First Black female MP blazed a trail
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- Date
- 20 September 2024 10:00am–1:00pm
- Location
- UNISON Centre, Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY.
Branches are asked to send delegates to the Regional Black Members AGM 2024. At the AGM, delegates will have the opportunity to elect members of the Regional Black Members Group for the year ahead, and you will also have the opportunity to find out what the current Regional Black Members Group have been doing on […]
UNISON’s Anti-Racism Charter asks organisations to commit to taking anti-racism seriously in all processes, polices and procedures, training, progression opportunities, and in pay. In a society where racism is systemic, being non-racist isn’t enough. Everybody has a role to play in actively challenging racial discrimination at its roots. The Anti-Racism Charter has been developed to […]
- Date
- 5 June 2024 12:00pm–1:30pm
- Location
- TBC
The Regional Black Members Committee represents Black members at a regional level, helping to develop campaigns and inform policy.
The latest edition of the UNISON South East Black members newsletter has been published now.
‘Racism exists in the NHS’ – a report shows, for instance, 63% of Black workers feel they’re subjected to greater scrutiny than white colleagues
This tribute to Skip Bawa (27 June 1956 – 21 February 2024) was written by Bill Acharjee, UNISON activist and member of UNISON South East’s Black members committee. It will appear in a forthcoming edition of our regional Black members newsletter. As a region, we will always honour Skip’s outstanding contribution to our union. It […]
Barts Health becomes the second NHS trust in the capital to sign up to UNISON’s anti-racism charter
Greater London Authority Barking and Dagenham Council Southwark Council Islington Council Hackney Council South London & Maudsley NHS Trust Merton Council Barts Health NHS Trust Westminster City Council Enfield Council University of West London Lambeth Council Brent Council
Black women all over the UK feel labelled, hurt, and scared. UNISON unequivocally condemns Frank Hesters’s racist, violent language. The Prime Minister was also slow […]
- Date
- 12 July 2024 2:00pm–4:30pm
- Location
- UNISON Northern regional office, 140-150 Pilgrim St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6TH, and on Teams
Do you want meet with other UNISON Bi+ members and have a say in the work that UNISON does for Bi+ equality in the workplace? If you do, this is the meeting for you! Who can attend In UNISON, we work with inclusive, umbrella definitions of bisexual and at UNISON’s LGBT+ conference in 2019, we […]
- Date
- 22 February 2024 12:00pm–1:00pm
- Location
- Online meeting
The Regional Black Members Committee represents Black members at a regional level, helping to develop campaigns and inform policy.
- Date
- 26 June 2024 11:00am–1:30pm
- Location
- UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY
These meetings have been arranged to allow space for members from under-represented groups within disabled members self organisation to network and […]
Image: Rod Leon In 2002, a leaked NHS report noted that Black children and adults were continuing to be failed by mental health services […]
Continued activism is crucial as the government accused of ‘writing a new chapter in the history of racism in the UK’