Guest blog from Regional Convenor and Black Members Committee Chair Rosita Ellis for International Women’s Day 2022
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We’re proud to present our new equality calendar! The interactive calendar will help UNISON Eastern members and activists keep on top of the big events in the union as well as national and international equalities dates. The calendar will be updated regularly so check back for the latest and please get in touch if you’ve […]
Until his sad passing he continued to be a staunch advocate for LGBT+ rights, Palestinian rights, and for the rights of oppressed people everywhere. To UNISON and […]
We have a huge range of workshops and webinars on Disabled Members’ issues planned for the year.
UNISON meets with some of our trans members to mark Transgender Awareness Week
This is our chance to state our opposition plainly and ensure all LGBT+ people are safe from this abusive practice. You can find the link to the UK government […]
As part of Black History Month, Mary Folashade Onafalujo shares her personal journey, from arriving in the UK to being a national officer at UNISON
This is just one of the ways that UNISON is taking our members’ issues to the heart of government and shaping policy on women in the workplace at the highest level. Find out more about what […]
Take part in our survey on home and hybrid working – is it working for you?
The region’s Young Members are coming together after the toughest 18 months of their lives
UNISON condemns the vile online racism towards the England football team
It’s a time for joy. LGBT+ people and communities face layers of discrimination. I’ll come to that. But it’s right to […]
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 […]
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 […]
The union will work with the TUC to address the discredited report from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, which downplays structural and institutional racism