To make sure all our members have a voice in the union, UNISON members have set up ‘self-organised groups’ to provide a voice for people who are traditionally under represented.
Jackie Roy is our equalities officer. She can be contacted via the UNISON Resource Centre on 01224 620624. Read more here
Equalities updates
North East, Orkney and Shetland Equalities Newsletter – First issue
Branch to join Challenge Poverty Week and calls for a Covid recovery to end poverty
Join the branch to celebrate the International Day of Older Persons and get your pensions questions answered
Kathleen writes in the UNISON UK Blog: When you’re the wrong sort of ‘vulnerable’
UNISON Equality Survey 2020 – tell us about your experiences during the coronavirus pandemic
Branch launches stewards’ guide on supporting disabled members
Black Workers and Covid – Call for action to tackle structural inequality and risk
Pride memories from the North East
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Equalities and Self Organisation
The branch works to highlight all the different equality strands within the branch and the employers and this page will show the work that the branch is doing to promote equalities.
UNISON has groups at national and Scottish level for women, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) members, Black members and disabled members. These groups are designed to be self-organising but also integral to the union’s structures.
The branch has run a Pathways Course to support women to become more active in the branch and in UNISON as a whole.
UNISON also has a young members (now up to age 30) and a retired members section to ensure that the interests of these particular groups of members also have a voice within the organisation.
UNISON Scotland equalities pages
Equalities Events Calendar
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