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by Joana Ramiro and Bethany Rielly at Congress House
THE labour movement’s first lady rallied against Brexit yesterday, arguing before female trade unionists that equal pay was introduced in Britain by European regulation.
Opening this year’s TUC women’s conference, general secretary Frances O’Grady warned of the “threats for workers, in particular women workers” that withdrawing from Europe might bring.
ANN HENDERSON looks at the trailblazers of the Women’s Trade Union League and their successful fight for female factory inspectors — a battle that echoes in today’s workplace campaigns
Investing the £75 billion slated for defence spending on a green new deal, healthcare and education would create jobs and help communities far more than weapons spending, argues UCU general secretary JO GRADY
Women are a vital part of the labour movement and have much to contribute, but there’s far more to be done to make sure that our sisters’ voices are truly heard, says PHILIPA HARVEY
