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‘Getting actively involved with UNISON … got me out of the abyss’

Delegates applauded Charmaine Blaze at the Black members’ conference today, when she movingly described how UNISON helped her secure a managerial role at NHS Scotland after years of being under-employed, under-valued and lacking career progression. She observed that, for Black women in particular, the gender pay gap is “less of a gap and more of […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

‘This is our time’, Prentis tells Black members

On ‘Brexit Day’ Dave Prentis spoke of the importance of protection for immigrants and justice for the Windrush generation

Article on the UNISON National site.

‘It’s our responsibility to kick racism out of our society’

Show Racism the Red Card launches this year’s schools competition at UNISON Centre

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Menopause is a work issue

As the union of over a million women, and with nearly 8 out of 10 menopausal women in work, UNISON is raising awareness and understanding of the menopause

Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine site.

UNISON celebrates the Amos Bursary

UNISON is a partner of the Amos Bursary, which supports talented year 12 students from challenging environments for a total of five years, through their university experience and into the world of work or further study

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON Northern’s Anti-Racism and Self-Organised Black Members’ work continues in Middlesbrough

UNISON’s Middlesbrough LG Branch was delighted to be able to participate in celebrating the second Black History Youth Awards Dinner hosted by Cultures CIC, in Middlesbrough Town Hall. UNISON Middlesbrough LG Branch has also become one of the sponsors of the event, supporting the vital community organising work which underpins the event. The awards celebrate […]

News on the UNISON Northern site.

Making the NHS a positive and friendly place for everyone

UNISON ‘proud’ to sponsor inaugural health BAME award as it launches Race for Equality campaign

News on the UNISON National site.

‘I wasn’t sure what was going on. I was struggling to concentrate and work was getting too much’

The menopause is a natural transition stage in most women’s lives, usually lasting between four and eight […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Race for Equality campaign launch

Yet many Black staff in the NHS still face the injustice of racism and inequality at work every day. Through this campaign, UNISON wants to help staff recognise and challenge […]

health news on the UNISON National site.

UNISON pushes for ‘real change’ in the fight against workplace racism

Coinciding with Black History Month, UNISON has launched a major new campaign aimed at helping health branches deal with the racism that their Black members face every day

Behind the headlines, Magazine on the Magazine site.

Tahir’s youth mission

Mr Nassim encouraged Tahir to volunteer at a local youth club. For two years, he worked for three evenings a week, walking about a mile each way, to and […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Public Inquiry into the Windrush Scandal Petition

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 […]

Article on the UNISON South East site.

Stand up to racism and fascism on 16 March

Major demonstrations are being organised in Cardiff, Glasgow and London

News on the UNISON National site.

Conference backs UNISON campaign on social care

Delegates reiterate that ‘social care is the bedrock of our society’

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Black workers are vital to the future of our public services, says Dave Prentis

“Attitudes we thought were fading away are returning, fuelled by a government that veers wildly between incompetence and malice. “When Nigel Farage attacks migrants, when […]

Article, News on the UNISON South West site.