We’d like to invite you to a webinar and panel discussion, bringing together Black activists from around the region. Panellists include Assistant General Secretary, Roger McKenzie, and Chair of Regional Black Members, Rosita Ellis. We will be discussing the Black Lives Matter movement, the Public Health England report, organising and campaigning for equality in the […]
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 […]
The uncomfortable conversation that needs to be had
June is Pride Month: a celebration that commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Riots, when members of New York’s LGBT+ community fought back against homophobic policing. This historically significant event sparked the international LGBT+ rights movement that has achieved so much over the last 50 years. Whilst large gatherings are not possible at present, Pride should still […]
Just 3% of the UK population is Black. However, 12% of the prison population is Black and within young offender institutions it’s nearly 50%. But it isn’t just the justice system failing Black […]
“More thorough risk assessments, targeted testing and moving vulnerable workers out of reach of the virus are paramount. That means recommending the use of masks and face […]
We have today joined all those condemning the murder by police of innocent George Floyd in Minnesota.
Read our letter to AFSCME here The murder of George Floyd and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black communities has focused attention on inequality and racism. UNISON head of equality Gloria Mills looks at the union’s role. UNISON head of equality Gloria Mills provides some context on racism in the UK and explains how the union […]
In some sectors, young Black men in particular are excluded from apprenticeship opportunities. At every stage of the […]
Seeing young people finding their collective voice is uplifting, once again seeing a relevance in protest and […]
Gloria Mills, UNISON equalities national secretary, on why the report into the impact of COVID-19 on Black people is a “major disappointment” We must recommit to fight racism in all its forms – that was the very clear message from UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis last week after the murder of George Floyd and the […]
Over 60% of NHS workers who have died from coronavirus are from Black communities, rising to over 90% of doctors […]
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UNISON group says the killing in the US – and its aftermath – shows that the fight against racism must be redoubled
UNISON has always actively challenged racism, and will always do so, wherever it raises its vile head
