They asked the public in Stockton, Newcastle, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow to sign a petition calling for the Government to ensure employers implemented fair pay systems.
Karen Constantine, head of equal rights for the GMB, said that it was 'a national disgrace' that after 30 years of equal pay legislation women working full-time were 19 per cent and part-time 40 per cent worse off than men.
She said, 'The current attitude from the Government is a soft touch approach. Poor pay systems create poor workers. This means women are the least-able to make provision for pensions.'
The petition will be handed to the trade and industry secretary, Patricia Hewitt, who is also women's minister.
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