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Celebrating the festival of lights

A number of events are still planned for the remainder of the month, both online and in-person so be sure to see what's in your area […]

The branch hope their new toolkit will aid members in identifying and confronting racism in the workplace

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, […]

Delegates make their voices heard at Scottish city’s International Conference Centre

UNISON national officer for race equality Margaret Greer said: “The Year of Black Workers will focus UNISON on the important issues that affect Black members and their everyday lives, with […]

We hope it will be useful for you in knowing when equality events and training which interest you are going on. The calendar […]

On 21 February, Bill Acharjee from the Black members committee attended a cross party roundtable event in Portcullis House aimed at combatting racism

I want it to act as a catalyst for permanent and irrevocable change, not just across our public services, but across the whole of […]

The motion ‘Challenging racism in the NHS’, noted that data from the NHS Workforce Race Equalities Standard (WRES) continues to show that higher levels of Black workers are […]

As part of our activities for UNISON 2023 Year of Black Workers, we have created this new bespoke programme of training for Black members.

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 Bill Acharjee’s story.

And it’s there both on a systemic level and for some a personal level too. And despite decades of civil rights campaigns and calls for equality […]

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.

The latest edition of the UNISON South East Black members newsletter has been published now.