UNISON Northern Women's Network

20/08/2026

20/08/2026

Following an injustice at Rochdale Borough Council where council workers were left £350 out of pocket by outdated pay structures, union members used their collective power to do something amazing. From 2027, no council workers will be left out of pocket when receiving back pay, and here's why 👉 https://unison.org.uk/press/2026/08/council-staff-will-no-longer-be-out-pocket-when-receiving-backpay-says-unison

16/08/2026

🇨🇺 Today marks 100 years since the birth of Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro - so how better to mark the occasion than by announcing our upcoming Ceilidh for Cuba event?!

💃 Join us for a night of dancing to raise funds for a UNISON shipping container of vital food aid for Cubans suffering as a result of the US's brutal imperialist blockade.

📅 Friday 9th October
🕡 Doors 18:30, start 19:00
📍QMU, 22 University Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8QN
💷 £10 general, £20 solidarity price

💜 This UNISON Scottish Young Members' event is open to all - you don't need to be a member (or young!). Get your tickets now!

https://www.outsavvy.com/event/38725/ceilidh-for-cuba

Poster design by Arthur Miller

16/08/2026

🚨 We're Hiring! 🚨

We have an exciting opportunity to join My Sister's Place as a Force Control Room Domestic Abuse Advocate, based within the Cleveland Police Force Control Room.

Working in partnership with Cleveland Police, you'll help improve the experiences of and responses to victims of domestic abuse, providing specialist advocacy and support when it's needed most.

If you have experience of working in domestic abuse and are passionate about advocating for the rights of victims, this could be the role for you.

📍 Cleveland Police Community Safety Hub, Hemlington
⏰ 37 hours per week
💷 Starting salary: £27,344
📅 Fixed-term until March 2028
🗓️ Closing date: 28 August
📧 Apply by sending your application form to [email protected]

Find out more https://www.mysistersplace.org.uk/about/work-for-us/

Please note: This post is open to female applicants only under the Occupational Requirement (Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1). Enhanced DBS, Police vetting and the right to work in the UK are required.

💜 Please share this post to help us find the right person.

16/08/2026

Control dressed up as concern is still control. Know the signs. 🚩
If this feels familiar visit our love respect website.

16/08/2026

Research found two thirds of working women between the ages of 40 and 60 with experience of menopausal symptoms said they have had a mostly negative impact on them at work.

Read our guidance for employers to help support employees in the workplace: https://ow.ly/Xznu50ZyWv3

16/08/2026

16/08/2026

Christine Jackson from UNISON Northern gave an incredible, impassioned and emotive speech at Newcastle pride - she proudly stated 'the fight for equality isn't finished, but neither are we. Today, we celebrate. Tomorrow, we organise.

16/08/2026

Great to introduce Middlesbrough Mela's Kash Patel to Show Racism the Red Card ambassador, Steve Howey through shared commitment to equality and community.

16/08/2026

Beamish Museum has stressed the transfer is a proposal and they are still consulting with employees