UNISON's Equalities Officer Eileen
Dinning, highlighted the pressures
on women in
the workforce in her speech to STUC Congress
today.
Eileen, in her role as chair of
the STUC Women's Committee, said: "Women
are struggling under the Coalition Government’s
austerity programme.
"According to the 2011 Workplace Employment Relations Study zero hours contracts
are on the increase. Thousands more workers are now in jobs without any guarantee
of regular hours or regular wages. More than half of these are women.
"Tackling child poverty means tackling women’s poverty. The STUC Women’s
Committee will continue to argue for secure well paid employment for all.
"Women are present in increasing numbers in our conferences and in the trade
union movement. We will speak up for them, and give them hope for the future.”
See Eileen's full speech at http://unison-scotland.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/women-and-work-stuc-demands-good.html
17 April 2013
