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Making more history In 1991 NALGO elected Mike Blick as president – the first openly LGBT+ trade union leader in the UK. In 2005, eight years after COHSE, NALGO and NUPE had founded […]

Presentation caps a busy morning that saw delegates debate a wide range of topics, including the climate crisis

Taiwo Owatemi MP – a UNISON member – addressed UNISON’s LGBT+ conference and thanked members for their work in the pandemic

Christina McAnea took to the rostrum at UNION’s LGBT+ conference in Brighton this morning, to deliver a message of hope, of pride and of gratitude, mixed with anger at the antics of the Tory government in Westminster. After a very warm greeting for what was her first live speech to a conference since becoming UNISON’s […]

UNISON meets with some of our trans members to mark Transgender Awareness Week

As UNISON national LGBT+ officer Mitchell Coe examines the problems with the latest UK government proposals and explains how you can add your voice to the consultation that has just opened

Finally, the government announced last week the results of the consultation and its plans, with the only change being to reduce the fee and move the process online. Yet […]

Disabled and LGBT+ members are invited to remotely attend a series of events organised specifically for them – online and live

Get set to join UNISON’s virtual Pride is a protest event this weekend

Tell us about your experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic – and join the prize draw for shopping vouchers

Jenny Harvey is a member of UNISON’s trans network, part of the West Midlands regional LGBT+ group and a member of UNISON’s health service group executive. Here, she explains why reform of the Gender Recognition Act is long overdue

President and general secretary announce decision, with social distancing and health and safety concerns set to continue for some time

Against a backdrop of a rise in hate crimes, UNISON has launched new guidance on how LGBT+ members can be supported

Letter on behalf of UNISON’s presidential team and general secretary regarding the shocking, vile, transphobic cartoon that appeared in the Morning Star last week

It’s LGBT History Month, so there’s no better time to explore UNISON’s contribution to the struggle for equality