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 […]
A meeting to give disabled Black members a chance to network and agree amendments to National Disabled Members Conference
A meeting to give disabled Black members a chance to network and agree motions to National Disabled Members Conference.
Race Equality Week is an annual UK-wide movement uniting thousands of organisations and individuals to address the barriers to race equality in the workplace. Across the week there will be a number of virtual events creating an open discussion with industry leaders from various sectors. Now there is a need to galvanise and maximise impact […]
Delegates make their voices heard at Scottish city’s International Conference Centre
“COVID-19 revealed the truth, didn’t it?” Ms McAnea said. “Of institutional racism, for all to see. Black workers are more likely to be on the frontline, more likely to be low-paid […]
October 2022 marked the 25th Anniversary of Lakhvinder ‘Ricky’ Reel’s death. Ricky, a 20-year-old student, and his friends were the victims of a racist attack in London. His body was later pulled from the Thames. Ricky’s mother, Sukhdev Reel says “Ricky had everything to live for. He was on a work placement in Central London, […]
She has held positions on the TUC Race Relations Committee, the Anti-Racism Taskforce and was elected the ‘BAME’ Labour Representative on the National Labour Forum. “Carol […]
Branches are invited to register delegations, nominations, and motions for the upcoming meeting of the SE Regional Black Members AGM.
Our SOGs campaign for equality in the workplace and for improvements to legislation for workplaces and the wider […]
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, […]
Black History Month Christmas Special! Friday 2nd December 2022 11am- 4pm (Registration from 10:30am) UNISON Centre UNISON Regional Black Members Committee invite you to celebrate Black History Month Christmas Special. The theme will be: Black health and wellness. The event is open to all members and activists and will feature music, poetry, and inspirational speakers. Register here […]
It took a lot of hard work, but the reward and success of our campaign has made it worth the effort." UNISON Greater London area organiser Remmi Sexton said: “We welcome this move by Kings […]
The branch hope their new toolkit will aid members in identifying and confronting racism in the workplace
A number of events are still planned for the remainder of the month, both online and in-person so be sure to see what's in your area […]
