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Feeding back on September 2017’s Black members leadership and motion writing course

We also undertook elections for the officer roles in the committee ( long with several other elected position) and are pleased to […]

I want it to act as a catalyst for permanent and irrevocable change, not just across our public services, but across the whole of […]

Many such “Windrush” families were among the first to go and work in the newly formed National Health Service which launched just two weeks after their arrival in the UK. To date […]

So why not sign up for that cooking course, start learning to play a musical instrument, or figure out how to fix your […]

We had very positive feedback from members and gave out lots of freebies & information. We also recruited a new member, a few potential members, 1 contact and 2 new stewards! A […]

I want it to act as a catalyst for permanent and irrevocable change, not just across our public services, but across the whole of […]

Dear Friend We believe there should be an independent public inquiry into the Windrush scandal & the injustices faces by multi -generations & other communities who came to the UK from Commonwealth countries. We support this petition by the PCS Union which has been launched in my name on the union’s behalf. . The petition […]

In the social care workforce, over 85% are women, with many Black and migrant workers; a sixth of social care workers in […]

Show Racism the Red Card has launched a new video which follows the stories of frontline NHS staff as they recount their experience of racial discrimination at work. The film has contributions from UNISON members and Roger McKenzie, Assistant General Secretary of UNISON, along with a number of high profile footballers from Show Racism the […]

I have real concerns over a secondary spike in infections before we have adequately recovered from the first. The government has now lost any moral authority […]

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The taking of George Floyd’s life, like all the many atrocities before this, must not be in vain, but serve as a catalyst for the outpouring of pent up anger at the […]

UNISON are also asking for assurances that Cllr Halsall’s remarks do not represent Council policy, but merely his own […]

We must also deal with the situations we face today and look forward to the future.   Recent events in the US, with the brutal killing of George […]