STRONGER UNIONS » Cheryl http://strongerunions.org Helping unions grow, helping unions win! Thu, 24 May 2012 08:43:59 +0000 en hourly 1 Why in this age do some people still not get equality?!! http://strongerunions.org/2010/06/30/why-in-this-age-do-some-people-still-not-get-equality/ http://strongerunions.org/2010/06/30/why-in-this-age-do-some-people-still-not-get-equality/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:31:46 +0000 Cheryl http://www.strongerunions.org/?p=1957 With the cuts announced across the public sector and the blatant attacks on the poor, women and disabled why do some people still not get the need for equality? Shouldn’t we all be promoting equality ? As the cuts begin to bite the young, the old, the disabled, the sick and the poor let us not forget the power of Equality Impact Assessments as tools to ensure no groups are disadvantaged on equality grounds by any local authority’s decision or activities.Let’s use EIAs to campaign against jobs and service cuts in redundancies, restructuring  and outsourcing proposals! What a great community organising tool!

Cheryl Pidgeon is the TUC Midlands Regional Secretary

]]> http://strongerunions.org/2010/06/30/why-in-this-age-do-some-people-still-not-get-equality/feed/ 1 Sisters are doing it for themselves!! http://strongerunions.org/2010/06/17/sisters-are-doing-it-for-themselves/ http://strongerunions.org/2010/06/17/sisters-are-doing-it-for-themselves/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:03:19 +0000 Cheryl http://www.strongerunions.org/?p=1854 It was really great to be invited to speak at the PCS Womens’ seminar on sunday in Birmingham!! Fantastic event, fantastic women- really inspiring - here’s hoping that the Suffragettes,the Women Chain Makers of Cradley Heath, Ford Sewing Machinists and  many more sisters  were watching with pride knowing their struggles were not in vain!   Off to UNISON Organising for Equality event soon- can’t wait!

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