website at https://www.unison.org.uk/content/uploads/2016/05/23815.pdf
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Right to choose is a class issue
#STUC16 The last business in a rushed afternoon was the emergency motion on abortion. Because of the time restriction, UNISON’s
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Time to make equal pay a reality for women
#STUC16 The STUC is calling for equal pay to be a manifesto commitment for all parties ahead of the Scottish
Read moreIncreasing women’s participation – Davena Rankin’s speech to TUC Women’s Conference
As the Chair of the STUC Women’s committee, UNISON’s Davena Rankin was invited to make the sororal address to the 2016
Read moreCoalition Government to reduce maternity leave?
May 2012: Working Families have launched a new campaign (see below) to keep a minimum of 26 weeks and are
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