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Unite delegate Susan Matthews gave a barnstorming speech as she moved a composite on the impact of AI in the workplace on Tuesday (September 10) at TUC Congress. Susan acknowledged that the scale of the impact of AI across all sectors was “far-reaching and only beginning to be understood”. She highlighted the work Unite has […]
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Unite Equalities is gearing up to mark International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition on Friday, August 23 with a special webinar. The webinar, which is open to everyone and will take place from 12.30-2pm, will be chaired by chair of Unite’s National BAEM Committee Susan Matthews alongside teacher and […]
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Unite is celebrating Windrush Day on Saturday (June 22), marking 76 years since the arrival of the Empire Windrush after the Second World War. The ship brought hundreds of West Indian men, women and children and is considered emblematic of the ‘Windrush generation’ – people from the Caribbean who played a vital role in rebuilding […]
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It’s National Blood Week this week (June 10-16), when the NHS gives a “big push for new donors ahead of summer and urges the nation’s giving types to book an appointment to save lives”. In the story below, we hear from Unite activist Torkwase Holmes and the work she’s doing to promote blood donation. — […]
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Unite has released a new film which features the ‘lost voices’ of Bristol Bus Boycott women pioneers. The film was produced as part of a commemoration event at the Tony Benn House in Bristol. You can watch the film below: Film by Jake Roberts
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Unite unveiled a plaque to commemorate the Bristol Bus Boycott at an event in its South West offices at Tony Benn House last night (April 30). The Bristol Bus Boycott began in 1963, when a group of young West Indian activists led a boycott of the Bristol Omnibus Company for refusing to recruit black and […]
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Every day over the Christmas period, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2023. Today, we look back at Unite celebrating its first-ever National Black History Month awards gala in October. — Unite celebrated its first-ever National Black History Month awards gala in Birmingham last week – and what a celebration it […]
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NHS workers at Barts Health NHS Trust have overwhelmingly voted for a campaign of industrial action today by a margin of 95 per cent in a dispute over low pay and safe staffing. The workers and their representatives will meet over the coming days to agree strike dates. Last year Unite activists and union reps […]
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Today (August 23), Unite marks what has been designated by UNESCO as the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. Unite Equalities urges everyone to commemorate the day and fight the racist legacy of the transatlantic slave trade in their statement below: In 1555, John Lok became the first recorded […]
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Unite paid tribute to a giant of the trade union movement, trailblazer of union education, and tireless anti-racist campaigner Avtar Singh Jouhl after his death earlier this month. Unite colleagues joined hundreds of others at Avtar’s funeral, which was held last Saturday (October 22). Honouring Avtar’s legacy has never been more important than now, especially […]
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As a young person desperately trying to enter the job market at the height of the last major economic crisis, Newport Labour councillor and Unite member Majid Rahman is eager to help young people get…Read more…
It’s not genetics, vitamin D, underlying conditions, or lifestyle choices causing disproportionate deaths of black and Asian people from Covid-19. It is poverty and racism, says a report by Doctors…Read more…
The government has come under fierce criticism after commissioning a report on racial disparities in the UK, which critics including Unite have said has failed to take seriously the lived experiences…Read more…
Despite Black and Asian ethnic minority (BAEM) NHS staff playing a leading role in the battle against coronavirus, they have endured increasing levels of workplace discrimination and bullying,…Read more…
Low paid cleaners, employed by multi-million pound outsourcing company Mitie, have been left fearing for their jobs after the company reneged on a previous agreement regarding training. The workers,…Read more…
This week, on the first anniversary of the UK’s first lockdown, UNITElive is featuring some of the top stories we have covered on the pandemic and our members’ contributions, concerns and…Read more…
Every October, Unite’s headquarters holds its annual Black History Month event, featuring a range of speakers and the ever-popular buffet of African, Asian and Caribbean foods which sees Unite’s…Read more…
The vital importance of the Black Lives Matter movement in overcoming racial inequality was discussed on Saturday (September 19) at Labour’s Women Connected conference, which was part of the main…Read more…
On the final day of TUC Congress 2020 on Tuesday (September 15), delegates held a wide-ranging debate on tackling racism. Systemic racism has risen to the top of the agenda this year especially amid…Read more…
Unite assistant general secretary Diana Holland spoke passionately at Congress today (September 14) in a debate about the unequal impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on ethnic minorities, working…Read more…