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Organising for equality: UNISON guidelines on self organisation
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UNISON's membership is made up of individuals from all walks of life and all parts of the world. Every one of them is entitled to be treated with fairness, dignity, and respect. Challenging discrimination and winning equality is at the heart of UNISON's policies. Because we recognise that equality is an inseparable part of all trade union issues, we actively campaign for equality in the workplace and in the wider world. As the UK's major public sector trade union, UNISON also recognises its responsibility to harness the skills and knowledge of its membership. This is achieved by giving voice to public service workers on how public services are best provided and promoting equality in their delivery. UNISON is proud of its record in winning equality, but we are not complacent. We will continue to promote equality and campaign to eliminate discrimination wherever we encounter it. Latest equality updatesUNISON welcomes equality bill announcement(26/07/08) UNISON has welcomed the long-awaited announcement on the Government’s Equality Bill. The Bill will be introduced in the next Parliamentary session. Key proposals include extending the duty on public bodies to promote equality, banning of age discrimination in goods and services, greater transparency in gender pay, new rights to take positive action and wider powers for tribunals. These measures meet some of UNISON’s demands for the new legislation. We will continue to lobby on other key issues.UNISON seminar at 2008 Compass National Conference(5/06/08) UNISON has organised a special seminar titled 'Public Services: Delivering on equality and equal pay?' at the Compass conference taking place in London on 14 June.Stop Discrimination Petition(23/04/08) MEP Liz Lynne has launched a petition to ensure that discrimination is banned on all grounds across the European Union.New equality legislation(29/02/08) Government proposals to change anti-discrimination legislation will not help close the pay gap between men and women, warns UNISONShow Racism the Red Card(10/12/07) UNISON president Norma Stephenson is pledging her support to the Show Racism the Red Card campaign. Whether you support football or not, you and your branch have a chance to help support the campaign and fight racism.EU proposal to extend discrimination laws(30/11/07) A new directive to extend discrimination laws beyond employment in relation to religion and belief, age, disability and sexual orientation is proposed in the EU Commission’s legislative and work programme for 2008. |
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• For urgent help and advice at work to go Help at Work. • Membership Participation Unit (Equality) UNISON 1 Mabledon Place London WC1H 9AJ Email: equality@unison.co.uk Bargaining for Transgender WorkersThis updated factsheet gives information about the rights of transgender people at work and suggests good practice for employers and UNISON branches. It includes information on the law, support for members undergoing gender reassignment and checklists for negotiating and for branches. Word document (877056 bytes)
New equality legislation - A UNISON briefingUNISON response to government green paper on new equality legislation. New equality legislation - A UNISON briefing
Equalities and equal payThis UNISON briefing outlines the current equal pay situation in the public and private sectors and proposes measures to reform current equal pay law.Equalities and equal pay
LGBT equality at the heart of our unionLGBT Committee Annual Report 2007Annual report of UNISON's National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Members Committee 2007Acrobat PDF (525257 bytes)
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