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2023 is UNISON’s Year of Black workers and to celebrate we’ll be sharing the experience of Black workers from around the region. This is a guest blog from Regional Convenor Rosita Ellis

Nominations are open now for UNISON’s Nelson Mandela Award 2024.

UNISON condemns the vile online racism towards the England football team

The conviction of Derek Chauvin must be the first step towards positive change to tackle racial injustice

Living at the intersection of racism and sexism is far from easy. We are discriminated against for being Black and for being women, and we exist in both identities at all times. When trying to understand a Black woman’s experiences, intersectionality is an important consideration. Intersectional discrimination has only recently been recognised, at least in […]

We will continue to work, alongside organisations including 'Hope not Hate' and others to actively challenge racism wherever it raises its vile […]

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

Southampton District branch are hosting a lunchtime event where guest speakers will discuss a range of subjects around mental health and the cost of living crisis, with debt and well-being advice and more. Beginning at 12:30pm, the event at the John Hansard Gallery on Thursday 15th December will include lunch, mince pies and sherry! To book your place, […]

2023 is UNISON’s Year of Black workers and to celebrate we’ll be sharing the experience of Black workers from around the region. This video message is from Susan Cooper-Olawale.

Sadly, my late parents were also too afraid to report these incidents to the police because they had no faith in the justice system. I never had the support I needed to help or guide […]

Delegates make their voices heard at Scottish city’s International Conference Centre

As a result of COVID-19, many conferences and meetings have had to be cancelled. With this in mind, UNISON South East organised a series of online sessions in place of the usual regional Equality Conference–online and live. The Conference was opened by Regional Manager and Head of Equality, Jo Galloway. “This year has been like […]

Action:  Check that all employers in the branch are complying, including private & voluntary organisations, targeting those that are not. Ensure that all risk assessments are comprehensive and that […]

The 70th anniversary of Windrush takes place as the NHS as a whole marks its 70th year during 2018. UNISON will be celebrating the creation of the NHS, the single most loved organization in the UK and Windrush anniversary for the staff who work for the NHS. These are the staff from the “Windrush” families […]

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