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I recall my parents trying their best to comfort my brothers and me by reinforcing the message that we are so lucky and should always be grateful […]

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

YOBW campaign successes and highlights to date: Activities and information that are currently on the UNISON resources and bargaining section of the Black members webpage: Ethnicity Pay Gap PowerPoint Presentation Year of Black Worker LGBT+ PowerPoint Quiz We will be launching a new toolkit at the National Delegate Conference in June, aimed at activists, and […]

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 […]

A guest blog from Sandra Charles (pictured on right of image), UNISON South East deputy regional convenor

The trust must be commended for working closely with the union on this issue.” Notes to editors: – UNISON is the UK’s […]

The event was hosted by Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour MP for Streatham) and with several other MP’s in attendance who all sympathise and want to progress […]

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31 December 2022 – 2 February 2024

This is UNISON’s Year of Black Workers. 2023 will be UNISON’s Year of the Black Worker. The initiative launched at the National Black Members Conference and at our Regional Council AGM on 8th February, with the theme “establishing legacy to generate change”.  The Regional Council AGM agreed a motion affirming its support for the Year […]

The UNISON South East Equality Calendar for 2023 is now live! View this year’s equality calendar Equality is at the heart of everything we do as a union, and we want to make it as easy as possible for UNISON members to get involved. We hope it will be useful for you in knowing when […]

Many deliver frontline services, and many are low paid. UNISON national officer for race equality Margaret Greer said: “The Year of Black Workers will focus UNISON on the important […]

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

The Black members AGM is happening on Wednesday 8 February 2023, 1300-1700 at the Highfields Community Centre, 96 Melbourne Street, Leicester, LE2 0DS. Registration opens at 1300 and the meeting begins at 1400. If you would like to attend, request the the Teams link or register your menu choices please click the button below. Contact […]

“COVID-19 revealed the truth, didn’t it?” Ms McAnea said. “Of institutional racism, for all to see. Black workers are more likely to be on the frontline, more likely to be low-paid […]

October 2022 marked the 25th Anniversary of Lakhvinder ‘Ricky’ Reel’s death. Ricky, a 20-year-old student, and his friends were the victims of a racist attack in London. His body was later pulled from the Thames. Ricky’s mother, Sukhdev Reel says “Ricky had everything to live for. He was on a work placement in Central London, […]

She has held positions on the TUC Race Relations Committee, the Anti-Racism Taskforce and was elected the ‘BAME’ Labour Representative on the National Labour Forum. “Carol […]