The 2022 Virtual Black Members’ Conference took place on 27 – 28 May, rescheduled from a physical conference in January due to the pandemic. This year’s theme was Black Members United and Empowered. As the conference was inquorate, delegates voted to suspend Standing Orders. This meant that the debates to follow would not form a […]
In February 2014, Hydrogen Cyanide was carried from a landfill site by floodwaters and found in the home of 7-year-old Zane Gbangbola, who tragically died. The authorities claimed the land was toxic-free and uncontaminated until the BBC exposed the deliberate misleading of the public. Zane’s Law Campaign Zane’ family launched the Zane’s Law campaign at […]
UNISON national secretary for equalities Gloria Mills commented: "This verdict is about holding Derek Chauvin to account for his […]
Ramadan in 2021 sees the rollout of a vaccination programme helping to minimise the impact of COVID-19. “Whether you are working on the […]
Questions asked about make-up of commission set up by Number 10 in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests
“Black staff and students must have the same opportunities to develop their studies and careers as their white counterparts.”
Findings of risk assessments must be implemented
Our Black members deserve so much better
The evidence of COVID-19’s devastating impact on Black workers should shock us all
Inequalities emerging through the pandemic are chilling evidence to support UNISON’s demands on workplace rights and decent public services. We need them now
Former UNISON vice president elected to Labour’s NEC on Saturday
With fascism on the rise, a workshop at the Black members’ conference explored how it can be defeated
“It’s demeaning, immoral – and it’s wrong,” he said. “It’s by standing up to racism that you make that difference […]
UNISON ‘proud’ to sponsor inaugural health BAME award as it launches Race for Equality campaign
Black members share stories of individuals and families whose lives have been affected by the scandal
