Following a successful campaign by UNISON Westminster branch, Westminster Council have agreed to provide free period products for staff working in all council offices – which will soon be rolled out to include libraries and housing offices. This fantastic initiative was led by the branch’s women’s officer Kate Oboussier, who came up with the campaign […]
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Anyone can be infected by COVID-19. But it’s increasingly clear that that’s where the equality ends UNISON believes that the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on different groups is devastatingly different and is becoming increasingly clear. In evidence to parliament this week, the union asserted that COVID-19 is tracking and deepening long-term inequalities in our […]
On Friday 13th March, the regional women’s committee held their annual training day. The event was a great success, and it was fantastic to see so many women from across London attending. There was a varied agenda, including Christina McAnea – Assistant General Secretary, Fiona Llewellyn from Women’s Trust and National Women’s officer Josie Irwin […]