UNISON East Midlands women’s member group (known as a self-organised group) campaigns for equality in the workplace and for improvements to women’s rights in the workplace and in the wider community. It also supports campaigns aimed at improving women’s lives – for example, to change the law to protect women experiencing domestic violence, or to […]
News from UNISON East Midlands Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender + (LGBT+) Self Organised Group (SOG) Hi My name is Louisa Wass Griffiths, and I have recently taken over supporting the Regional LGBT+ SOG. Have you heard of us? Anybody who identifies as LGBT+, may come to the meeting. We have fun. We discuss issues which […]
The Greater London region is proud to be the most diverse region in UNISON. The Regional Diversity Forum (RDF) is a sub-group of our Regional Committee and is made up of representatives from Regional Committee, all regional self-organised groups, service groups and Labour Link Committee. We have the responsibility of co-ordinating the region’s equality work; […]
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Everyone is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect. The ability to live and work without prejudice is a fundamental right, regardless of your background, colour or sexual orientation. One of UNISON’s main aims is to help workers fight for fairness and equality in the workplace and beyond. Challenging discrimination and winning equality is […]
The award will be presented to someone who has supported and ‘gone above and beyond’ to represent Black members celebrating their achievements, courage and determination within the union and more widely in our society. Download the Mandela award covering letter and nominee submission form 2019 The award will be presented to the winner at the next […]
2018 marks 100 years since the first women in the UK got the vote – mark the centenary, and International Women’s Day (8 March) by joining the #March4Women in London
UNISON’s women’s conference addresses the lack of women working in science, technology, engineering and maths
UNISON president and hospital catering assistant Margaret McKee gives rousing speech to women’s conference
There are plenty of resources available for activists to use during LGBT History Month
LGBT History Month is a month-long annual observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements. Currently, LGBT History Month is a month-long celebration that is specific to the United States and the United Kingdom. LGBT History Month was initiated in the UK by Sue Sanders, […]
