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

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.

In 2023 we have a new opportunity to establish a legacy of change and radical inclusion, and the South East region is fully behind this initiative. I will be […]

The solution As dramatic as this may sound, my life changed when I joined UNISON in 2018. I started getting involved with the South East Region Black […]

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

I want it to act as a catalyst for permanent and irrevocable change, not just across our public services, but across the whole of society." He continued, "We must […]

UNISON women – imagining a gender equal world

On 21 February, Bill Acharjee from the Black members committee attended a cross party roundtable event in Portcullis House aimed at combatting racism

Women have always been central to trade unions and the fight for a more equal society. To celebrate Women’s History Month we’ve put together a timeline of some of the key dates for women and the trade union movement.

Retirement “Women are short-changed through their working lives and then through retirement,” Dawn Johnson, North Cumbria […]

The UNISON South East Equality Calendar for 2023 is now live! View this year’s equality calendar Equality is at the heart of everything we do as a union, and we want to make it as easy as possible for UNISON members to get involved. We hope it will be useful for you in knowing when […]

This year is UNISON’s Year of Black Workers UNISON has 185,000 Black members, most of whom work in health and local government services, with significant numbers working in social care and schools. Many deliver frontline services, and many are low paid. UNISON national officer for race equality Margaret Greer said: “The Year of Black Workers […]

Delegates make their voices heard at Scottish city’s International Conference Centre

We run regular menopause in the workplace awareness sessions for public service workers in Wales, both as part of our region programme and in partnership with employers and UNISON Branches. These are the resources that sit behind the session, the recommended further learning available to you and your colleagues, and the sources of additional support […]

Southampton District branch are hosting a lunchtime event where guest speakers will discuss a range of subjects around mental health and the cost of living crisis, with debt and well-being advice and more. Beginning at 12:30pm, the event at the John Hansard Gallery on Thursday 15th December will include lunch, mince pies and sherry! To book your place, […]