EQUALITIES

Everyone is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect. The ability to live and work without prejudice is a fundamental right, regardless of your background, identity and experiences.

One of UNISON’s main aims is to help workers fight for fairness and equality in the workplace and beyond. Challenging discrimination and winning equality is at the heart of everything UNISON does.

LGBT+

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

LGBT+ History Month 2022 is Here!

LGBT+ History Month, observed in February each year, is a chance to increase visibility and celebrate the lives and achievements of our diverse LGBT+ community. UNISON looks back on our own LGBT+ history to see how far we have come, remind us of the progress made in pursuit of LGBT+ equality, and to recommit to the campaigns ahead.

UNISON recognises the importance of its LGBT+ members and its responsibility for paying particular attention to our needs: that LGBT+ rights are trade union issues.

UNISON’s commitment to equality and to tackling discrimination is written into the union’s rules. But this support for LGBT+ rights has not come out of thin air. It is the consequence of many years of work and lobbying by our activists. Their work, collectively, is the legacy on which we all continue to build. We thank and think of them as we look back, and forward.

This year to celebrate LGBT+ History month Walsall Branch is holding an online showing of the presentation LGBT+ History Month 2022:

TUESDAY 15th FEBRUARY 12:30pm

OUR PROUD HISTORY

For Teams invite please email:

Jennie.walunison@gmail.com

All welcome.

For an invitation/ link to the event please contact: Jennie.WalUnison@gmail.com

Black members

#WorldAgainstRacism- a meeting open to all Unison Members

6 pm to 7 pm , Thursday 18th March

Speakers:

Roger McKenzie, Assistant General Secretary, Unison

Glen Williams, National Chair, Local Government Service Group Executive

Liz Wheatley, Branch Secretary, Camden Unison

This meeting is to support and encourage the maximum turnout of Unison Members to events and activities for UN Anti-Racism Day- Saturday 20th of March. With the disproportionate impact of Covid on Black Workers and the development of the Black Lives Matter movement we must discuss how we put anti-racism at the heart of our union. How do we ensure anti-racism in our workplaces? There will be ample time for debate and discussion. Join us.

This meeting has been organised by North West Unison Black Members Committee.

You are invited to a Zoom meeting- Just download the App and Click the link.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsfuytqjMoH91Y_LfXMconeUhzbEJdWxZb

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Stay Safe

Ameen Hadi
NW Unison Chair of Black Members Committee

Disabled members

UNISON’s priorities on disability are led by the union’s own disabled members. We help disabled members by fighting discrimination and campaigning and organising at workplace, regional and national levels.

LGBT+ Walsall Branch

LGBT+ at Walsall Branch has supported Walsall Pride for many years. In August 2020 we held a virtual Pride featuring photos of previous Prides around the West Midlands region and a message of support from the West Midlands Region General Secretary. The LGBT+ members group works with all parts of the union to improve equality, fight discrimination and prejudice in the workplace and provide support for our members.

Members meet as a self-organised group at branch, regional and national level.

Branch groups

There is a developing network of branch LGBT+ groups which meet to:

discuss local terms and conditions;
build a support network for members facing problems at work;
provide a forum for the debate of issues;
assist members in gaining the confidence to get involved in other levels of the union.