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Employers, unions and other stakeholders sign memorandum of understanding

This is the most important general election in a generation. “Weneed a government that will heal the divisions in this country; that will bring people back together. “It’s […]

“Having local branches at these events has not only helped recruit more members, but given them the opportunity […]

“Because make no mistake, this is a dying government … yet determined to continue running our country into the ground. “We have seen the Tories’ […]

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 […]

Another speaker said that attempts by the UK government to stop boycott Israel campaigns was indicative of how powerful such campaigns are. And for the […]

Date

17 – 19 November 2017

Location

Brighton Centre

The annual conference for all UNISON LGBT members

‘While there is lots to celebrate and be proud of, we can’t forget the discrimination and harassment LGBT+ people continue to face’

Renaming LGBT+ group will future-proof it and increase inclusivity

This year sees the 30th anniversary of the UK government passing Section 28, the notorious piece of legislation that prohibited local authorities from […]

Yet even after apologising for the Windrush scandal, the government’s promised national Windrush day “is not the answer” – and certainly not while the […]

Political and media anti-trans sentiments and comments appear daily. A government renegading on promises to reform the Gender Recognition Act, and the proposed ban of ‘conversion […]

"This is particularly given the failure of the last attempt – the government’s 2011 transgender equality action plan – which remains largely unimplemented.” The […]

UNISON has always been clear in its commitment to trans and non-binary members

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