As Black History Month draws to a close for another year, we asked some leading UNISON Eastern Black activists on why this time of year is important to them. Black History Month is important to me because it’s a time I use to stop and reflect on how great it is to be Black, I […]
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The fight for equality runs through everything we do the whole year round, says Tim Roberts
UNISON activist Macdonald Neife was awarded Police Staff of the Year by the National Black Police Association (NBPA) last month. The gong, presented at a ceremony hosted by Bedfordshire Constabulary in Luton, is for a member of police staff who has actively and positively promoted equality and fairness within the police service over a significant […]
Anger caused by the very real structural inequalities Black communities face in the UK. The stop and search, the lower-paid jobs, the higher prevalence of zero-hours contracts, the worse housing […]
And of course we won’t stop at a signature. UNISON reps and staff will be monitoring how employers carry out their commitments […]
More than 10,000 NHS staff in Norfolk are now covered by a new charter aimed at tackling racism in the public sector, trade union UNISON announces on UN Anti-Racism Day today. The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust (NCH&C) and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS […]
It’s not talked about, it’s not in schools. Even in Roman times we had Black people coming over to guard Hadrian’s Wall, we’ve always […]
Black members in UNISON work to improve equality in the workplace and challenge racism and discrimination. Black members have many of the same concerns as other members regarding access to employment, pay, promotion and training. However, racist discrimination can deepen the impact of problems faced in the workplace. UNISON Eastern spoke to some of the […]
UNISON is inviting expressions of interest from young Black members who want to become more active in the union to attend a training course to learn more about Black people’s contribution to trade unionism and to acquire some confidence skills. The course will be held at UNISON Centre in London on […]
UNISON East Midlands have launched a pioneering initiative to tackle racism with a new anti-racism charter and workplace champion programme. The Charter represents a joint commitment from UNISON and the Employer to Black workers in your workplace. It is the product of joint working between UNISON staff, activists and employers from across the East Midlands. […]
Unions exist to organise all workers regardless of race, and regardless of any other characteristic. We unite workers because together […]
Does your Branch have a self-organised group for Black Members? If not, and you would like some help setting one up, the Regional Black Members Committee is on hand to assist! Please spare a few moments with your Committee and Black Members officer to complete this short survey. Thank you. Please return the survey by […]
The trust has also committed to working in partnership with UNISON to stop advertising healthcare assistants posts as band 2 roles, except where it is a temporary training […]
Higher-risk job roles must be examined Commenting on figures released today (Thursday) by the Office for National Statistics showing disproportionately high Covid-19 death rates for Black people, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Time and again, we’ve seen how people from black and minority ethnic (BAME) communities suffer health problems caused by disadvantage and poverty, which […]
Pictured above Karen Lynn Hackney joint branch secretary, Caroline Woodley Mayor of Hackney, Cllr Carole Williams Cabinet Member for Employment, Human Resources and Equalities, Joan Madden YOTBW Lead and Matt Paul Hackney joint branch secretary. Islington and Hackney have become the latest local authorities in the capital to sign up to UNISON’s anti-racism charter. The […]