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RBMC – Black History Month Christmas Special

Date
2 December 2022 10:30am–4:00pm

Black History Month Christmas Special! Friday 2nd December 2022 11am- 4pm (Registration from 10:30am) UNISON Centre UNISON Regional Black Members Committee invite you to celebrate Black History Month Christmas Special. The theme will be: Black health and wellness. The event is open to all members and activists and will feature music, poetry, and inspirational speakers. Register here […]

Event on the UNISON Greater London site.

Action needed to address higher coronavirus death rates ​for Black people

Higher-risk job roles must be examined Commenting on figures released today (Thursday) by the Office for National Statistics showing disproportionately high Covid-19 death rates for Black people, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Time and again, we’ve seen how people from black and minority ethnic (BAME) communities suffer health problems caused by disadvantage and poverty, which […]

News, Press release on the UNISON Greater London site.

Islington and Hackney become the latest London Council’s to sign UNISON’s anti-racism charter

Pictured above Karen Lynn Hackney joint branch secretary, Caroline Woodley Mayor of Hackney, Cllr Carole Williams Cabinet Member for Employment, Human Resources and Equalities, Joan Madden YOTBW Lead and Matt Paul Hackney joint branch secretary.  Islington and Hackney have become the latest local authorities in the capital to sign up to UNISON’s anti-racism charter. The […]

News on the UNISON Greater London site.

London employers signed up to UNISON’s anti-racism charter

Greater London Authority Barking and Dagenham Council Southwark Council Islington Council Hackney Council South London & Maudsley NHS Trust Merton Council Barts Health NHS Trust  Westminster City Council

News on the UNISON Greater London site.

Engineering a better society

Magda Lezama is a senior council engineer, a rambler, a wine enthusiast, a single mum and a UNISON activist.

Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine site.

‘Without a struggle, there can be no progress’

To mark Black History Month, UNISON looks at one part of the struggle to end slavery

Behind the headlines, Magazine on the Magazine site.

Race Equality Week 2023

Date
6 – 12 February 2023
Location
UK wide

Race Equality Week is an annual UK-wide movement uniting thousands of organisations and individuals to address the barriers to race equality in the workplace. Across the week there will be a number of virtual events creating an open discussion with industry leaders from various sectors. Now there is a need to galvanise and maximise impact […]

Event on the UNISON South East site.

It’s time to smash the barriers and break the walls around Black people

2023 is UNISON’s Year of Black workers and to celebrate we’ll be sharing the experience of Black workers from around the region. This is a guest blog from Regional Convenor Rosita Ellis.

Article on the UNISON South East site.

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

Nominations are open now for UNISON’s Nelson Mandela Award 2024.

Article on the UNISON South East site.

Saluting our sisters @ Eastleigh

Date
10 October 2023 12:00pm–2:00am
Location
Eastleigh House

UNISON is celebrating October as Black History Month, which this year is themed on Saluting our Sisters. The Eastleigh Borough Black members group will be holding an event to help celebrate the contribution of Black workers to UK society. Come along and meet UNISON representatives near the lift at Eastleigh House next Tuesday 10 October […]

Event on the UNISON South East site.

Making Equality Central to Your UNISON Practice

Date
6 September 2022 10:30am–4:30pm
Location
Online event

This online workshop will cover: Equality in UNISON Introduction to equality legislation Equality and your role as a rep Equality in the UNISON branch If you would like to register to attend please email educationse@unison.co.uk with your membership number and course code 08-22-0096 Outcome

Event on the UNISON South East site.

Standing shoulder to shoulder with our Black colleagues

UNISON condemns the vile online racism towards the England football team

Article on the UNISON South East site.

Confidence building for Black members

Date
20 May 2021 10:30am–2:30pm
Location
Online webinar

We have an exciting training session coming up next month, for our Black members who sit on our Black Members Regional Committee and we are also opening it up to newly elected Black member reps and Black members who are interested in becoming more involved in UNISON. The focus will be on Confidence Building and […]

Event on the UNISON South East site.

A landmark verdict

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

Article on the UNISON South East site.

International Women’s Day – Black women perspective

We are discriminated against for being Black and for being women, and we exist in both identities at all times. When trying to […]

News on the UNISON South East site.