Welcome to the Branch Newsletter! Last Monday, we all heard the horrible news about the powerful earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria early in the morning. A week later there are still many people trapped under debris, and the ones who ma…Read more…
Delegates call for help to combat the epidemic of male suicide
In 2020, 4,880 men and boys ended their lives – but gender stereotypes make it harder to men to talk about problems facing them
The article Delegates call for help to combat the epidemic of male suicide first appeared on the UNISON National site.
‘Dismissed, normalised, swept under the carpet’
Unite delegate Lesley Mansell spoke passionately in support of a motion on tackling and preventing sexual harassment in the workplace on Wednesday (October 19). She highlighted how lesbians are not protected from sexual harassment because their “experiences are still largely invisible and therefore ignored”. Lesley pointed to a 2017 TUC report which shed light on […]
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‘Labour must deliver on equalities’
Unite delegate Jane Taylor called for bold action on equalities as she moved a composite motion at Labour Party conference on Monday (September 26). Addressing conference, Jane said that “income and wealth inequality has deepened in this country and here I am talking about it again”. “What on earth is wrong with us that we […]
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Louder and prouder: UNISON launches trans equality campaign
UNISON has always been clear in its commitment to trans and non-binary members
The article Louder and prouder: UNISON launches trans equality campaign first appeared on the UNISON National site.
UNISON out in force at London Pride
50 years of pride in London celebrated on Saturday
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Blog: Happy Pride season
‘While there is lots to celebrate and be proud of, we can’t forget the discrimination and harassment LGBT+ people continue to face’
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Higher education delegates tackle equality and discrimination
The higher education virtual national conference addressed the issues faced by its Black and trans members
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InUNISON – Personal reflections of a first time delegate – LGBT+ conference 2021
Check out this personal report at the new website https://www.in-unison.org/
“The main message from it is the unequivocal and unanimous support for Trans rights. This was showed through the motions we passed which included support for Stonewall…Read more…
LGBT+ conference applauds organising award winners
Presentation caps a busy morning that saw delegates debate a wide range of topics, including the climate crisis
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Shadow equalities minister pledges equalisation of hate crime law
Taiwo Owatemi MP – a UNISON member – addressed UNISON’s LGBT+ conference and thanked members for their work in the pandemic
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Delegates pledge to fight back against rising tide of transphobia
Meeting on Transgender Day of Remembrance, LGBT+ conference backs a raft of motions to fight back against ‘an attack on all of us’
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Our trans members, proud to be in – and out in – UNISON
For Trans Awareness Week this year, let’s meet some UNISON members and find out what makes them proud of their union
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Blog: Government proposals to end ‘conversion therapy’ are a cop out
As UNISON national LGBT+ officer Mitchell Coe examines the problems with the latest UK government proposals and explains how you can add your voice to the consultation that has just opened
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‘I don’t need a cure’
Unite delegate Phil Jones, who is also chair of Unite’s national LGBT+ committee, gave an impassioned speech on Tuesday (September 28) in support of motion calling for an immediate ban on ‘conversion…Read more…
Blog: During Pride, let’s recommit to act for LGBT+ equality
June is Pride month. Though not many of us are in central London to see it, the UNISON Centre is rainbow-lit in celebration. It’s a time for joy. LGBT+ people and communities face layers of…Read more…
Remembering LGBT+ history – and those who are struggling today
LGBT+ History Month is more important than ever, as the pandemic adds to the isolation felt by many LGBT+ people as a result of their gender identity or sexuality
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‘Rights and fights that can and must be won’
It’s night time in Wroclaw, south west Poland. It’s dark. The streets are filled with people in face masks holding placards and chanting ‘I think, I feel, I decide’. Police vans and officers – some…Read more…
Blog: LGBT+, COVID-19 and mental health
Eileen Best, of UNISON’s national LGBT+ committee, talks of the pandemic’s massive impact on mental wellbeing
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Why we need allies more than ever
Against a backdrop of a rise in hate crimes, UNISON has launched new guidance on how LGBT+ members can be supported
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