Christina McAnea urges LGBT+ delegates to ensure that people are registered to vote next month
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World Menopause Day
The menopause is a workplace issue which means that it is a UNISON issue. Ahead of World Menopause Day on Friday 18th October, UNISON’s equalities team have launched their campaign on the…Read more…
Transgender Day of Remembrance 20 November
Every year on 20th November the lives of trans and gender-diverse people reported murdered in the last 12 months are remembered.
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Stop LGBT bullying
Unite’s Phil Jones calls for greater powers to tackle workplace bullying at Labour conference.
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Pride and protest
UNISON LGBT+ group joins Pride parade in London to celebrate, to show solidarity and to protest against continuing bigotry and intolerance
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“With a huge sense of relief I have just resigned as Chair of West Ham CLP”
Hat tip Josephine Grail
“The exhausting experience of chairing a set of increasingly hostile meetings has taken a personal toll.
Last night’s AGM gave me no sense that there is a majority on the general committee who are interested in a collective e…Read more…
Conference unanimously gives LGBT the + factor
Renaming LGBT+ group will future-proof it and increase inclusivity
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Neville Southall: ‘being a union rep is the best thing you can do’
Goalkeeping giant who now works with troubled youngsters addresses local government conference
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‘Troubling trend’
One in five LGBTQ+ NHS staff and a third of ambulance staff say they have been assaulted at work, new figures show. More than 20 per cent of healthcare staff identifying as LGBTQ+ on the 2018…Read more…
Women back campaign to give LGBT group the plus factor
Delegates hear that proposed rule change will ensure that UNISON’s LGBT group is fully inclusive
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Learning to lead as LGBT
February is LGBT History Month. Here, UNISON member Nick O’Reilly talks about the challenge of being out and a manager
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Windrush ‘nightmare’ won’t end until ‘hostile environment’ does
Black members share stories of individuals and families whose lives have been affected by the scandal
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Cardiff City wins LGBT branch organising award
Scotland and the North West also pick up trophies as the annual LGBT recruitment awards are announced in Harrogate
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Giving LGBT the plus factor
Delegates at UNISON’s LGBT conference unanimously backed changing the group’s name to LGBT+ to boost inclusivity
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‘Thank you for making people’s lives better’
UNISON president Gordon McKay praises delegates for all the work they do
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LGBT delegates hear of the need for more safe spaces
CEO of Touchstone charity addresses conference about the work the organisation does
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Cross-branch working and pensions concern conference
Delegates also hear emotional debates on ‘conversion therapy’ and the lack of marriage equality in Northern Ireland
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Delegates discuss international concerns
Conference hears of treatment of the Palestinian people, plus the plight of LGBT workers in Colombia, Turkey and Jamaica
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Report: Unite Policy Conference 2018
This isn’t an official report, but is accurate to the best of my knowledge. If you spot any errors or omissions, please let me know. I have also uploaded the official “progress of business”.
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Right to determine gender
Unite policy conference delegates agreed yesterday (July 4) that any worker has the right to determine their gender identity without unnecessary medicalisation and that they support a review of the…Read more…