- Conference
- 2012 National Black Members' Conference
- Date
- 20 September 2011
- Decision
- Carried as Amended
Conference notes the revised and improved version of the UNISON Challenging Racism in the Workplace Toolkit.
In the Northern Region, we have encouraged branches to organize specific training for branch officers, representatives and lay members and this we would hope is being replicated elsewhere in other regions.
In the East Midlands we have worked closely with the branch’s in our region to promote access to the Challenging Racism in the Workplace (CRW) training amongst all members of the RBMC and in to all stewards in their branch’s. We have regular discussions at committee meetings and have used the RBMC fora to raise issues of concern and agree improvements on the process for Black members facing race discrimination or who have had to use the Race Case Protocol.
So, as an aid to understanding how many branches commissioned or undertaken this vital training, we ask the National Black Members Committee to implement an audit of branches of who have actually:
1.Included training on the Challenging Racism in the Workplace Toolkit in their annual calender of training events
2.Undertaken actual training on the Challenging Racism in the Workplace toolkit
3.Indicate the level of participation in the Challenging Racism in the Workplace training, that is whether the training was aimed at Lay members, Representatives, or Branch Officers or all the above.
4.Ensured that CRW is assessed as part of the branch JABO process.
5.Identified how many Black members have been subjected to race discrimination
6.Recorded locally and discussed with Black Members Officers and at branch and stewards meetings the level of race complaints being dealt with both informally and formally.
7.Liaise with RBMC’s and national sog structures on potential improvements to the CRW Toolkit to ensure a cross equality approach always has race discrimination at its heart.