Saturday 19 March will see events and actions around the world for UN Anti-Racism day and UNISON East Midlands is proudly standing up to be counted. Will you be there too? UN Anti Racism Day will bring together Stand Up To Racism supporters and allies from across trade unions, faith groups, politicians and campaigns to […]
The uncomfortable conversation that needs to be had
Pride Month may be over but for Collina Angus, UNISON learning rep at Loughborough University, equalities are a year-round passion. That’s something that she’s combined with learning to create a dynamic, engaging series of online events, inviting experts to share their knowledge with members at the university. She began last October with an event for […]
UNISON Greater London Region was proud to host our Windrush 75 Regional Event last night, to celebrate the Windrush Generation and the vital contribution of Black workers to UNISON and London’s public services. Windrush has become a symbolic moment in the story of the Black British contribution to the UK and the broader post war […]
Wednesday 2 November 2022 For immediate release Healthcare assistants at Kings College Hospital win campaign to move to a higher pay band Kings College Hospital has announced plans to review all pay banding of their healthcare assistants following a campaign by UNISON. The staff, many of whom are currently on band 2, are regularly carrying […]
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 […]
Regional Convenor Yvonne Green honoured by Black members’ conference for going ‘above and beyond’ Yvonne Green was presented with the 2020 Nelson Mandela Award at this weekend’s Black members’ conference, by vice president Sian Stockham, for going “above and beyond” her duties toward Black members. “Yvonne is an inspiration to us all proving what can […]
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
Black History Month is important now more than ever before, especially in the recent light of the Black Lives Matter movement
On 21 February, Bill Acharjee from the Black members committee attended a cross party roundtable event in Portcullis House aimed at combatting racism
The UNISON South East Equality Calendar for 2023 is now live! View this year’s equality calendar Equality is at the heart of everything we do as a union, and we want to make it as easy as possible for UNISON members to get involved. We hope it will be useful for you in knowing when […]
The latest edition of the UNISON South East Black members newsletter has been published now.
UNISON South East Black members committee co-chair Skip Bawa writes about his experience of Black History Month
The branch hope their new toolkit will aid members in identifying and confronting racism in the workplace
Show Racism the Red Card has launched a new video which follows the stories of frontline NHS staff as they recount their experience of racial discrimination at work. The film has contributions from UNISON members and Roger McKenzie, Assistant General Secretary of UNISON, along with a number of high profile footballers from Show Racism the […]
