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MORE than a decade of Tory austerity has “suffocated the wages of women,” delegates at the GMB union’s annual congress heard yesterday.
Amanda Burley from the union’s central executive council warned that female workers have “borne the brunt” of successive crises, from the financial crash to the Covid-19 pandemic.
She praised the work of the Women’s Campaign Unit, set up by the union last year to “place a renewed focus on the work of women.”
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
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
