On 21 February, Bill Acharjee from the Black members committee attended a cross party roundtable event in Portcullis House aimed at combatting racism
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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 […]
The latest edition of the UNISON South East Black members newsletter has been published now.
- Date
- 13 October 2023 10:00am–4:30pm
- Location
- UNISON Centre, London
How to be a Good Trans Ally (and preparing for Year of the LGBT+ Worker) Delivered by Michael Etheridge This workshop aims to identify the role of a trans ally […]
- Date
- 25 November 2023 8:00pm–11:30pm
- Location
- Cowley Workers Social Club, Between Towns Road, Oxford, OX4 3LZ
To celebrate 2023 Year of Black Workers, our Oxfordshire Health and Oxford City branches have organised a party night at the Cowley Workers Social Club in Oxford. the event is open to all UNISON Black members and includes a sit down meal and live music from Sir Sambo Sound. Cost: – £5 for members of […]
- Date
- 10 October 2023 1:00pm–2:00pm
- Location
- Online event
We are celebrating Black History Month and 2023 Year of Black Workers. This is an online event with UNISON policy officer Narmada Thiranagama taking place on Microsoft Teams. From Windrush to the workplace we will be talking about UNISON’s campaign to defend migrant workers, refugees and Black communities. To register, please email l.obadiah@unison.co.uk. Outcome
UNISON South East Black members committee co-chair Skip Bawa writes about his experience of Black History Month
Equality is at the heart of everything we do as a union, and we want to make it as easy as possible for you to get involved. We hope the new and innovative UNISON South East interactive Equality Calendar will be useful for you in knowing when equality events and training which interest you are […]
- Date
- 22 February 2024 12:00pm–1:00pm
- Location
- Online meeting
The Regional Black Members Committee represents Black members at a regional level, helping to develop campaigns and inform policy.
The branch hope their new toolkit will aid members in identifying and confronting racism in the workplace
- Date
- 29 July 2022 10:30am–12:00pm
- Location
- Online event
This online workshop will cover: Understanding racism in the workplace and awareness of the tools to tackle it. Being aware of why people do not speak out when they are victims or witness racism. Being aware of support organisations that are there to help report racism. Understanding what an employer should be doing to protect […]
Show Racism the Red Card has launched a new video which follows the stories of frontline NHS staff as they recount their experience of racial discrimination at work. The film has contributions from UNISON members and Roger McKenzie, Assistant General Secretary of UNISON, along with a number of high profile footballers from Show Racism the […]
Anyone can be infected by COVID-19. But it’s increasingly clear that that’s where the equality ends
Reviewing the year at our 2017 Black members AGM and putting plans in place for next twelve months