Two motions concerning Black members were debated on the same morning UNISON beat the government over Windrush in the High Court
2023 year of Black Workers
Meeting hears reports from general secretary and presidential team, recommits to work on Gaza, and discusses plans for national delegate conference
Delegates met in Milton Keynes to tackle a wide-ranging agenda
‘We know that, together, we can make the UK a place where Black people are never left underrepresented, undervalued or underpaid’
This year’s Black History Month, in October, is themed ‘Saluting our Sisters’. UNISON is using the month to celebrate exceptional women working in health
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UNISON’s Year of Black Workers is an opportunity to celebrate the union’s long history of challenging racism in the workplace and come up with practical steps for further change
Christina McAnea salutes a year of successful striking and campaigning, in a rousing conference speech
Black workers in local government face multiple forms of discrimination, including bullying, racial harassment and a lack of opportunities for promotion
UNISON were delighted to be joined by Chris Smalls, the founder and President of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) and his colleagues, Gerald Bryson, President and Co-Founder of The Congress of Essential Workers (TCOEW) and Jordan Flowers, Co-Founder of the ALU and TCOEW. In 2020, Chris led a staged walk out that garnered national attention […]
YOBW campaign successes and highlights to date: Activities and information that are currently on the UNISON resources and bargaining section of the Black members webpage: Ethnicity Pay Gap PowerPoint Presentation Year of Black Worker LGBT+ PowerPoint Quiz We will be launching a new toolkit at the National Delegate Conference in June, aimed at activists, and […]
One Team values more important than ever, the national executive council heard today
To all our Black LGBT+ activists past and present, we thank you for your activism and for making our union what it is today
UNISON higher education delegates agree to build on the ‘legacy’ of the union’s Year of Disabled Workers
A year-long focus on the important issues that affect Black members and their everyday lives
Connecting Generations and Improving Workplaces through Legacy and Change Whilst progress in the workplace for the Black worker in terms of tackling structural, systemic, and institutional racism has been evident, it has been painfully slow. In 2022, London CNN Business reported that 41% of Black workers in the UK have suffered racism in the workplace […]