Tag: abortion
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Women in Northern Ireland continue to be denied rights and protections afforded to women in all other parts of UK
Westminster must legislate to extend gender pay gap disclosure duty to employers in Northern Ireland March 8th: Speaking on International Women’s Day, Unite Regional Women’s & Equalities Officer, Taryn Trainor, called on Westminster to legislate to vindicate the rights and protections of women in Northern Ireland: “As a result of legislation passed last year, employers…
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Campaign must continue until women in Northern Ireland secure full equal access to free, safe and legal abortion
UK Government moves to meet costs of Northern Ireland women seeking abortions in GB welcome but leaves women here as second-class citizens Local politicians responsible for system where NI women are forced into exile to access essential healthcare services Unite Regional Equality Officer, Taryn Trainor, welcomed the announcement that women from Northern Ireland seeking abortions…
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Unite welcomes launch of ‘Abortion as a Workplace Issue’ report
Pioneering research will help inform union’s campaigning on abortion October 19th: Unite today welcomed the publication of Abortion as a Workplace Issue, based on a quantitative and qualitative survey of trade union members commissioned by five trade unions including Unite, as well as Alliance for Choice (Northern Ireland) and the Trade Union Campaign to Repeal…
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Victory for campaign for free access to English NHS abortions for Northern Ireland women
This is only a stop-gap solution; Northern Ireland women deserve full equality Westminster must legislate for proper reproductive healthcare including abortion and respect NI women’s human rights June 29th: Taryn Trainor, Unite Equality Officer, welcomed the commitment by the Westminster government for a plan for financial support for women from Northern Ireland who are forced…
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Call for NIC-ICTU to publicly condemn prosecution of young woman for taking abortion pills
Unite challenges other trade unions to adopt ‘pro-choice’ positions Right to abortion is a class issue – unacceptable that Northern Ireland is only part of United Kingdom where it is unlawful April 13th: Speaking at the Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Biennial Delegates’ Conference in Derry/Londonderry Taryn Trainor, Regional Equality…
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Unite condemns criminalisation of women facing crisis pregnancies
Union says extension of 1967 Abortion Act to NI, repeal of 8th Amendment in ROI, crucial to protecting women’s health January 14th: Trade union Unite has today condemned the arrest and prosecution of women in Northern Ireland charged with procuring and/or administering abortion pills. Pointing out that, under the 2013 Protection of Life During Pregnancy…