It is ten years into UNISON and still a lot of women members do not know the opportunities open to them within UNISON. The wide spread of workplaces and diversity of membership means that women members, especially those working in small units or alone, never get to know what UNISON can offer. Conference calls upon […]
Conference motions
Women are most commonly the victims of violence and abuse, some on a daily basis. Historically, violence against women has not been treated as real crime. Evidence to support this is shown in the lack of severe sentencing or incarceration of perpetrators. Abuse is behaviour used to establish power and control over another person through […]
Conference notes with concern the trend towards the centralisation of ‘white collar’ jobs in the largest of the multi-national bus companies such as Firstgroup, Stagecoach and Arriva. Conference regards these trends as predictable consequences of the companies’ growth and diversification over the last ten years or so. The creation of centralised financial services and the […]