UNISON has a long and proud history supporting the LGBT+ community, and ensuring that their voices are heard at all levels of the union. The 31st of March is International Transgender Day of Visibility, and Liv Naylor – co-chair of the region’s LGBT+ Self Organised Group – explains the significance of the occasion, and the […]
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Stephen Lawrence Day on 22nd April 2021. The third national Stephen Lawrence Day, which takes place on Thursday 22 April 2021 On 22 April 1993, Stephen Lawrence was murdered in a racially motivated attack, carried out by a group of white men. As the 28th anniversary of Stephen’s murder approaches, his mother, Baroness Doreen Lawrence […]
Equality is at the heart of everything we do as a union, and we want to make it as easy as possible for you to get involved. We hope the new and innovative UNISON South East interactive Equality Calendar will be useful for you in knowing when equality events and training which interest you are […]
As a result of COVID-19, many conferences and meetings have had to be cancelled. With this in mind, UNISON South East organised a series of online sessions in place of the usual regional Equality Conference–online and live. The Conference was opened by Regional Manager and Head of Equality, Jo Galloway. “This year has been like […]
UNISON condemns the vile online racism towards the England football team
The region’s Young Members are coming together after the toughest 18 months of their lives
Take part in our survey on home and hybrid working – is it working for you?
We have a huge range of workshops and webinars on Disabled Members’ issues planned for the year.
Guest blog from Regional Convenor and Black Members Committee Chair Rosita Ellis for International Women’s Day 2022
On 12 February 2022, Rosita Ellis became the first Black woman to be elected to the most senior elected position in UNISON South East.
On 1-3 April we welcomed 40 members from across the South East to the first in-person Regional Women’s Forum since the start of the pandemic
Never mind the World Cup, meet the Newbury charity football team scoring for UNISON!
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, […]
Delegates make their voices heard at Scottish city’s International Conference Centre
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 […]