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But the COVID-19 pandemic means this Ramadan will look very different for UNISON’s Muslim members, especially key workers. Just over three per cent of the 1.4 million NHS […]
- Date
- 18 October 2019 12:30pm–7:00pm
- Location
- UNISON Centre 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY
UNISON’s Annual Black History Event attracts up to 150 attendees and brings together Black union members, activists and the local community. The event is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the shared history and the achievements of Black people. UNISON’s Annual Black History Event attracts up to 150 attendees and brings together Black union members, activists […]
- Date
- 8 August 2019 12:00pm–2:30pm
- Location
- UNISON, UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY
National meeting for all UNISON Black Disabled members National Disabled Members Black Caucus Network Days Free event with lunch provided. Travel costs met nationally. Meet other Black disabled members, including your reps on the National Disabled Members Committee. These meetings have been arranged to allow space for members from under-represented groups within disabled members […]
Gordon McKay uses speech to damn a government working to ‘undermine and punish working people’
Speaking at UNISON’s annual Black Members Conference today (Friday) in Llandudno, general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Last the NHS celebrated its 70th anniversary, yet the descendants of those that came from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean to help build it are still facing barriers.
Dean reportedly punched the abuser, with a policeman then telling the latter he’d got what he deserved. No action was taken against the player […]
- Date
- 9 August 2018 4:00pm–6:30pm
- Location
- UNISON, UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY
Annual meeting for all UNISON disabled Black members National Disabled Members Network Days A voice for you at disabled members UNISON conference! These meetings have been arranged to allow space for members from under represented groups within disabled members self organisation to network and organise and to ensure they have better access to the disabled […]
That was the rallying call to delegates at UNISON’s Black members’ conference from president Margaret McKee, speaking in […]
- Date
- 10 February 2018 11:00am–4:30pm
- Location
- Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1H
A plenary sessions and discussion – fighting racism and mobilising for the mass UN Demonstration on 17 March Workshops include Challenging and fighting Islamophobia, institutional racism, solidarity with migrant workers and Brexit and the free movement of labour, and tackling the myths about immigration. Conference is supported by the TUC, UNISON, Unite, CWU, PCS, NUT, UCU, […]
We used the results to brief our service groups and self-organised groups on key equality issues for their bargaining and […]
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
- 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