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Date

19 March 2016 12:00pm

Location

Assemble at Portland Place, London

  As told to Amanda Kendal Share the love this ♡ Unions Week and tell us why you ♡ […]

If ever you will be in trouble, or something – a case come up – there is a union that can back you up and represent you.   As told to Amanda Kendal Share the love […]

Noting that this “vindictive” government was attacking trade unions, he said that he continued to be inspired by a ‘great idea’. “That great idea is […]

You have three loves: your family, your partner, and then the movement that you would do anything for

Speaking at the UNISON Black members conference in North Wales, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “The first responsibility of any union wanting to challenge racism must be to take it on in the workplace. Then we have to challenge it in our economy. “In these tough times it’s more important than ever not to […]

Tackling racism is essential because it destroys trade union solidarity, divides us and sets us against each other.

Date

27 June 2015 11:00am–4:30pm

Location

UNISON Eastern Region, St. Edmunds House, Lower Baxter Street, Bury Saint Edmunds, IP33 1ET

Tackling racism ‘is one of our most urgent tasks – we cannot let it slide off our agenda,’ general secretary tells London celebration

UNISON encourages members to mark Black History Month every year and to organise and recruit around it.

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis speaks at TUC race relations fringe

UNSION estimates that the NHS saves £300m a year in agency nursing fees by directly employing Filipino nurses. The union's London nursing officer, Michael Walker, said […]

Black members stressed the importance of registering to vote at the annual conference in Brighton earlier this month

Join the demonstration on 21 March – the United Nations Anti-Racism Day

“Since 2010 Black public service workers have had to put up with a lot from this government.”