Women

As long ago as 2013, the Federation of Entertainment Unions published a survey which identified entertainment workplaces as hotspots of discrimination, bullying, and harassment. The competitive nature of the work, often seen as glamorous, and the large number...

Congress is alarmed by the persistence of sexual harassment at work and the fact that almost every woman will at some point in her lifetime experience sexual harassment. A recent EU-Wide European study found that over a million women or one in every two in the...

Congress is deeply concerned by the compelling evidence of the increasing incidence of sexual harassment in the workplace, including sexist ‘jokes’ and ‘banter’, unwanted touching and the growing objectification of women and girls. Congress is appalled at the...

Conference notes that a majority of trades union members in the North support progressive reform of abortion law here and Repeal of the 8 th amendment to the Irish Constitution so that the Dail can legislate on the question of abortion rights. Conference urges...

Conference, in 2016 the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) conducted a confidential investigation into allegations of grave and systematic violations suffered by women in Northern Ireland as a result of archaic and punitive...

Conference notes that 10th April marked the 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Conference recalls that UNISON, ICTU and a number of affiliates actively supported and campaigned for a ‘Yes’ vote for a society based on peace, justice, equality and...

Conference recognises that finding childcare on bank holidays, at weekends, in the evening and/or early morning remains a serious challenge for parents in Northern Ireland. Paying for this care presents parents with yet another challenge. Given this, many...

Conference applauds the Alliance for Choice campaign – ‘Trust Women’, and calls on all candidates in the forthcoming Assembly elections to: TRUST WOMEN to make decisions about their own lives Ask for LEGAL CHANGE to allow greater access Push for a FREE VOTE on...