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Women who were in low-paid jobs – cleaners, teaching assistants, school administrators, cooks and catering staff, nurses and receptionists, or took time out to care for […]

Date

26 June 2024 2:00pm–4:30pm

Location

UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY

A meeting to give disabled women members a chance to network and agree amendments to National Disabled Members Conference

Inconsistent, rigid and unimaginative employers are denying individuals the flexibility they need

Date

1 June 2023 11:00am–1:00pm

Location

UNISON Centre 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY

On Thursday 1st June , UNISON will be joined by Chris Smalls, the founder and President of the Amazon Labor Union in the UNISON Centre.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learning-from-chris-smalls-founder-and-president-of-the-amazon-labor-union-tickets-638734300487 Please see link to join event online  –Click here to join the meeting In 2020, Chris lead a staged walk out that garnered national attention at the Amazon’s Staten Island […]

Women have always been central to trade unions and the fight for a more equal society. To celebrate Women’s History Month we’ve put together a timeline of some of the key dates for women and the trade union movement.

Date

9 August 2023 2:00pm–4:30pm

Location

UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY

A meeting to give disabled women members a chance to network and agree amendments to National Disabled Members Conference

Date

22 June 2023 11:00am–1:30pm

Location

UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY

A meeting to give disabled women members a chance to agree motions to National Disabled Members Conference

UNISON is marking World Menopause Day by stressing that just a few changes in the working environment can make the world of difference to working women

UNISON has been working with Dan Jarvis MP on the issue and with a second reading of a private member’s bill due this Friday, you can help ensure it gains support

Abortion is still illegal in the UK, with a recent report revealing that a woman was arrested straight after a stillbirth in Cornwall and remains under investigation

A leaked opinion from the US supreme court has suggested that abortion there could be severely limited. Anne McVicker, chair of national women’s committee, and Liz Wheatley, chair of the international committee, explain why this matters to UNISON

The new policy, which was created in conjunction with UNISON and announced on International Women’s day, will apply to all workers at City Hall

Christina McAnea addresses women’s conference and stresses the need for the union to be more representative of its million female members

Opening debates see delegates discuss how to increase proportionality within the union, particularly for part-time women workers, who represent a large part of the membership

Date

7 March 2022 5:00pm–6:30pm

UNISON’s National International Committee and National Women’s Committee webinar.