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Retired Members - Archive News Articles / Briefings 

• Retired members' conference: 15-16 Oct 2003
  Final agenda for the 2003 retired members' conference to be held at the Plymouth. Downloads, timetables and more info from www.unison.org.uk/retired.
   

• Pay Gap Becomes Pensions Gap: Today's single women pensioners stand a 25% chance of living in poverty and unless the system changes the next generation are unlikely to fare much better: 
   

• (17/9/03) Pension Fund Reflects Ethical Values: Union's staff pension scheme commits millions to socially responsible investment fund
   

• (9/9/03) TUC concern at inequality in pensions: Women pensioners at greatest disadvantage.
   

• (Aug 03) Don't Die of Embarrassment - Article on Prostate Cancer by Branch Retired Members Officer 

• (Aug 03) Early retirement within local authorities UNISONScotland briefing

• (July 03) Retired members resources updated

• Audit Scotland Pension Publication

• Local government pensions factsheet

• (30/06/03) UNISON Wins High Court Pensions Battle - Auditors Wrong to Dock Pensioners Payments

• (24/06/03) Pension reforms cause concern 
   

• (12/06/03) Government pensions statement - UNISON response

• (11/06/03) Government Pensions Announcement - UNISON Reaction:  Commenting on Government plans to protect final salary pension members if their employer goes bust.

• (Apr 03) Pensions in the Spotlight