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Christina McAnea lauds women who helped win NI peace

General secretary addresses UNISON’s women’s conference and says: “We must speak up for women’s issues”

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

The Fight for Equal Pay

UNISON has a proud history of successful equal pay claims. We are the UK's biggest trade union and have represented members in many landmark cases in […]

Page on the UNISON National site.

Blog: In the campaign for equal pay, UNISON stands firmly on the frontline

We’ve won the most equal pay cases, we’ve won the most money for members, and we don’t take a cut from the payouts. It’s a fundamental issue of fairness that […]

General Secretary's blog on the UNISON National site.

UNISON secures equal pay for 800 workers in Brighton and Hove

The council has now sent an offer out to affected workers, who will decide whether or not they wish to accept it. The offer consists of 70% of the difference […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Women’s equality at risk of being put back 25 years by the pandemic

Working years Proposing a motion ‘gender pay justice for women workers’, Kate Ramsden of Scotland region (pictured above) told delegates: “Workers – mainly women […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Blog: ‘We can move mountains when we work together’

The ‘fantastic UNISON women’ fighting for fair pay in Glasgow offer an inspiring example for International Women’s Day

General Secretary, General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

Glasgow branch overwhelmingly votes to back new strike action

In a ballot of just under 9,000 workers, with 52.5% of members voting, 96% of UNISON members voted to take further industrial action. The […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Blog: a long way to go on equal pay

On the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea looks at the fight we still face

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

McAnea issues defiant message to Johnson’s Tories

“Think about cleaners, catering staff, childcare workers, care workers, teaching assistants and health care assistants. “What do these jobs have in […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Bridging the gender pay gap

“We need to be willing to hold employers to account, such as the public sector women workers have in Glasgow. Their success this year sent a strong message to employers and underpaid staff […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Glasgow women win again

They take the editor’s award in the city’s Evening Times Scotswoman of the Year awards

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

We felt the love in February

And the women workers of Glasgow were definitely feeling the love as they celebrated final victory in their 12-year long […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

‘We won’ – Glasgow women celebrate equal pay

City Chambers rally greets council’s ratification of £548m deal to compensate for years of unequal pay

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

That was the year that was – 12 months in UNISON

Just over 10% of all university workers come from elsewhere in the EU and many “are frightened,” said Rose Babbage from the University […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

A great October

UNISON members win in the courts and through industrial action

News on the UNISON National site.