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Conference hears that the boycott and disvestment campaign is working well

UNISON commissions research on implications of public spending cuts

Date

22 – 23 September 2016

Location

Events will take place across the UK

Do you identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender? Trade unions exist to improve the working lives of their members. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workers face harassment and discrimination. It’s hard to deal with on your own. As a UNISON member you  have a voice in the UK’s largest public service union, committed to […]

Date

26 October 2016 6:30pm–8:00pm

Location

UNISON Regional Office (Newcastle)

Cavell Trust research shows importance of union’s support for members as well as campaigning and negotiation on ‘an issue for everyone’

UNISON stands against discrimination no matter what form it takes. We will continue to fight it alongside all of you until the stain of prejudice is finally eradicated from our society, and the equal rights of legislation are borne out through real equality across our country.

That was the message from general secretary Dave Prentis tonight, as the union's LGBT 2016 conference convened in Llandudno. Unable to join delegates in the Welsh resort, Mr […]

Delegates look back at a tumultuous year – and forward to building the community of the union

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are facing long waits for appointments at gender identity clinics and being denied specialist mental health counselling because of cutbacks, says new research published today (Tuesday) by UNISON. Sexual health and youth support has also been scaled down. This has resulted in reduced opening hours, cuts to the […]

UNISON South East’s LGBT+ Group fights discrimination and prejudice in the workplace on behalf of its lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and all those members who identify under the LGBT+ umbrella.

As featured in the film Pride (2014)

Employers, unions and other stakeholders sign memorandum of understanding

“I ask those [homosexuals] to show their thanks by comporting themselves quietly… any form of public flaunting would be utterly distasteful… [And] make the sponsors of this bill regret that they had done what they had done” – Lord Arran (quoted during Royal Assent of the bill by The Times newspaper on 28 July 1967)

“[Alan Turing] was and is a hero of all time…a man who is a gay icon, who didn’t deny his nature, his being, and for that he suffered. … This is a story that celebrates him, that celebrates outsiders; it celebrates anybody who’s ever felt different and ostracized and ever suffered prejudice.”