While I’m general secretary of this union, we will never be afraid of taking councils on and fighting for the rights of women
gender pay gap
Cost of living, the economy and the health service dominate UNISON members’ concerns
Currently at 15%, the gender gap still needs to be bridged, women’s conference is told
Commenting on Labour plans published today (Wednesday) to eliminate the gender pay gap by 2030, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Public shaming hasn’t proved enough to curtail unequal pay so far. “Proper enforceable sanctions and a clear end date will force reluctant bosses to be transparent and stop the disparity. “Women have been failed in the workplace for too long so these commitments are long overdue.” Notes to […]
With more than one million women members representing 80% of the union, conference hears how UNISON is at the forefront of the campaign to eradicate the gender pay gap
It will take all of us who care about equality and fairness playing our part to overturn these structural inequalities in our society. Yet the work our union and others have done already shows we can achieve real change.
Local government conference debates measures to tackle the issue, as the pay gap and the glass ceiling still exist
‘Work with us, in partnership with employers rather than as adversaries, to close the gender pay gap’