Why Women Matter in UNISON
I am standing in the NEC elections for one of the Women's Local Government seats because women matter in Local Government and in UNISON.I want to put women at the heart of our unions fight for a better deal for local government workers-whether directly employed by councils or contracted out and paid through council budgets. 78% of all local government workers are women. In some occupations-cleaners ,home care workers ,teaching assistants, school mea...ls and admin workers-the proportion is even higher. In some of those jobs women make up 90% of the workforce. UNISON's bargaining and campaigning agenda should put these issues that matter to women up front and central. At the moment that doesn't happen and I want to change that.
I am standing in the NEC elections for one of the Women's Local Government seats because women matter in Local Government and in UNISON.I want to put women at the heart of our unions fight for a better deal for local government workers-whether directly employed by councils or contracted out and paid through council budgets. 78% of all local government workers are women. In some occupations-cleaners ,home care workers ,teaching assistants, school mea...ls and admin workers-the proportion is even higher. In some of those jobs women make up 90% of the workforce. UNISON's bargaining and campaigning agenda should put these issues that matter to women up front and central. At the moment that doesn't happen and I want to change that.
Part time workers make up the majority in local government-over 60% and over 90% of those are women. Most people don't realise this, yet they are the worst treated and most marginal of all council workers. They are most likely to have their hours and unsocial hours payments cut, most likely to be on low pay ,regularly called upon to fill in the gaps left by redundancies with little or no thanks just an expectation they will do it.
School workers have nearly all been put on term time only contracts. I want our union UNISON to 'big up' its campaigns for justice for part time workers.
Equal pay, carers leave decent and affordable childcare all matter to our women members in part time or full time jobs. That is why in my role as branch secretary in Islington I have over the years fought for better pay and conditions for our members. If elected ,I will make sure that those issues are high on our unions agenda..
Most councillors, ,senior managers and chief executives are men who don't recognise the importance of women to the vital work that councils do-whether in back office jobs or in our communities. And they certainly don't recognise the daily struggles that many of our members have to combine paid work with caring for their children, older relatives and families. That is true in some parts of our union too. I want that to change.
Whether it's organising and recruiting, fighting for decent pay and conditions, having a real say in UNISON's democratic lay structures or being 'seen' in all parts of our union. women matter.
I will make sure that UNISON gives our women members in local government a voice. I will speak up for them and make sure they have the power they deserve in UNISON.
Vote for me for one of the Women's Local Government NEC seats
School workers have nearly all been put on term time only contracts. I want our union UNISON to 'big up' its campaigns for justice for part time workers.
Equal pay, carers leave decent and affordable childcare all matter to our women members in part time or full time jobs. That is why in my role as branch secretary in Islington I have over the years fought for better pay and conditions for our members. If elected ,I will make sure that those issues are high on our unions agenda..
Most councillors, ,senior managers and chief executives are men who don't recognise the importance of women to the vital work that councils do-whether in back office jobs or in our communities. And they certainly don't recognise the daily struggles that many of our members have to combine paid work with caring for their children, older relatives and families. That is true in some parts of our union too. I want that to change.
Whether it's organising and recruiting, fighting for decent pay and conditions, having a real say in UNISON's democratic lay structures or being 'seen' in all parts of our union. women matter.
I will make sure that UNISON gives our women members in local government a voice. I will speak up for them and make sure they have the power they deserve in UNISON.
Vote for me for one of the Women's Local Government NEC seats
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