Search Results for “Local government” tagged black members

UNISON given go-ahead to join judicial review of government inaction over Windrush

High Court will hear how former home secretary Suella Braverman reneged on key recommendations from the Windrush scandal inquiry

News on the UNISON National site.

Local government delegates urged to get the vote out

UNISON’s local government conference kicked off in Brighton this morning, with a rallying call to activists to win a big turnout in the current ballot on pay

Article on the UNISON National site.

Local government unions launch petition for decent pay

UNISON, the GMB and UNITE have launched a petition to call for decent pay in local government

Article on the UNISON National site.

How you can help local government members

Council and school workers on NJC pay terms in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will strike on 10 July – and you can support them

Article on the UNISON National site.

The Employment of Black Workers in Local Government and Schools in Wales and England

Research report using survey results looking at the employment of Black workers in local government

Media on the UNISON National site.

Black members’ conference vows to continue the legacy of the Year of Black Workers

Continued activism is crucial as the government accused of ‘writing a new chapter in the history of racism in the UK’

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Save Our Services: How cuts are hitting Black people

These figures also have another story to tell – how local cuts have particularly affected Black women. Black women were disproportionately affected by job […]

Blogs on the UNISON National site.

Tahir’s youth mission

Mr Nassim encouraged Tahir to volunteer at a local youth club. For two years, he worked for three evenings a week, walking about a mile each way, to […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Delegates discuss motions on equalities issues and the cuts

Delegates at UNISON’s local government conference completed their conference this afternoon with a series of debates around equalities issues and the cuts

Article on the UNISON National site.

EPSU leader spells out the Europe we want

EPSU general secretary Jan Willem Goudriaan’s message to UNISON’s local government conference was that we could change Europe for the betterment of the majority of its people

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON seeks judicial review of home secretary over Windrush

But the anniversary comes amid continued controversy over the government’s mistreatment of the Windrush generation. UNISON is currently working with other parties in a […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

President thanks Black members for all their work

“You make a difference – you make people’s lives better.” Talking of a government working to “undermine and punish working people”, he cited the rise in household debt, rising […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Taking the fair pay fight onto the streets

UNISON has hailed the local government strike as an overwhelming success, with more than one million public service workers on picket lines and at rallies in protest over their pay offer

Article on the UNISON National site.

Tournament builds ‘kick racism out of football’ message

Thanet UNISON sends out strong message with football event for local young people

Article on the UNISON National site.

Help save the equality duty

Sign a new petition to protect the public sector equality duty from the government’s so-called war on red tape

Article on the UNISON National site.