UNISON responds to George Floyd’s murder case
"Others who abuse their power must be held to account before the law"
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Category: black members
Staying safe during Ramadan
UNISON’s national Black members’ committee wishes ’a blessed Ramadan Mubarak to our Muslim members’ and highlights guidance on staying safe
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UNISON to help lead union response to the racism report
The union will work with the TUC to address the discredited report from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, which downplays structural and institutional racism
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Blog: The importance of Black people standing up for their rights
The UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination reminds us all of what is at stake in the fight against racism
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Meet Rakiya Suleiman – Winner of the 2021 Nelson Mandela Award
In 2015, the National Black Members’ Conference established the Nelson Mandela Award, to be presented each year to a member who has ‘gone above and beyond’ for Black people – within the union and in...
Universities call for urgent action on racial harassment in higher education
"Black staff and students must have the same opportunities to develop their studies and careers as their white counterparts."
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Blog: This avoidable crisis
The Lawrence Review endorses UNSION's view that decades of discrimination have left Black communities over-exposed and under-protected from COVID-19
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Society must do more to tackle structural racism, says UNISON
Urgent action needed to protect Black communities from second wave
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Employers must do all they can to reduce Covid impact on Black staff, says UNISON
Findings of risk assessments must be implemented
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Bristol health branch helps show racists the red card
'People voiced exactly how they felt. They pulled no punches'
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