Participate for Equalities in Self-Organised Groups
Participate in Self-organised Groups
UNISON is committed to giving everyone a voice in the union. Our 'self-organised groups' include those who are typically under-represented and have shared interests among its members. The groups have its autonomy, electing their own regional and national committee, running forums, training or meetings, hosting annual national conferences, writing motions and sending delegation to national conferences, and the group can nominate members to attend this funded by the union.
Why organise around equalities in a trade union? Watch the video below from speaker LGBT+ activist Munroe Bergdorf speaking at National Delegate Conference 2024.
Nominate yourself as a branch officer
Whether you have participated in your SOGs and ready to take that back to your branch, or that you wish to hit the ground running at the branch, you can nominate yourself as an officer and participate in SOGs:
- Women's Officer
- LGBT+ Members Officer
- Disabled Members Officer (as of 2025 is held by Gillian g.messaoud@warwick.ac.uk)
- Black Members Officer
- Young Members Officer (as of 2025 is held by Yue (yue.zhou.2@warwick.ac.uk)