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October is Black History Month, and we hear from Rosita Ellis, chair of the Regional Black Members Committee

– Black workers shared their experiences (names have been changed)​: – Council worker John (39) said: “I have underlying health issues but am being bullied […]

This can’t happen when discrimination is rife.” UNISON works with a number of anti-racism organisations, including Hope not Hate and Show Racism the Red Card, who provide anti-racist education to […]

Action:  Check that all employers in the branch are complying, including private & voluntary organisations, targeting those that are not. Ensure that all risk assessments are comprehensive and that […]

“In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist. We must be anti-racist”  Angela Davis Saturday 20 March 2021 marks the UN anti-racism Day of Action. Regrettably the effect of the global pandemic meant that demonstrations set to take place last year had to be postponed. However, an exciting online gathering event will replace […]

Living at the intersection of racism and sexism is far from easy. We are discriminated against for being Black and for being women, and we exist in both identities at all times. When trying to understand a Black woman’s experiences, intersectionality is an important consideration. Intersectional discrimination has only recently been recognised, at least in […]

We need to have conversations to make the change, and it all starts with us.” His murder unapologetically exposed the deeply rooted […]

The conviction of Derek Chauvin must be the first step towards positive change to tackle racial injustice

Equality is at the heart of everything we do as a union, and we want to make it as easy as possible for you to get involved. We hope the new and innovative UNISON South East interactive Equality Calendar will be useful for you in knowing when equality events and training which interest you are […]

The next session of the day was a Round Table discussion around what has changed over the past year and how we can learn from the adaptations we’ve had to make. The Conference […]

UNISON condemns the vile online racism towards the England football team

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

Guest blog from Regional Convenor and Black Members Committee Chair Rosita Ellis for International Women’s Day 2022

Another key theme raised by many speakers was the horrific racist strip search by Hackney Police of the young Black school girl known as ‘Child Q’. It was also great to see the poet and […]

On 12 February 2022, Rosita Ellis became the first Black woman to be elected to the most senior elected position in UNISON South East.