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• Why we marched in London at the weekend

  20-06-2022 17:17
  
  Tens of thousands of people from UNISON and across the trade union sector marched through the streets of London this weekend.
  We asked them …
  Why are you marching?
  Irvin, branch secretary of Loughborough UNISON branch
  “We want better pay rises. What they’ve offered is just not good enough and we want something better. So we’re here representing our branch and, with all these people here, hopefully we can make a change.”
  Collina (centre), Loughborough branch comms,
  
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• UNISON members ‘demand better’ on London’s streets

  20-06-2022 15:38
  
  UNISON joined unions from across sectors for the TUC’s Demand Better rally and march, which saw tens of thousands hit London’s streets on Saturday.
  The strong sea of purple and green, led by general secretary Christina McAnea, gathered at Portland Place before proudly and loudly setting off on the march to Parliament Square.
  Tens of thousands gathered in the square for a rally which saw a raft of speakers, including three from UNISON.
  Gloria Mills speaking first for UNISON
  ‘For
  
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• University of Leeds staff strike over ‘insulting’ pay offer

  20-06-2022 15:17
  Hundreds of staff at the University of Leeds, including cleaners, security workers​,​ administrators and librarians are striking this week over a long-running pay dispute, says UNISON ​today (Monday).
  More than 500 employees will take part in five days of action from today (Monday) and ending on Friday (24 June). Strikes will take place across the university’s Woodhouse campus, the union says.
  Employees are angry that despite rejecting ​the 1.5% pay offer made
  
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• Fighting for women – in and out of the workplace

  20-06-2022 15:17
  
  On the final day of their national conference, UNISON delegates passed motions on a number of major issues affecting women’s rights, in and out of the workplace.
  In the first, the union is now seeking the implementation of CEDAW (the United Nations convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women) into domestic legislation.
  The convention is exclusively devoted to gender equality. One of the core human rights treaties of the UN, it requires any country that ratifi
  
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