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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

 The Regional Council AGM agreed a motion affirming its support for the Year of the Black Worker in particular to ensure the regional race equality campaign remains a […]

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. […]

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 […]

Date

9 August 2023 11:00am–1:30pm

Location

UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY

These meetings have been arranged to allow space for members from under-represented groups within disabled members self organisation to network and […]

Date

22 June 2023 2:00pm–4:30pm

Location

UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY

These meetings have been arranged to allow space for members from under-represented groups within disabled members self organisation to network and […]

Date

6 – 12 February 2023

Location

UK wide

Now there is a need to galvanise and maximise impact through a nationwide collaboration for real change. Find out more about events taking place near you […]

This year is UNISON’s Year of Black Workers UNISON has 185,000 Black members, most of whom work in health and local government services, with significant numbers working in social care and schools. Many deliver frontline services, and many are low paid. UNISON national officer for race equality Margaret Greer said: “The Year of Black Workers […]

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 […]

Date

28 March 2022 12:00pm–1:30pm

Location

TBC

Branches are invited to register delegations, nominations, and motions for the upcoming meeting of the SE Regional Black Members AGM.

Date

9 December 2022 10:00am–12:30pm

Location

UNISON Centre, London

The Regional Black Members Committee represents Black members at a regional level, helping to develop campaigns and inform policy.