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Supporting Prides across the South East for UNISON’s Year of LGBT+ Workers

We’re proud to be out and celebrating Pride events across the region this summer, from Brighton to Herne Bay.

Equality on the UNISON South East site.

Organising for Year of LGBT+ Workers – activist briefing

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 […]

Event on the UNISON Greater London site.

Young Members – How to be a good trans ally workshop

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

Event on the UNISON Greater London site.

Regional Black Members Committee

Date
5 June 2024 12:00pm–1:30pm
Location
TBC

The Regional Black Members Committee represents Black members at a regional level, helping to develop campaigns and inform policy.

Event on the UNISON South East site.

Read our regional Black members spring 2024 newsletter

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

Article on the UNISON South East site.

A tribute to Skip Bawa, a dedicated trade unionist and antiracist campaigner

This tribute to Skip Bawa (27 June 1956 – 21 February 2024) was written by Bill Acharjee, UNISON activist and member of UNISON South East’s Black members committee. It will appear in a forthcoming edition of our regional Black members newsletter. As a region, we will always honour Skip’s outstanding contribution to our union. It […]

Article on the UNISON South East site.

SE Welfare Committee

Date
19 November 2024 11:00am–12:30pm
Location
Hybrid

The Welfare Committee is uniquely able to intervene with individual members in cases of great need

Event on the UNISON South East site.

SE Welfare Committee

Date
14 August 2024 11:00am–12:30pm
Location
Online

The Welfare Committee is uniquely able to intervene with individual members in cases of great need.

Event on the UNISON South East site.

SE Welfare Committee

Date
28 May 2024 11:00am–12:30pm
Location
Hybrid

The Welfare Committee is uniquely able to intervene with individual members in cases of great need.

Event on the UNISON South East site.

WET & Energy Equalities Seminar 2024

Date
5 – 7 July 2024
Location
Sheffield Centre Novotel

The UNISON WET & Energy Equalities seminar is the annual event for members working in the Water Industry, Environment Agencies, Transport and Energy sectors to take part in workshop sessions covering a range of equalities areas.

The seminar is aimed at all UNISON members across the WET and Energy Service Groups who are involved with or interested in learning more about equalities issues in the context of trade union work, and in becoming better equipped with the knowledge, skills and advice to take this forward in campaigning, bargaining and organising.

Event on the UNISON National site.

Disabled LGBT+ members Network Meeting

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 […]

Event on the UNISON National site.

Disabled LGBT+ members Network Meeting

Date
27 June 2024 11:00am–1:30pm
Location
UNISON Centre

These meetings have been arranged to allow space for members from under-represented groups within disabled members self organisation to […]

Event on the UNISON National site.

LGBT+ Committee AGM

Date
12 October 2024 10:30am–2:00pm
Location
UNISON Centre, Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY.

Outcome

Event on the UNISON Greater London site.

LGBT+ Open Committee Meeting

Date
7 December 2024 1:30pm–3:00pm
Location
Online MS Teams

UNISON LGBT+ Greater London Committee welcomes UNISON LGBT+ members to attend their open date committee meetings in 2024, being held both face to face and virtually. Register here Outcome

Event on the UNISON Greater London site.

LGBT+ Open Committee Meeting

Date
5 September 2024 6:00pm–7:30pm
Location
Online MS Teams

UNISON LGBT+ Greater London Committee welcomes UNISON LGBT+ members to attend their open date committee meetings in 2024, being held both face to face and virtually. Register here Outcome

Event on the UNISON Greater London site.