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We don’t yet have the whole picture. Undoubtedly, the reasons are complex.   But too many of the theories flying around imply Black communities are in some way responsible […]

UNISON ‘proud’ to sponsor inaugural health BAME award as it launches Race for Equality campaign

UNISON LGBT+ group joins Pride parade in London to celebrate, to show solidarity and to protest against continuing bigotry and intolerance

Gordon McKay urges activists to continue the fight against Conservative policies that knowingly hurt working people

City Chambers rally greets council’s ratification of £548m deal to compensate for years of unequal pay

There, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea told them: "Today, our whole union stands with Glasgow. "Together, we have taken the fight to the courts and to the streets. Councillors […]

“It’s time for the message to go out loud and clear – privatisation and PFI have failed and we need to work to get rid of it.” Ms McKee also mentioned the […]

That was the message from general secretary Dave Prentis tonight, as the union's LGBT 2016 conference convened in Llandudno. Unable to join delegates in the Welsh resort, Mr […]

UNISON is urging all members to take part in the survey, as the answers will help the union identify where things are going well, and where we can do better. The survey is for UNISON […]

The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) is the first NHS Trust to have signed up to UNISON’s new Anti-Racism Charter which aims to help tackle racism in the public sector. The charter commits organisations and their leaders to a raft of pledges designed to prevent all forms of conscious or unconscious racial bias. This […]

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The local gay community took exception to this and fought back against police thus starting the launch of the gay civil rights movement throughout America. As a general rule of […]

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, […]

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 video message is from Susan Cooper-Olawale.

Sadly, my late parents were also too afraid to report these incidents to the police because they had no faith in the justice system. I never had the support I needed to help or guide […]