Search Results for “Local government” tagged Black history month

We’re committed to our legal action against the government’s decision to renege on actions that would give justice to victims of the Windrush scandal and […]

‘An injustice to one is and injustice to All’’. Local Unity This is vital in your own workplaces, and branches. Black workers can build a collective […]

The stakes are too high for employers to get this wrong

There is prominent national news coverage as well as coverage in specialist and local press. The history of Notting Hill Carnival which is linked to the struggle for race equality […]

Helga Pile and May Parsons were placed in the top 10 most influential Black people in English health by the Health Service Journal

Find your local Community Health Council here.       […]

Activists should challenge employers on their commitment to Black workers

Most recently, we’ve been campaigning against the government’s Rwanda policy, adopted the All Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims' definition of […]

If you’re a UNISON member and would like to get involved with your local Black members' group, contact your branch […]

My career in the UK started by working for the local health authority, then Lambeth, Lewisham and Southward health authorities, and the Institute of […]

Former UNISON president Eleanor Smith reflects on an historic general election victory and her first months as an MP

Speaking in mid-October, Kebba said: “I am honoured and proud to confirm that the Welsh government has accepted our representation that Black history should and will be taught as part of the […]

Everton were playing host to local rivals Liverpool in the fifth round of the FA Cup, when England striker John Barnes – who’d […]

‘People voiced exactly how they felt. They pulled no punches’

Shantha David is the first Black or Asian woman to head the legal services team of a trade union – not just the first at UNISON, but the first anywhere in the UK