The motion ‘Challenging racism in the NHS’, noted that data from the NHS Workforce Race Equalities Standard (WRES) continues to show that higher levels of Black workers are […]
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I want it to act as a catalyst for permanent and irrevocable change, not just across our public services, but across the whole of […]
The event was hosted by Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour MP for Streatham) and with several other MP’s in attendance who all sympathise and want to progress […]
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 […]
This year is UNISON’s Year of Black Workers UNISON has 185,000 Black members, most of whom work in health and local government services, with significant numbers working in social care and schools. Many deliver frontline services, and many are low paid. UNISON national officer for race equality Margaret Greer said: “The Year of Black Workers […]
Delegates make their voices heard at Scottish city’s International Conference Centre
Southampton District branch are hosting a lunchtime event where guest speakers will discuss a range of subjects around mental health and the cost of living crisis, with debt and well-being advice and more. Beginning at 12:30pm, the event at the John Hansard Gallery on Thursday 15th December will include lunch, mince pies and sherry! To book your place, […]
The branch hope their new toolkit will aid members in identifying and confronting racism in the workplace
A number of events are still planned for the remainder of the month, both online and in-person so be sure to see what's in your area […]
Celebrating the festival of lights
It's truly humbling for me to be the first Black woman in this role and I hope I can help inspire many more Black activists […]
Unfortunately, due to road closures our coach arrived at the capital just after 1pm just in time to join […]
Guest blog from Regional Convenor and Black Members Committee Chair Rosita Ellis for International Women’s Day 2022
Since the AGM in 2020, work has been underway to identify barriers to participation with our regional democracy and identify new initiatives to grow activism in our region
Black History Month is an opportunity to celebrate the the contributions of African, Asian and Caribbean people to the economic, cultural and political life in the UK. We’ll be hosting a Black History Weekend 15-16 October, featuring historian David Olusoga.