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Aims and values

Equalities

Equalities issues are central to UNISON's objectives. The union's rules require that elected posts and delegations are filled by women in proportion to the number of women in the representative body (called proportionality), and that all groups - including young members and low paid members - are fairly represented (called fair representation).
Equalities issues such as rights for part time workers are key to the union's bargaining agenda.

For more information

• Get yourself organised stock no 1577
• Join our winning team stock no 1034
• On the UNISON website click on Equal Pay in Campaigns and look in the sections under Get Active
• Other equalities publications - see Communications catalogue under Resources

Over to you

Everyone

• Find out what your part of UNISON is doing as part of its 10th anniversary campaign against racism. How can you get involved?
• Look at the website and type Equalities into the search button. Make a note of some of the different ways in which equalities issues are addressed by different parts of UNISON.

Members

• How representative is your branch?
• Find out what your branch does to ensure that all members are fairly represented. If there are some groups who are not represented eg on your branch committee, look through Join our Winning Team leaflet (stock no 1034) for some ideas about improving representation in your branch.

Staff

• What does the equalities agenda mean to your work? Try to find out by talking to colleagues how your part of the union tackles equalities issues. Some issues to think about: equality of access; equalities in the bargaining agenda, tackling discrimination.
  

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