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- Date
- 1 June 2023 11:00am–1:00pm
- Location
- UNISON Centre 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY
On Thursday 1st June , UNISON will be joined by Chris Smalls, the founder and President of the Amazon Labor Union in the UNISON Centre.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learning-from-chris-smalls-founder-and-president-of-the-amazon-labor-union-tickets-638734300487 Please see link to join event online –Click here to join the meeting In 2020, Chris lead a staged walk out that garnered national attention at the Amazon’s Staten Island […]
She has this message about UNISON's 2023 Year of Black Workers: Find out more about 2023 Year of Black […]
My own experience in the NHS has shown me that Black NHS workers are less likely to speak up when they have concerns about health and safety, or lack of PPE, or […]
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
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 […]
- Date
- 22 June 2023 5:00pm–7:00pm
- Location
- UNISON Centre
A celebration of the contribution of Black workers to UNISON and London’s public services Register here To celebrate 2023 as the UNISON Year of the Black worker, and the 75th anniversary of Her Majesty’s Transport (HMT) Empire Windrush arriving in Britain on 22 June 1948, UNISON Greater London Region is proud to announce a regional […]
“We are one team against racism, just as we are one team for patient care”
A guest blog from Sandra Charles (pictured on right of image), UNISON South East deputy regional convenor
- Date
- 22 April 2023
Stephen Lawrence Day was first celebrated in 2019 and takes place annually on 22 April, the date of Stephen’s death. The Day is marked officially in the British calendar as a celebration of Stephen’s life and legacy.
UNISON London area organiser Remmi Sexton said: “It was only fair that these workers received pay justice. The dedicated and committed healthcare assistants and care support workers […]
On 21 February, Bill Acharjee from the Black members committee attended a cross party roundtable event in Portcullis House aimed at combatting racism
- Date
- 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 […]
- Date
- 7 July 2023 10:30am–1:00pm
- Location
- UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY and on Teams
Do you want meet with other UNISON Bi+ members and have a say in the work that UNISON does for Bi+ equality in the workplace? If you do, this is the meeting for you! This meeting will be a hybrid meeting, so you can either attend in person at the UNISON centre, or on teams. […]