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Welcome to Greater London’s LGBT pages
Information and contact detailsThe Greater London Region of UNISON supports the fight for lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality.
One of the most important ways that the region, and UNISON nationally, does this is by creating structures through which LGBT people meet together and feed the decisions they make through to the structures of the union as a whole.
A number of branches in the region have LGBT groups. If you don’t know whether your branch has a group either contact them directly or contact us (see below).
In addition there is a Regional LGBT committee to which members are elected every year at the AGM in October. The AGM is open to any LGBT member in the Greater London Region of UNISON. The current co-chairs of the Regional Committee are Deirdre Costigan and Terry Conway,
The Regional LGBT Committee also holds three open meetings each year as well as the AGM. These are held in June, September and December. All branches are informed of the open meetings and members on the LGBT mailing list will receive direct mailings. These meetings are also open to retired LGBT members.
The committee also organises formally and informally at National LGBT conference which is held annually in November. There is a regional meeting and also several social get-togethers. The regional group also have a presence at Pride which is held in July
Throughout the year we also organise other activities – for example leafleting LGBT venues in London to encourage people to join UNISON – and over recent years leaflets calling on our communities to vote against the BNP.
We also have a facebook group: UNISON LGBT GROUP (London Region)
If you are interested in any of this – or have other ideas about things UNISON LGBT members could be doing then sign up to the regional mailing list – and try and get along to some or all of the activities we organise.
For more information on the Greater London lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered members group contact:
Amanda Baird and Jackie Loudoun Greater London lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered members
UNISON London region, Congress House, Great Russell St, London WC1B 3LS Email: jackie.loudoun@unison.co.uk or a.baird@unison.co.uk
Tel: 020 7525 6610, Fax: 020 7535 2105
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LGBT Organising Day - Thursday 11 March
The Regional LGBT Organising and Training day is being held on Thursday 11 March 2010, 9.30 am – 5.00 pm in the Upper Hall at ULU, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY and is aimed at all activists in the region – Branch Officers, Equality Reps, LGBT members and all other activists interested in learning about LGBT equalities.
There are still a few places left and the deadline to register has been extended to Friday 5th March. Please click on the heading above to download a flyer with further information and a registration form.
Open Meetings for UNISON Greater London Region LGBT Members
The LGBT Committee holds three open meetings each year as well as the AGM. All branches are informed of the open meetings and members on the LGBT mailing will receive direct mailings.Regional LGBT Handbook 2009
Regional LGBT Handbook 2009 can be downloaded below.Acrobat PDF (3117270 bytes)
National Caucus Network Days
UNISON holds separate national meetings for bisexual members, transgender members, disabled LGBT members and black LGBT members. Dates are as follows:National LGBT Website
You will find more information on LGBT issues by clicking on the following link to the National LGBT website http://www.unison.org.uk/out/index.asp< Back | More >
Amanda Baird and Jackie Loudoun
UNISON London region
Congress House, Great Russell St, London WC1B 3LS
Tel: 020 7535 2100
Fax: 020 7535 2105
Email: jackie.loudoun@unison.co.uk or a.baird@unison.co.uk
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Young UNISON member Daniel Kingston joins Dave Prentis in Copenhagen to call for a ‘just transition’ to a low-carbon world.News list >
News by email
The regional lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered group has set up an email list which you can join to receive information electronically - you can join from your home or work (or even both!) email address, whatever is convenient for you.To join simply send an email to UNISON Out in london
After a short while you will receive an email back asking you to confirm that you want to join. Simply reply to that message and you'll be added to the list and start receiving emails from the group.
Visit the pages of the national LGBT members group at unison.org.uk/out
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