March 20 2021 is UN Anti-Racism Day. This event will be marked with an online national rally with speakers representing the broad alliance of communities and organisations that make up the anti-racist movement. The growth of the Black Lives Matter movement has shone a fresh spotlight on the horrific levels of racism around the world. […]
Working parents – particularly mothers – are in an impossible situation this lockdown. UNISON is calling for paid parental leave to support them
Union-sponsored annual nursing team award goes to nurses who helped ensure women had access to abortion services during COVID-19
This online webinar is aimed at UNISON members and activists. The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a dramatic increase in the number of workers that have been working from home. Sometimes as a result of direct instructions from governments / devolved parliaments and sometimes as a result of workers shielding. This webinar explores the challenges faced […]
We hope you are well and keeping safe. 2020 has been a year of change, challenge and uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of COVID-19, many conferences and meetings have had to be cancelled. But we still want to involve you, share information on how Black members are keeping active in UNISON […]
Our Nelson Mandela Award winner on heroes, history, activism and bringing more Black people to the boardroom
To mark Black History Month, UNISON looks at one part of the struggle to end slavery
UNISON disabled and LGBT+ activist Louise Ashworth looks back at 10 years of the Equality Act
Like many other organisations, UNISON has had to cancel many of its conferences and meetings as a result of COVID-19. But the UK’s biggest union has democracy at its heart and still wants its members to be involved. With this in mind, UNISON’s LGBT+ members have organised a series of virtual events in place of […]
Due to the ongoing COVID19 pandemic, the 2020 UNISON Bi+ members’ network meeting will take place on a virtual platform. All UNISON Bi+ members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Joining details for the webinar will only be sent to those who have registered to attend in advance. If you would like to register to […]
Graeme Ellis and Tansaim Hussain-Gul are co-chairs of UNISON’s national disabled members’ committee. Here, they look at how COVID-19 has disproved myths about home working being unproductive
This webinar is for UNISON members who self-identify as trans, for members with trans backgrounds and members whose gender identity does not fit into the gender binary. Discussion topics will include reform of the Gender Recognition Act and Black Trans Lives Matter. This event will take place on GoToWebinar – Joining details will only be sent […]
Julia O’Connell, the vice chair of UNISON’s national women’s committee, explains what’s it like to be pregnant – and working – during COVID-19
UNISON activists Iain Scott-Burdon and Gill Jeffery look at how coronavirus pandemic is affecting Deaf workers
Inequalities emerging through the pandemic are chilling evidence to support UNISON’s demands on workplace rights and decent public services. We need them now
