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‘Yes we can!’ UNISON Black members stress the need to fight back

Opening speeches to 2017 Black members’ conference come as Donald Trump is made US president, but members vow not to let bigotry win

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Let’s talk about racism

TUC asks Black workers and others to share any experiences of workplace racism, using an online survey which runs to 27 February

Article on the UNISON National site.

Police and justice Black worker numbers ‘going in the wrong direction’

A white applicant has a better chance of getting a job than a Black applicant in more than two thirds of UK forces, UNISON’s police and justice conference hears

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Do you know a candidate for UNISON’s Nelson Mandela Award?

UNISON is running the Nelson Mandela award, which will go to a Black member who has gone ‘above and beyond’ to represent Black members.

Article on the UNISON National site.

Retired members sought for UNISON self-organised group conferences

The disabled members' conference takes place on 29-31 October in Brighton and the LGBT conference on 18-20 November in Llandudno. In each case, travel costs, expenses and accommodation […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Are we making a difference for equality in your workplace?

Can you spare five minutes to help UNISON win equality in the workplace?

Article on the UNISON National site.

♡ UNISON: it encouraged me to become the person I am

‘UNISON has backed me up … has encouraged me to become the person I am’

Magazine, UNISON voices on the UNISON National site.

♡ UNISON: it’s there to back you up

UNISON is a group of people having the same interests and the same cause

Magazine, UNISON voices on the UNISON National site.

Black members pledge to keep up the fight for equality and justice

Black members met in Llandudno in late January to debate a range a motions and reaffirm their commitment to building the union and fighting injustice

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

♡ UNISON: being part of UNISON is like being part of a family

You have three loves: your family, your partner, and then the movement that you would do anything for

Magazine, UNISON voices on the UNISON National site.

Together we can defeat the scourge of racism says UNISON

Together we defeated the government and protected the income of hundreds of thousands of families. “Not for the first time, they […]

Press release on the UNISON National site.

We’ll continue to fight racism and attacks on our union – because they’re part of the same struggle

Tackling racism is essential because it destroys trade union solidarity, divides us and sets us against each other.

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

London members mark Black History Month

Tackling racism ‘is one of our most urgent tasks – we cannot let it slide off our agenda,’ general secretary tells London celebration

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Black History Month – a time to organise

Black history, and Black British history in particular, is often marginalised: for some people October may be the only time they are interested in Black history. So this is a key […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

It is our ‘humanitarian and moral duty’ to act over refugee crisis

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis speaks at TUC race relations fringe

Article, News on the UNISON National site.