Resources

• Equality Unit – Meet the Team Nov 2021

  30 November 2021

  UNISON Equality Unit is UNISON’s specialist team that advises on strategic equality priorities. Find out more in our short factsheet.

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• 2021 National Disabled Members’ Conference_Decisions_Booklet

  23 November 2021

  Booklet of motions carried at conference and ballot results.

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• Disabled Members annual report 2020_21

  18 October 2021

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• Disability History Month – Events Organising Guide November 2021

  6 October 2021

  Disability History Month takes place every year from 18 November to 18 December. It is a perfect opportunity for UNISON branches and regions to run stalls or virtual events showcasing the work UNISON does on equality for disabled workers and to encourage more disabled workers to join our union.

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• UNISON-Equality-Resources-October 2021

  4 October 2021

  An up-to-date list of UNISON’s equality resources for bargaining, campaigning and organising. Includes specific guidance on Covid-19 and Long-Covid.

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• Stewards Guide – representing disabled members

  8 September 2021

  Stewards guide to representing disabled members

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• Stewards Guide – Representing Deaf (Native BSL) members

  8 September 2021

  Stewards guide to Representing Deaf (Native BSL) members

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• Talking Equality – language in UNISON – factsheet

  31 August 2021

  Language is powerful. Used well, it builds equality, dignity and respect. Used carelessly, it can damage and divide. This factsheet is a handy guide to how UNISON talks about equality.

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• COVID-19 Pandemic – bargaining to support those who had been shielding

  15 July 2021

  Now that restrictions are easing and shielding instructions have ceased, this brief guide provides advice to workplace reps and branches on how to support ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ workers and others who may be more vulnerable to the virus.

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• Bargaining to support those who have long COVID final

  16 June 2021

  This guide helps workplace reps and branches support members with sickness absence and health and safety issues, and to gain access to workplace or work modifications or adjustments to help with their recovery or working with the long-term impacts of long COVID.

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• COVID-19 Guide for Disabled Members

  12 April 2021

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• 2021-national-disabled members-calendar

  11 March 2021

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• Let’s be reasonable – disability equality in the workplace report

  8 December 2020

  UNISON report into the experience of disabled workers requesting reasonable adjustments, including recommendations for improvements to address the disability employment gap.
  Available as a download PDF only.

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• UNISON Guide to ensuring accessible virtual meetings and events November 2020

  10 November 2020

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• National Disabled Members Interim Report 2020 Large Print 16pt

  19 October 2020

  This report details the work of UNISON’s national disabled members committee during 2020 (Large Print version)

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• National disabled members Interim Report 2020

  16 October 2020

  This report details the work of UNISON national disabled members committee during 2020

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• Quick Guide – Access to Work

  5 August 2020

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• Covid 19 and disabled workers- time for a homeworking revolution?

  10 July 2020

  This report details the results of the 2020 survey of disabled workers during the Covid 19 pandemic.

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• COVID-19 guidance for disabled members

  22 June 2020

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• Briefing for activists – Exiting EU and Equality, Human Rights updated Feb 2020

  27 May 2020

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• Quick-Guide-Social-Model

  27 May 2020

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• Quick Guide – Reasonable Adjustments

  14 April 2020

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• Quick Guide – Disability Language

  14 April 2020

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• Disability Leave bargaining guide and model policy

  22 November 2019

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• Reasonable Adjustments and Passports Bargaining Guide

  22 November 2019

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• Lets Be Reasonable – disability equality in the workplace

  21 November 2019

  Results and recommendations from UNISON’s 2019 survey on disability
  equality in the workplace

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• 2019 National Disabled Members Conference Decisions

  14 November 2019

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• 2019 Disabled Members Conference Guide

  28 October 2019

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• 2019 NDMC final agenda

  7 October 2019

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• Disabled members’ annual report 2019

  30 September 2019

  Disabled members’ annual report 2019

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• UNISON workplace disability and health survey poster

  23 September 2019

  A poster advertising the 2019 UNISON workplace disability and health survey. PDF only so please download and print.

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• WDES Guide

  8 May 2019

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• Proving disability and reasonable adjustments – UNISON guide

  19 February 2019

  This Guide aims to help representatives recognise and understand members’ rights and persuade employers to take appropriate action.
  Quantity is limited to one copy per branch.

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• How to get to UNISON disabled members conference

  15 February 2019

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• UNISON-disabled-members-calendar-2019

  15 January 2019

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• 2018 National Disabled Members’ Conference Decisions

  5 November 2018

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• Punished for going to work_PIP Survey 2018

  23 October 2018

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• Disability Leave Bargaining Guide and Model Policy

  23 October 2018

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• Proving disability and reasonable adjustments

  18 October 2018

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• 2018 National Disabled Members Conference final agenda

  11 October 2018

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• Disabled Members’ Annual Report 2018

  20 September 2018

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• 2018 Disabled Members Conference Bulletin

  9 July 2018

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• Bargaining on Mental Health Policies: A practical guide for UNISON branches

  30 May 2018

  This comprehensive (56 page) practical guide is designed for branches to dip in and out of when bargaining on mental health issues.

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• UNISON disabled members calendar 2018

  19 March 2018

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• UNISON and Reasonable Adjustments

  16 January 2018

  A guide for UNISON disabled members and branches

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• Tackling hate crime and hate incidents: a workplace issue

  28 November 2017

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• 2017 Disabled Members Conference Record of Decisions

  28 November 2017

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• Fighting for fairness and equality – Leaflet

  4 August 2017

  A leaflet outlining UNISON’s commitment to achieving equality in our workplaces, in our union and across society.

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• Harassment at Work

  9 December 2016

  An A4 guide for branches on how to deal with harassment and bullying at work. It includes a model ‘dignity at work’ policy.

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• 2016 National Disabled Members’ Conference Record of Decisions

  1 December 2016

  Record of decisions and ballot results from UNISON’s Disabled Members’ Conference 2016

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• 2016 NDMC Annual Report

  12 October 2016

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• 2015 National Disabled Members’ Conference record of decisions

  20 November 2015

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• 2014 national disabled members annual report

  10 October 2014

  Annual deport from the disabled members service group

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• Organising for equality. UNISON guidelines

  19 May 2014

  Booklet for branch activists and members explaining UNISON’s policy on self organisation, including guidelines on branch and regional support and resources.

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• Disabled and worried about the future? – Leaflet

  9 October 2013

  Disabled and worried about the future? This leaflet outlines the issues faced by disabled members. Can be used to recruit alongside the Essential Cover application form

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• A guide to equality in UNISON

  13 June 2013

  UNISON’s equalities agenda: how UNISON works to build equality into everything we do

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