A guest blog from Sandra Charles (pictured on right of image), UNISON South East deputy regional convenor
black members
On 21 February, Bill Acharjee from the Black members committee attended a cross party roundtable event in Portcullis House aimed at combatting racism
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 […]
Delegates make their voices heard at Scottish city’s International Conference Centre
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, […]
The branch hope their new toolkit will aid members in identifying and confronting racism in the workplace
Black Members in the South East unite this October
Celebrating the festival of lights
On 12 February 2022, Rosita Ellis became the first Black woman to be elected to the most senior elected position in UNISON South East.
Guest blog from University of Brighton’s Bill Acharjee
Guest blog from Regional Convenor and Black Members Committee Chair Rosita Ellis for International Women’s Day 2022
Since the AGM in 2020, work has been underway to identify barriers to participation with our regional democracy and identify new initiatives to grow activism in our region
UNISON condemns the vile online racism towards the England football team
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 […]
The conviction of Derek Chauvin must be the first step towards positive change to tackle racial injustice