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POSTAL workers called today for Royal Mail managers to be properly trained and educated about women’s issues.
Delegates at the CWU’s conference in Bournemouth voted in favour of establishing a one-day course for managers to be better educated on women’s workplace matters such as maternity leave and issues related to menstruation, pregnancy and menopause.
The motion also specifically requested that the union develop the course, which could then be shared by the union with Royal Mail.
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
BFAWU general secretary SARAH WOOLLEY highlights a catalogue of health and safety failings at the Mowi fish processing plant in Fife
