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
women members
UNISON’s Empowering Women – Live! online event begins with speeches from general secretary Christina McAnea and deputy leader of the Labour Party Angela Rayner
Julia O’Connell, the vice chair of UNISON’s national women’s committee, explains what’s it like to be pregnant – and working – during COVID-19
Josie Bird tells conference the union must continue to grow, to provide even stronger opposition to the government
Assistant general secretary sets out the scale of the challenge, but tells women’s conference that UNISON is in shape to meet it
General secretary praises the union’s ‘special’ women as he says UNISON ‘will not abandon our fight’
Women’s conference tackles a raft of business, with the general election result as a common thread
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“People are often coerced into signing NDAs without realising that this may prevent them from talking about sexual harassment”
The final debates at national conference witnessed passionate debates on sexual harassment in the workplace and raising the profile of disabled members