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LGBT+ equality is top priority at health conference

He urged delegates to “educate ourselves about making our union and workplaces safer for our LGBT+ colleagues.” A further speaker highlighted how, when governments […]

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Blog: Celebrating our LGBT+ members and history

I hope you will join me and UNISON in celebrating LGBT+ History Month – together we can be the change this country needs to make every LGBT+ person feel safe and […]

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A union that keeps making LGBT+ history

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 […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Blog: Let’s make 2024 a success

A new government is a must for our members and for our public services. Our NHS, schools, local councils and emergency services are on their knees and stuck in a state of crisis. The […]

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How to… be a trans ally

Standing alongside us makes the difference between thriving and barely surviving”. Being a good […]

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UNISON president welcomes the union’s Year of LGBT+ Workers

“We have seen the Tories’ relentless attacks on trans, non-binary and gender diverse people and their rights. I’m not going to peddle the same myths that […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

‘Pay gaps exist because no one is looking,’ disabled members hear

UNISON’s disabled members’ conference debates pay gaps, the national care service, and the health and disability white paper

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Care workers take centre stage at local government conference

“We know we need a national care service. We know change is needed, but that change has to be right for both staff and the service users. Our current system […]

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Blog: Proud to welcome in Pride

UNISON’s LGBT+ members bring so much to our union, and make it a diverse, wonderful organisation to join and to work for. A year on from the last time I wrote about Pride month, it’s sad that […]

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LGBT+ rights are at the heart of UNISON’s work

As a proud ally to the LGBT+ community, I’m concerned about the rise of LGBT+ hate crime and hate speech. The lack of […]

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