- Conference
- 2016 National Black Members' Conference
- Date
- 24 September 2015
- Decision
- Carried
Last summer, Israel launched another deadly assault on Gaza. Over 2200 Palestinians were killed and tens of thousands are still homeless.
Currently, people in Gaza are living amongst the rubble of their homes, without proper running water or electricity.
One year on and the problems left by this assault are still visible. We want to send a clear message to the UK government: enough is enough. It’s time to tell Israel to end its siege on Gaza and end its occupation of Palestine.
In today’s day and age, a blatant disregard for human life and such violent attacks on humanity itself is deplored by UNISON Black Members.
Conference therefore calls upon the National Black Members Committee to:
1)Reaffirm UNISON’s support for the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the Stop the War Coalition and ask branches to continue to support by donations to both organisations
2)Work with Labour Link for the promotion of peace, human and democratic rights, trade union rights and social justice in Palestine
3)Raise awareness of the Palestinian issue in an article to be published in UNISON’s Black Action Magazine.