As part of our activities for UNISON 2023 Year of Black Workers, we have created this new bespoke programme of training for Black members.
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 […]
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
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.
Tuesday 21 March 2023 For immediate release UNISON secures pay rise for healthcare assistants at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Healthcare assistants and care support workers at a leading London NHS Trust will see their annual pay rise by nearly £2,000 following a UNISON campaign, the union says today (Tuesday). South London and Maudsley […]
On 21 February, Bill Acharjee from the Black members committee attended a cross party roundtable event in Portcullis House aimed at combatting racism
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. […]
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 […]
A meeting to give disabled Black members a chance to network and agree amendments to National Disabled Members Conference
A meeting to give disabled Black members a chance to network and agree motions to National Disabled Members Conference.
Race Equality Week is an annual UK-wide movement uniting thousands of organisations and individuals to address the barriers to race equality in the workplace. Across the week there will be a number of virtual events creating an open discussion with industry leaders from various sectors. Now there is a need to galvanise and maximise impact […]
Delegates make their voices heard at Scottish city’s International Conference Centre
Welcoming UNISON’s Year of Black Workers, the general secretary said: “Our union is stronger because of our Black members”