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Men and Menopause
Learning Fund Case Study: National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) - Highlands and Islands
During the last few years, the RMT Highlands and Islands project has engaged in activity focused on Menopause and the effect it has all workers and their families. Working with the employer’s Wellbeing Group, the project considered the possibility of facilitating a Men and Menopause session for some time. Working in a male-dominated industry has strengthened the case for such a session to give men a better understanding of what colleagues, wives, partners, or family members may be experiencing.
Art and Class: Co-ordinating across the Learning Fund and External Learning
Learning Fund Case Study: Scottish Artists Union (SAU)- Lowlands and Uplands
SAU delivered an Art and Class course at the Community Wellbeing Collective in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh. The course was designed to tackle one of the most significant yet under-represented issues in contemporary art: the barriers facing working class artists and art workers. The Community Wellbeing Collective is a grassroots organisation that serves working class audiences and presents work by working class artists, and as such was selected strategically as a venue for the first session. Hosting the session in this venue meant discussions were rooted in the realities of communities mostly affected by class-based exclusion.
Scottish Government Criminal Justice Division - Trauma Reporting
Learning Fund Case Study: National Union of Journalists (NUJ) - Lowlands and Uplands
The NUJ was approached by the Scottish Government’s Criminal Justice Division (SGCJD) to address media reporting on child homicide victims. This included exploring the possibility of providing training on sensitive reporting for journalists covering these cases. After ongoing discussions with their team and considering feedback from Victim Support Scotland, NUJ developed a new course, ‘Trauma Reporting for journalists’, which was delivered at the end of January 2026.
Tackling the future
Learning Fund Case Study: Professional Footballers Association Scotland (PFA Scotland)
Professional Footballers are in a unique position as, at a young age, they will all need to assess and change career paths. This presents an essential challenge that the PFA Scotland has risen to tackle through the implementation of a member-centred, union-led educational programme with interventions made from the start of members’ football career.
Positive action to ensure inclusion
Development Case Study: UNISON - Lowlands and Uplands
UNISON organises a sector-specific workforce development programme within social care. Social care has a high reliance on BME and migrant workers as employees. UNISON’s focus on the health and social care sector has ensured enhanced engagement with migrant and BME workers and has supported the effectiveness and reach of the UNISON Black Workers Network.
UNISON’s programme has sought to ensure workers have access to skills programmes which meet their needs through the implementation of a positive action strategy. This strategy has led to a significant increase in UNISON’s Black Workers Network and has increased the number of reps from BME and migrant communities which led to the establishing of a unit within UNISON to support workers in this field.
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