UNISON has almost one million women members - more than two thirds of our union. Women still earn a lot less than men and face sex discrimination and harassment at work. Our members also juggle work and home commitments. Many have caring responsibilities and almost half work part-time. This is why UNISON takes a lead on negotiating and campaigning on women's rights at work and in the community. To get involved in our campaign go to 
Equal Pay.
(updated 16/11/10) Following the motion passed at National Women's Conference earlier this year, UNISON is now campaigning to raise public funds in order to erect a statue of this inspiring black female nurse, in the grounds of St. Thomas' Hospital, London...
(01/09/11) Each summer hundreds of girls and boys, largely from South Asian communities in Derby, Nottingham, Huddersfield, Leicester, Oldham, Hounslow in London, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Bradford and Leeds travel with their families to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh where they are forced into marriages.
(22/07/10) BPA is a mass-produced chemical used in the making of polycarbonate plastics, such as baby bottles and has been linked to breast cancer and other diseases. In the USA all baby bottles containing BPA were removed from sale last year, with Canada now looking to follow suit. UNISON is therefore calling on the UK government to ban the use of BPA in the making of baby bottles...
(21/7/10) No doubt you are well aware that the BNP failed spectacularly in their bid to gain parliamentary seats in the May general election. Furthermore, it failed to win control of Barking & Dagenham council, lost all but two of the 28 council wards it was defending and was also humiliated in Stoke-on-Trent, a city previously described by BNP leader Nick Griffin as it’s “jewel in the crown”.
(26/05/10) Women are being hit especially hard by the financial and economic crisis. Achieving equality for women is an intrinsic part of strengthening our public services and building a fairer society.
UNISON is proud to be a part of the End Violence Against Women coalition. UNISON affiliated to the coalition as a result of a 2008 Women’s Conference decision. Please see
www.endviolenceagainstwomen.org.uk for more information about the work of the coalition.
