#stucwomen18 Equal pay strikers, UNISON’s Sylvia Haughney and the GMB’s Shona Thomson, got the STUC Women’s Conference rocking with great
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Glasgow women get conference rocking
#stucwomen18 UNISON and GMB delegates and Equal pay strikers Sylvia Haughney and Shona Thomson holding the speeches that got the
Read moreChallenging the commodification of sex
Backing a Fire Brigades Union motion, UNISON’s Davena Rankin called for a campaign to expose the social causes of prostitution,
Read moreBetter awareness and support for dementia
#stucwomen18 Dementia disproportionately affects women and the STUC Women’s Committee will work with the other Equalities Committees to raise awareness
Read moreHalt the roll out of Universal Credit
#stucwomen18 STUC Women’s Conference slammed the impact of Universal Credit on the low paid and benefits claimants and backed UNISON’s
Read moreWomen in HE must be equally safe from gender based violence
#stucwomen18 STUC Women’s Conference pledged action to end gender based violence on university campuses. It will promote and build on
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‘The tide is turning’ says UNISON as Scottish care workers vote overwhelmingly to reject charity’s pay offer
UNISON members working at Scottish care charity, Cornerstone, have voted by a massive 92% to reject their employer’s pay offer
Read moreEnd pay erosion in the public sector
#stucwomen18 64% of low paid workers in Scotland are women and 40% work part-time, mainly in cleaning, caring, catering, clerical
Read moreWomen undervalued, socially, culturally, economically
#stucwomen18 UNISON’s Dr. Davena Rankin gave a fascinating presentation on the reasons why women’s work is underpaid and undervalued and
Read moreMake sexual harassment a thing of the past
#stucwomen18 STUC Women’s Conference slammed the sexual harassment of women whether in the workplace, in schools, in wider society or
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