- Conference
- 2024 National Black Members' Conference
- Date
- 16 September 2023
- Decision
- Carried
Conference is pleased with the decision at National Delegate Conference (NDC) to make 2024 the Year of LGBT+ workers. This follows on from 2021, the Year of Young Workers, 2022 the Year of Disabled Workers and 2023 the Year of Black Workers.
Conference, it is appropriate that in celebrating this victory at the National Delegates Conference that we ensure that the achievements of Black LGBT+ workers is also highlighted and acknowledged. 2024 will give us all the opportunity to raise the profile of LGBT+ workers, the issues faced and the importance of providing support and solidarity to LGBT+ workers.
Since the Stonewall riots in 1969, Black people have?always?been at the centre of the LGBT+ liberation movement,?from Marsha P. Johnson and?Stormé?DeLarverie, who were major figures in the Stonewall uprisings, to modern activists like Munroe Bergdorf and Lady Phyll, of UK Black Pride.
2024, Year of the LGBT+ worker, is UNISON’s opportunity to promote Black activists and the contributions that they have made to challenging homophobia, biphobia and Trans phobia in society.
Conference calls on the National Black Members Committee to work with the LGBT+ committee to:
a) Promote 2024 the Year of the LGBT+ worker.
b) Encourage all parts of the union to put on appropriate events;
c) Work with all parts of the union to freshly consider their work programmes from a LGBT+ member perspective, inclusive of Black LGBT+ members;
d) Gather the LGBT+ Black members experience of work and public services wherever possible;
e) Promote the work of the LGBT+ committee in challenging all forms of phobic and discriminatory actions due to gender identity or sexual orientation.
f) Ensure as many members participate in the trans ally training in 2024 by publicising in every Black Action publication throughout the Year of 2024 LGBT+ workers.