From Windrush to the summer’s far-right riots, UNISON’s Black members have important stories to tell
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Speaking on behalf of the TUC, Sara Gorton’s evidence focussed on the relationship between the trade unions and the employer bodies and NHS England
TUC and UNISON event gave Black health workers the chance to have their experiences heard and recorded
Two motions concerning Black members were debated on the same morning UNISON beat the government over Windrush in the High Court
First Black female MP blazed a trail
‘Racism exists in the NHS’ – a report shows, for instance, 63% of Black workers feel they’re subjected to greater scrutiny than white colleagues
‘No woman in public life should have to accept this kind of abuse and intimidation’
Conference hears that Black communities are more likely to experience mental health difficulties, due to racism and other factors
Continued activism is crucial as the government accused of ‘writing a new chapter in the history of racism in the UK’
High Court will hear how former home secretary Suella Braverman reneged on key recommendations from the Windrush scandal inquiry
Ameen Hadi was nominated as a passionate and dedicated anti-racist and advocate for equality, equity, diversity and inclusion.
UNISON joined love Music, Hate Racism, Stand Up to Racism and the National Education Union on a float at this year’s Notting Hill Carnival
Suella Braverman has abandoned the commitment to key measures that would prevent another Windrush scandal
If Windrush had never docked, we wouldn’t be celebrating 75 years of our treasured NHS this year, because many of that generation went to work in the health service
‘I am standing here 30 years later because of you, and all the other different unions who have been with us over the past 30 years’