On this International Women's Day, let’s accelerate action for women's equality, and take a moment to celebrate the remarkable contributions of women trade unionists within our Accord family.
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Every year on the 10th September, organisations and communities across the world come together to raise awareness and to focus on creating a world where fewer people die due to suicide.
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It’s Deaf Awareness Week and we’re asking our wonderful Accord members to join us in supporting the RNID by signing up for communication tips and even, perhaps, BSL lessons.
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Accord’s Principal Executive Council (PEC) has elected Allison Howie and Donna McGeary as Vice Presidents for the PEC term which runs up until Conference 2026. Sheeba Hamid from Insurance & Wealth division in Halifax was re-elected unopposed as the PEC lead on equality, diversity & inclusion issues.
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On this International Women's Day, let’s take a moment to celebrate the remarkable contributions of women trade unionists and representatives within our Accord family.
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Today is World Menopause Day. A day to raise awareness, break the stigma and highlight the available support. This article looks at why we're talking about menopause, our joint work with LBG and how to access support.
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Celebrating Women's History Month and the enormous contribution that women make both to our union and to their workplaces. Find out what went on at…
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On International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the key role Accord has played in protecting and improving the working lives of women members whilst, at the same time, recognising the issues that specifically impact them at work and what more we need to do to create workplaces where they can thrive.
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The TUC is proud to announce the launch of its Black Network. The first-ever national database to capture and record the richness and contributions of Black workers across the trade union movement and create a space for growth, empowerment and progress.
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Today is World Menopause Day. A day to raise awareness, break the stigma and highlight the available support. This article looks at why we're talking about menopause, our joint work with LBG and how to access support.
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Accord’s PEC has elected Allison Howie from Glasgow and Richard Joyce from Southampton as Vice Presidents for the PEC term which runs up until the 2024 Biennial Delegate Conference.
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Menopause affects us all, not just women of “a certain age”. All of us – in one way or another. We've continued our joint work with Lloyds Banking Group to remove the stigma from the word menopause and to improve awareness and support. That’s why we’re using January as ‘menopause activity month’.
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Every year the TUC hosts equality conferences that supplement the general work of TUC congress. These conferences focus on supporting the advancement of issues that disproportionally impact minority groups, and Accord is seeking diverse representation to attend the events.
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This year for Women's History Month, we celebrate International Women's Day by looking at the contributions of women trade union activists who inspire us. Find out about the TUC Women's Conference, and information about domestic abuse support.
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We teamed up with the Bank Workers Charity to look at the uncertainties created by the long pandemic, and to identify strategies we can employ to get us safely through without risks to our mental health and wellbeing.
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We celebrate the contributions of the 'five faces' of the official LGBT+ history month campaign, plus we've selected 3 trade unionists that inspire us. We also touch on the TUC's LGBT+ 2021 conference and domestic abuse.
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Our latest Equality Diversity & Inclusion blog considers questions of gender, going beyond the binary, pronouns and an update on our equality monitoring.
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The 3rd December is designated by the UN as International Day for People with Disabilities. Read about the launch of our online interactive eBite called ‘disability: know your rights’.
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The TUC introduced Disability Pay Gap Day in 2019. It is the day of the year when the average disabled person stops being paid, compared to a non-disabled person.
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Every year on the 10th September, organisations and communities across the world come together to raise awareness and to focus on creating a world where fewer people die due to suicide.
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Anxiety, depression and high levels of stress are becoming more prevalent in the workplace. But there are some things we can do.
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Our latest Equality Diversity & Inclusion blog considers some of the terminology we use in relation to equality monitoring.
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