Remember the Dead, Fight Like Hell for the Living'


Frank Vaughan of Congress reflects on the importance of Workers' Memorial Day and what unions can do to help mark the event this year It was the passing of the Occupational Safety & Health Act in the United States more than 45 years ago that paved the way for what we now know as Workers' Memorial...
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Removing Barriers to Progress for People with Disabilities


Ahead of the annual Congress Disability Seminar, Fergus Finlay - chair of the Comprehensive Employment Strategy Implementation Group - looks at how we can make decent work a reality for people with disabilities Just over two years ago the Government announced a comprehensive employment strategy for...

Cancer Awareness

Motion no
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Biennial Delegate Conference 2017
This conference notes that an unknown but significant number of men are suffering from terminal prostate cancer who are not aware of their medical condition until it is untreatable. Many of these cancer deaths could be averted by earlier detection. Fortunately...
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Perinatal Mental Health

Motion no
47
Biennial Delegate Conference 2017
Congress notes that:Perinatal mental health problems are very common, affecting up to 20% of women at some point during pregnancy or in the rst year of motherhood. This is not only a major public health issue but also an issue with hidden economic costs as it...
Adopted
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