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UNISON member wins award for ‘operational services excellence’ at NHS England Windrush Awards to mark 70th anniversary of NHS

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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, race discrimination can deepen the impact of problems faced in the workplace. UNISON Greater London’s Black members’ committee (known as […]

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

Campaigning is the key to building on the legacy of the NHS’s first 70 years, says Dave Prentis

The union kicked off 2018 with a month of individual successes, stirring calls to action and an ingenious new campaign. And that was just in January. Here are our ‘high 5’ highlights

Labour MP Eleanor Smith urges delegates at Black members’ conference to get involved politically to build hope and change

Density will create power, says Margaret McKee, and help build a world where all people are treated with respect

Yvonne Mosquito’s activism began when she started working in schools at 17 and has taken her to many roles in Birmingham

General secretary tells Black members’ conference that UNISON has been warning of such a collapse for years

Reviewing the year at our 2017 Black members AGM and putting plans in place for next twelve months

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

A few famous faces showed up at UNISON head office recently, for an event on behalf of anti-racism charity Show Racism the Red Card.

In June this year, UNISON ran a survey to find out about members’ financial situations, and some of the results are shocking, especially when it came to our Black members.

Magda Lezama is a senior council engineer, a rambler, a wine enthusiast, a single mum and a UNISON activist.