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As we get closer to summer, in UNISON’s Year of LGBT+ Workers, celebrating at pride events will be more important than ever before.

We are proud to note that UNISON South East’s LGBT+ committee will be supporting the following events: Chipping Norton Pride Sat 1 June […]

Date

10 July 2024 6:00pm–7:00pm

Location

Online

We have created a check list of what your policies should include for LGBT+ inclusion. The aim of this checklist is to ‘stock-take’ your workplace policies and establish […]

Date

7 July 2024 12:00pm–6:00pm

Location

UNISON House, Emperor Way, Exeter Business Park, Exeter, EX1 3QS

This meeting is open to all UNISON members in the South West region who self-identify as LGBT+. Register here NB – lunch will NOT be provided as it is a Sunday so please: bring your own (a […]

Date

5 June 2024 6:00pm–8:00pm

Location

Online

This meeting is open to all UNISON members in the South West region who self-identify as LGBT+. Register here The first hour of the meeting will be training on how to write a motion, followed […]

Date

17 May 2024 12:00pm–1:00pm

Location

Online, Microsoft Teams

This webinar is aimed at activists in Greater London region. In commemoration of International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), this webinar aims to support activists with organising for Year of LGBT+ Workers and how they can participate in the campaign, as well as finding out the Regional plans for the year ahead. Register […]

Date

24 April 2024 6:30pm–8:00pm

Location

Online, Microsoft Teams

This workshop is open to all young members (aged 30 or under) in London. The session will cover how we can be better allies to our trans colleagues, and how we can campaign for employers to adopt trans inclusive policies across London. Register here Outcome

In the conference’s opening motion, the national LGBT+ committee addressed the Year of LGBT+ Workers and its […]

On Saturday 24 February 2024, UNISON South East held a launch event to celebrate the Year of LGBT+ Workers at UNISON Centre. The day began with Bev Miller, UNISON National Black Committee member, delivering a quiz on Black LGBT+ history. Lucy Power, Regional and National LGBT+ Committee member, and Mitch Coe, UNISON National Officer, highlighted […]

Date

11 July 2024 2:00pm–4:30pm

Location

UNISON Northern region, 140-150 Pilgrim St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6TH

Your reps on the national LGBT+ committee will feed any issues and ideas back to the national LGBT+ committee. How do I […]

Date

12 July 2024 2:00pm–4:30pm

Location

UNISON Northern regional office, 140-150 Pilgrim St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6TH, and on Teams

Do you want meet with other UNISON Bi+ members and have a say in the work that UNISON does for Bi+ equality in the workplace? If you do, this is the meeting for you! Who can attend In UNISON, we work with inclusive, umbrella definitions of bisexual and at UNISON’s LGBT+ conference in 2019, we […]

Date

12 July 2024 10:30am–1:00pm

Location

UNISON Northern region, 140-150 Pilgrim St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6TH

Do you want to be more involved with UNISON’s work on trans,  equality in the workplace, get involved in UNISON’s Trans Equality campaign or just meet other Trans, non-binary and gender diverse UNISON members, this is the meeting for you! Who can attend Any UNISON member who identifies as trans, non-binary or gender diverse is […]

Anu Prashar, Co-Chair of the regional LGBT+ opened the day and welcomed over 40 activists from across the region. Jo Galloway, Regional […]

On Saturday 24 February, our regional self-organised LGBT+ group officially launched UNISON’s year of LGBT+ workers with an event in Taunton.

Why did you get involved in UNISON? Because of the poor way staff were treated in the NHS, often with mental health backgrounds and/or because they raised concerns about how things were not […]