Dawn Butler MP addresses Black members’ conference and encourages delegates to put themselves forward as leaders
Dawn Butler MP addresses Black members’ conference and encourages delegates to put themselves forward as leaders
Delegates discuss ways to increase engagement and encourage new activists to come forward
Opening speeches to 2017 Black members’ conference come as Donald Trump is made US president, but members vow not to let bigotry win
TUC asks Black workers and others to share any experiences of workplace racism, using an online survey which runs to 27 February
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 South East’s Black members’ committee (known […]
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
UNISON is running the Nelson Mandela award, which will go to a Black member who has gone ‘above and beyond’ to represent Black members.
National retired members’ organisation asks for submissions from members wanting to attend disabled members’, LGBT members’, Black members and women’s conferences as delegates in October, November, January and February
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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
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Speaking at the UNISON Black members conference in North Wales, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “The first responsibility of any union wanting to challenge racism must be to take it on in the workplace. Then we have to challenge it in our economy. “In these tough times it’s more important than ever not to […]
Tackling racism is essential because it destroys trade union solidarity, divides us and sets us against each other.