Do you know a candidate for UNISON’s Nelson Mandela Award?

Nominations are open now for UNISON’s Nelson Mandela Award 2024.

BIG Weekend 2023: bigger and better than ever before

The BIG Weekend 2023 celebrated UNISON’s 30th birthday, as well as delivering some excellent training and strategising for the future!

Black members summer 2023 newsletter

The latest edition of the UNISON South East Black members newsletter has been published now.

Council and school staff begin strike ballot over pay

The ballot runs from 23 May to 4 July 2023 and covers tens of thousands of council and school workers in the region.

“We’re so excited and we have so much planned!”

2023 is UNISON’s Year of Black workers and to celebrate we’ll be sharing the experience of Black workers from around the region. This video message is from Susan Cooper-Olawale.

It’s time to smash the barriers and break the walls around Black people

2023 is UNISON’s Year of Black workers and to celebrate we’ll be sharing the experience of Black workers from around the region. This is a guest blog from Regional Convenor Rosita Ellis.

It’s time to climb out of the shadows and into the limelight!

2023 is UNISON’s Year of Black workers and to celebrate we’ll be sharing the experience of Black workers from around the region. This is Bill Acharjee’s story.

Stunning victory against outsourcing at the University of Surrey

Facilities staff at the university are celebrating after winning their campaign against privatisation by the backdoor and cuts to terms and conditions.

Proudly presenting our new Black members training passport

As part of our activities for UNISON 2023 Year of Black Workers, we have created this new bespoke programme of training for Black members.

University strikes loom unless pay increases

Staff at the University of Sussex and University of Winchester vote to strike over pay

March with UNISON South East at Canterbury Pride!

Canterbury Pride is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and UNISON South East is thrilled to be a lead sponsor.

Supporting Prides in 2023

UNISON South East is proudly sponsoring a number of Prides across the region in 2023, including Canterbury, Dover and Hastings.

International Workers Memorial Day 2023

UNISON South East was involved jointly with other unions with events taking place on 28 April 2023 to mark International Workers memorial day, including in Portsmouth.

Local government protests over pay are spreading

From Rother to Reigate, UNISON members are saying they refuse to be left behind on pay

Powerful anti-racism debate opens UNISON health conference

“We are one team against racism, just as we are one team for patient care”