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Go home vans should be driven off our streets

Banning the ads would be the right thing to do, but the fact that the Home Office think that this type of advertising is acceptable, shows how low this Government is prepared to stoop

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

How is austerity affecting the LGBT community?

Help our research to uncover the effect austerity is having, whether you are an LGBT service user or working providing services

Article on the UNISON National site.

Recruit to fight racism, say Eastern Black members

Black members in Eastern region have pledged to do all they can to support recruitment work

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.

What keeps you awake at night?

Take the UNISON survey and get the chance to win a mini e-reader

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON condemns ‘shocking and horrific’ murder of soldier Lee Rigby

Conference agrees to organise high-profile anti-racist campaign in wake of brutal murder

Article on the UNISON National site.

Delegates vote to kick racism out of football

Union concerned about lack of action by football federations against racism on and off the pitch

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.

Conference hears of impact of cuts on Black people

Two fifths of Black workers live in low-income households: more than the national average

Article on the UNISON National site.

Help fight back against the attack on the equality duty

You can help the fight back against attacks on the equality duty by asking your MP to ask them to sign an early day motion reaffirming commitment to the duty

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON condemns racists for capitalising on soldier’s murder

June meeting of NEC also notes success of recruitment drive, sends support to Mid Yorkshire members and prepares for delegates conference

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON hosts the launch of Show Racism the Red Card schools’ toolkit

UNISON Northern regions hosts launch of Show Racism the Red Card schools’ toolkit

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON gives evidence to the equality duty review

Union says it has only been two years since the Public Sector Equality Duty came into force and this review is premature

Article on the UNISON National site.

Black members’ conference 2014

Date
17 – 19 January 2014
Location
The Brighton Centre

The national conference of UNISON’s Black members’ self-organised group, to discuss issues and set policy affecting Black members.

Event on the UNISON National site.

NBMC conference decisions now available

A full record is now available of all this year’s conference decisions

Article on the UNISON National site.