McAnea issues defiant message to Johnson ’s Tories

“Bring it on, Boris; bring it on.” That was the defiant message from UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea today, when she addressed the union’s women’s conference in Bournemouth. “Here we are, two weeks after Brexit; two months after the general election – and the landscape of the UK looks and feels very different now. “Whichever way you voted, and however fed up you are with it, it’s impossible not to talk about it.” “Indeed,” continued Ms McAnea, “it would be irresponsible of us not to prepare and plan for life under a Tory government with such a huge majority.” She told delegates that UNISON would not stop developing its work – work that included launching the union’s new guidance on sexual harassment during the conference. There’s work on having domestic violence recognised as a workplace issue too: “We’re lobbying for a week’s paid leave, and I want to congratulate the Welsh government for supporting this,” she stated. Work for a clear menopause policy in all workplaces is another ongoing campaign, “because this is no longer something we talk about in hushed voices, like something from a Les Dawson sketch. “This is serious when it affects your ability to work, affects your attendance – and ultimately, can affect your job.” Fifty years after the Equal Pay Act was passed, that struggle continues – and the historic strike in Glasgow proved that UNISON can win there too. Ms McAnea then explained how, in prepari...
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