UNISON has always actively challenged racism, and will always do so, wherever it raises its vile head

Date

3 May 2020 2:00pm–3:30pm

Location

Online

Recent figures show African, Asian and Caribbean people make up one third of Covid-19 patients in intensive care, two thirds of NHS staff who have died, all the doctors who have died after contracting Covid-19 and double the average of households who have lost jobs and/or income. This comes as reports are emerging that African, […]

Date

10 March 2020 6:00pm–8:30pm

Location

TUC Congress House, 23-28 Great Russell St, London WC1B 3LS

#WidenWindrush Campaign is a legal and political campaign to win an amendment to the Windrush Scheme. Join the TUC at this open campaign meeting, with guest speakers: Antonia Bright, Movement for Justice Campaign Coordinator Declan Owens, Solicitor at Thompsons Solicitors Grace Brown, Barrister at Garden Court The event is free to attend, but you must […]

Date

20 July 2019 10:00am–3:00pm

Location

UNISON Centre, Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY

Outcome

22nd April 2018, this year, marked the 25th anniversary of the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993. It is widely regarded that the murder of Stephen Lawrence and the subsequent family oriented campaign triggered a sea Change in attitudes over race in the UK. Sir William Macpherson’s Inquiry examined the circumstances of Stephen’s murder, on April 22 1993, as well as the litany of […]

Date

28 May 2018 12:00pm–7:00pm

Location

Prospect Park, Reading RG30 2ND

The UNISON South East Black Members Committee is supporting this year’s Reading Carnival on 28 May 2018.

Date

4 February 2017 12:00pm–5:00pm

Location

NUT, Mabledon Place

The stakes are too high for employers to get this wrong, says UNISON

October is Black History Month, and we hear from Rosita Ellis, chair of the Regional Black Members Committee

UNISON has called on the leader of Wokingham Borough Council to clarify whether the authority will continue to support the Black Lives Matter campaign, as a matter of urgency. The call comes after Cllr John Halsall  announced to a council meeting on 16 June that the campaign group had “become a political organisation” and Wokingham Borough Council could […]

Rosita Ellis, Chair of the regional Black members group, on why racism, discrimination and the marginalisation of minority groups will always be a trade union issue

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 […]

Date

13 September 2019 10:00am–3:00pm

Location

UNISON Centre, Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY

Outcome

People from African Diaspora, including those of white and Black mixed heritage, can face additional problems that may affect their mental health. Black communities in the UK are still more likely than others to experience problems such as bad housing, unemployment, stress and racism, all of which can make people ill. Worldwide, it seems that people who move from […]

22 April 2018 marked the 25th anniversary of the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993