Search tagged equality

Date

16 April 2020 4:00pm–5:00pm

Location

UNISON Centre

Covid-19: All meetings and events are postponed until end of May 2020   Outcome

International Women’s Day (8 March) is a global celebration of the economic, political and social achievements of women past and present and this year will be particularly important as it marks 100 years since the day was honoured for the first time. For more info: www.internationalwomensday.com Women’s history has been long overlooked. During the month […]

With the UK having just started its first full year under a Boris Johnson government, one of the dominant themes at conference was continuing austerity – because, aside from the announcement of a rise in the national minimum wage to come in the spring, election campaign promises to end austerity have yet to be realized. […]

South East Retired Members were well represented at the 2019 UNISON National Retired Members Conference in October. The South East Region Retired Members Committee proposed two motions, “Universal Credit and the effect on pensioners in mixed age couples” which was composited with motion 21 Southwest Region “Universal Credit and Pensioners” as amended by City of […]

The women’s committee held their AGM on Saturday 3rd November at the regional office in Guildford.  Guest speakers included Mandy Webb is a political activist and artist who was diagnosed with HIV twenty years ago.  Mandy displayed two of her creations which you can see in the picture below.  One dress highlights the harsh impact […]

Date

25 February 2021 1:00pm–2:30pm

Location

Online

A History of AIDS/HIV Activism – Webinar

Date

8 March 2021 10:00am–4:00pm

Location

Online

International Womens Day 2021 – A learning opportunity for Women in UNISON SW

Race Discrimination Claims Protocol Workshop. This workshop is aaimed at Branch Officers, Stewards, and Health & Safety reps. It will give an overview of the UNISON’s Race Discrimination Protocol and identify organising opportunities for branches and activists.

To UNISON and our predecessor unions Desmond Tutu was and is an inspiration

Currently at 15%, the gender gap still needs to be bridged, women’s conference is told

A leaked opinion from the US supreme court has suggested that abortion there could be severely limited. Anne McVicker, chair of national women’s committee, and Liz Wheatley, chair of the international committee, explain why this matters to UNISON

Date

8 July 2021 2:00pm–3:30pm

UNISON network meeting for all Trans members.

The evidence of COVID-19’s devastating impact on Black workers should shock us all

Date

21 March 2020 12:00pm–4:00pm

Location

London and Glasglow

March Against Racism: UN anti-racism day protest

UNISON ‘proud’ to sponsor inaugural health BAME award as it launches Race for Equality campaign