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Screenshot of post by Lincs police UNISON featuring retired members holding a breakfast catch up. Hello πŸ‘‹ to Wednesday πŸ’šπŸ’™

Great work by Ian & Teresa our 
@unisontheunion
 Retired Members team for organising a great breakfast catch up near Lincoln yesterday πŸ‘

It was very much appreciated πŸ‘Œ

Screenshot of post by Lincs police UNISON featuring retired members holding a breakfast catch up. Hello πŸ‘‹ to Wednesday πŸ’šπŸ’™ Great work by Ian & Teresa our @unisontheunion Retired Members team for organising a great breakfast catch up near Lincoln yesterday πŸ‘ It was very much appreciated πŸ‘Œ

Retired members make a huge contribution to our branches and our unionπŸ’œ

If you have been a UNISON member, you can become a retired member for a one-off payment of just Β£15. Talk to your branch branches.unison.org.uk

7 months ago 3 4 1 0
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TUC: Pensions Commission should be prepared to go beyond its remit In the first of a new series, Jack Jones of the Trades Union Congress outlines what the UK's leading workers' representative body would like to see from the Pensions Commission.

I have joined the long list of people sharing their opinions on what the pension commissioners should get up to over the next year and a half. Although obviously the main point of discussion for everyone who knows me is 'how old is that headshot??'
www.pensions-expert.com/defined-cont...

7 months ago 1 0 0 0
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Gender gap means retired women β€˜have four months a year with no pension’ Income inequality means women in effect stop receiving a pension from 21 August, union leaders say

🚨 Prospect research reveals women lose out on £7,600 a year in retirement.

A 36.5% gender pension gap – that's double the gender pay gap.

This inequality is unacceptable. Government must take real action now to close the gap.

8 months ago 3 6 1 0

Yep

8 months ago 1 0 0 0
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End the Gender Pension Gap for public sector women This will make a real difference to millions of women and shows what can be done when pension schemes take this issue seriously.  We are calling on all other public sector pension schemes- coveri...

As penance (and because it's a very worthy ask) I'm going to say everyone should head over and sign the petition launched by @prospectunion.bsky.social today to tackle the gender pension gap in the public sector.

www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/en...

8 months ago 2 0 0 0

Although I always feel slightly embarrassed about reports that start 'TUC research shows' when we basically just copy the excellent work of @prospectpension.bsky.social

8 months ago 1 0 2 0
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Gender gap means retired women β€˜have four months a year with no pension’ Income inequality means women in effect stop receiving a pension from 21 August, union leaders say

When a story manages to outrage readers of both the Express and the Guardian, you know you're onto something.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

www.express.co.uk/finance/pers...

8 months ago 2 0 1 0

Big opportunity for the government to shape pensions policy for decades to come.

Vital that they show plenty of ambition.

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