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A few famous faces showed up at UNISON head office recently, for an event on behalf of anti-racism charity Show Racism the Red Card.

In June this year, UNISON ran a survey to find out about members’ financial situations, and some of the results are shocking, especially when it came to our Black members.

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

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

Last year nearly 5,000 UNISON members took part in our equality survey. Take part this year and you might win a holiday.

Date

19 – 21 January 2018

Location

BT Centre, Liverpool

The national conference of UNISON’s Black members’ self-organised group

Date

2 October 2017 7:30pm–10:30pm

Location

Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS

A SERTC Black History Month event celebrating the life of Jayaben Desai who fought for better pay, conditions and dignity for workers in 1976 and 1977, on behalf of 137 sacked and poorly paid Asian women

Conference hears that the post-Brexit world, where the ‘other’ is increasingly seen as a problem, is making the situation worse for Black workers

Nominations are open now for UNISON’s Nelson Mandela Award 2018

Take the UNISON equality survey – you could win three nights for two people at Croyde Bay Holiday Resort

Date

29 June 2017 4:00pm–6:30pm

Location

UNISON Centre 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY

National Disabled Members Caucus Network Days

Date

15 May 2017 2:00pm–5:00pm

Location

UNISON, UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY

Figures show Black workers to be under-represented in higher education workforce

Tamar Dixon started out as a dancer, but has since pursued a new passion as a teaching assistant

Tamar Dixon started out as a dancer, but has since pursued a new passion as a teaching assistant