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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.”
Ms Burley told members at Harrogate’s Convention Centre: “We as a union are determined to make work better for women now, into the future, and to rectify historic pay injustices.
“From every campaign we take on, we will build on our expertise for the next one. We know that we do not get anything in this life without determined, credible and focused campaigning.
“We need this more than ever. Over a decade of Tory austerity has suffocated wages, especially those of women.
“We are here to make work better.”
Glasgow delegate and equal pay campaigner Shona Thomson also welcomed the new unit, saying that it is “spearheading the empowerment of women.”
