Tuesday is Equal Pay Day.

From 2 November until the end of the year, women effectively work for nothing, because of the UK's persistent gender pay gap. How disgraceful that in 2010, women are still waiting for pay equality. We are campaigning for the law to be updated to make it easier for women to challenge unfair pay. But the coalition's public spending cuts are only making matters worse.Women bear the brunt of the cuts, as they make more use of, and find more jobs in, the public sector. Another reason why the union's Million Voices Campaign is so important. This week also sees UNISON's first community service group conference this week. The conference is very timely as the third sector is hard hit by damaging public spending cuts. The cuts are in direct contrast to the Tories so-called 'Big Society' agenda - otherwise known as the 'Big Cop Out'.