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“Since 2010 Black public service workers have had to put up with a lot from this government.”

Join the demonstration on 21 March – the United Nations Anti-Racism Day

Black members stressed the importance of registering to vote at the annual conference in Brighton earlier this month

More than 250 Filipino health workers take part in weekend protest at Daily Mail office

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis speaks at TUC race relations fringe

UNISON encourages members to mark Black History Month every year and to organise and recruit around it.

Tackling racism ‘is one of our most urgent tasks – we cannot let it slide off our agenda,’ general secretary tells London celebration

Date

27 June 2015 11:00am–4:30pm

Location

UNISON Eastern Region, St. Edmunds House, Lower Baxter Street, Bury Saint Edmunds, IP33 1ET

Tackling racism is essential because it destroys trade union solidarity, divides us and sets us against each other.

Speaking at the UNISON Black members conference in North Wales, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “The first responsibility of any union wanting to challenge racism must be to take it on in the workplace. Then we have to challenge it in our economy. “In these tough times it’s more important than ever not to […]

You have three loves: your family, your partner, and then the movement that you would do anything for

Black members met in Llandudno in late January to debate a range a motions and reaffirm their commitment to building the union and fighting injustice

UNISON is a group of people having the same interests and the same cause

‘UNISON has backed me up … has encouraged me to become the person I am’

Date

19 March 2016 12:00pm

Location

Assemble at Portland Place, London