UNISON ’s women’s conference opens in Liverpool

Speaking at the annual women’s conference in Liverpool today (Friday), UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “In recent months a lid has been lifted on a sordid and seedy world, one we hoped we’d left behind. A world where rich and powerful men see women as objects, play things, and pawns in their quest for control. “From the dressing rooms of Hollywood, to the corridors of Westminster, we’ve heard horrific tales of abuse, exploitation and denigration. A depressing picture where name-calling and online abuse are shrugged off as banter, and swept under the carpet as too tough to tackle. “The complete disrespect of women’s bodies, their intellect and their abilities. No woman deserves this kind of treatment. But this is not a women’s issue, it’s a human rights one. There must be zero tolerance of offensive and sexist behavior, and of bullying and harassment. “Less than a mile from the conference hall is the new Royal Liverpool Hospital, but since the collapse of Carillion last month it lies abandoned and unfinished. And with Capita issuing profit warnings, thousands of workers who are working in outsourced public services are understandably worried about their jobs. “Carillion was a reckless, dangerous organisation, one driven solely by profit, which left a trail of damage, debt and failure. “We’ve always been opposed to privatisation, outsourcing and the whole PFI agenda. Where public servants are forced to pay many times over to bail out the gr...
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