It has been reported in the media (BBC London News 6.6.09) that the Metropolitan Police Service in 2008 had stopped 170,000 people which led to only 65 arrests under the Government’s stop and Search Act. This statement if true is disgraceful and needs to be placed in some sort of context. UNISON has long been […]
Conference motions
After the disastrous results which saw the BNP pick up two European parliament seats, there is not doubt that the feeling of the British public has been widely expressed throughout the political process during the Council and European elections. They have delivered damning verdict the Labour government’s proposals to impose a National Identification card to […]
No-one is more aware than the Black Members of the biggest public services union in the UK that the proportion of our customers from Black and minority ethnic communities is rising exponentially. Consequently, increasing numbers of those interfacing with statutory and other agencies are unable to communicate in English, and are dependent on the services […]
Conference notes that there have been a number of motions regarding attendance at national conferences and the mapping of Black members. What is needed is a framework for ongoing and effective evidence based monitoring and scrutiny of these key challenges to Black members’ participation, retention and organisation. Each and every UNISON organised conference, seminar and […]
In section 3.1, at the end of the bullet points add a new point: ·The Black Women’s Caucus Group.