Scotland at UNISON Women’s Conference 2023

There was a real buzz around the first in person UNISON National Women’s Conference for three years. Conference returned to Bournemouth, which saw the last conference, a week or so before lockdown in 2020.

Conference reports from UNISON’s Women’s National Conference on Thursday 16th to Saturday 18th February 2023, from a Scotland perspective and where Scotland delegates are particularly involved, will be posted here. For other reports see the UK pages. #uwomen2023

Urgent need to tackle domestic abuse and empower women

Urgent need to tackle domestic abuse and empower women

Women’s conference highlighted that domestic abuse is a workplace issue and backed a wide-ranging composite that set out a number ...
Workplace policies on sexual harassment essential to protect women

Workplace policies on sexual harassment essential to protect women

Women’s conference heard powerful testimony in support of City of Edinburgh’s call for workplace policies on sexual harassment, to protect ...
Gender pay justice for women

Gender pay justice for women

Women’s conference backed Scotland’s call for all bargaining structures in our union to have gender pay justice right at the ...
We can make change happen

We can make change happen

Christina McAnea addressed this year’s women’s conference reminding us that UNISON is coming up to its 30th birthday. She reflected ...
Women - a formidable force

Women – a formidable force

UNISON President, Andrea Egan opened Women’s Conference by thanking members and activists for all the work they do in our ...
Women bear brunt of cost of living crisis

Women bear brunt of cost of living crisis

#uwomen23 One of the key debates at women’s conference this year focused on the disproportionate effect on women of the ...