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Regional Black Members Committee

Date
14 September 2023 12:00pm–1:30pm
Location
Online meeting

The Regional Black Members Committee represents Black members at a regional level, helping to develop campaigns and inform policy.

Event on the UNISON South East site.

Black Leadership Programme ( FULLY BOOKED)

Date
9 – 10 September 2023
Location
Croyde Bay, North Devon

Join us for the Black Leadership Programme 2023! This exciting two-day event will take place in person at Croyde Bay.

Event on the UNISON South West site.

Greater London Authority signs up to UNISON’s anti-racism charter  

Monday 7 August 2023 For immediate release Greater London Authority signs up to UNISON’s anti-racism charter The Mayor of London, on behalf of the Greater London Authority (GLA), has become the first employer in the capital to sign up to UNISON’s anti-racism charter today (Monday). The charter, which aims to tackle racism in the public […]

Uncategorized on the UNISON Greater London site.

Black members autumn 2023 newsletter

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

Article on the UNISON South East site.

Regional Black Members Committee AGM

Date
8 September 2023 10:00am–1:00pm
Location
UNISON Centre, Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY.

Delegates: The formula for Branch representation at this meeting is shown below:   1 – 1000 members        –           two delegates            1001 – 3000 members  –           four delegates  3001 – 5000 members  –           six delegates  5001 – upwards members –      eight delegates  All delegates from your Branch must be black UNISON members.  For the […]

Event on the UNISON Greater London site.

Southampton celebrates Windrush Day 2023

On 22 June, members of our Southampton District branch held an event to commemorate the incredible contribution of members of the Windrush generation to our communities

Article on the UNISON South East site.

It’s South Asian heritage month

South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM) takes place from 18 July to 17 August and in 2023 the theme is ‘Stories to Tell’.

Article on the UNISON South East site.

Check out UNISON’s local government podcast

Featuring Sandra Charles – UNISON South East deputy regional convenor

Article on the UNISON South East site.

Regional Black Members AGM 2023 and Network Day

Date
2 December 2023 10:00am–4:30pm
Location
UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY

Branches are invited to register delegations, nominations, and motions for the upcoming meeting of the SE Regional Black Members AGM.

Event on the UNISON South East site.

Do you know a candidate for UNISON’s Nelson Mandela Award?

Nominations are open now for UNISON’s Nelson Mandela Award 2024.

Article on the UNISON South East site.

Black LGBT+ network meeting

Date
11 July 2024 10:30am–1:00pm
Location
UNISON Northern region, 140-150 Pilgrim St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6TH

Your reps on the national LGBT+ committee will feed any issues and ideas back to the national LGBT+ committee. How do I […]

Event on the UNISON National site.

Windrush 75 Regional Event

UNISON Greater London Region was proud to host our Windrush 75 Regional Event last night, to celebrate the Windrush Generation and the vital contribution of Black workers to UNISON and London’s public services. Windrush has become a symbolic moment in the story of the Black British contribution to the UK and the broader post war […]

News on the UNISON Greater London site.

UNISON seeks judicial review of home secretary over Windrush

Conducted by Wendy Williams, the review concluded that the Home Office had shown "ignorance and thoughtlessness" on race throughout the Windrush scandal, which came to light in 2018, when it was […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Blog: We can’t truly commemorate Windrush until we have justice

If Windrush had never docked, we wouldn’t be celebrating 75 years of our treasured NHS this year, because many of that generation went to work in the health service

General Secretary, General Secretary's blog on the UNISON National site.

Windrush: 75 years on

On the 75th anniversary of the SS Windrush arriving at Tilbury Docks, Chair of the East Midlands Regional Black Members Network Gilly Anglin-Jarrett shares her thoughts. On June 22, 1948, the SS Windrush docked in England on its journey from the Caribbean and Mexico with over 1,000 passengers from different nations, including over 800 from […]

Article, News on the UNISON East Midlands site.