Take the UNISON equality survey – you could win three nights for two people at Croyde Bay Holiday Resort
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Unison Branch Executive Committee – Vacant Officer Positions
The Branch Executive Committee currently has vacancies for: Welfare Secretary LGBT Officer male – job share Equality Officer Membership & Recruitment Officer Education Secretary Communications Officer Youth Officer International Relations Officer Job descriptions for each post are…Read more…
Union urges universities to ‘get houses in order’ on race
Figures show Black workers to be under-represented in higher education workforce
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Pirouetting onto the UNISON stage
Tamar Dixon started out as a dancer, but has since pursued a new passion as a teaching assistant. And with her new job she also discovered UNISON
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Agreement on building fire and rescue equality welcomed
Employers, unions and other stakeholders sign memorandum of understanding
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Save Our Services: How cuts are hitting Black people
Black workers are usually the first to lose their job in a recession – and this has been true for services provided by local government in the latest recession
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Vice president pledges to continue the fight against intolerance
Carol Sewell also pays tribute to president Eric Roberts as she addresses Black members’ conference
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Black members’ conference tackles a range of issues
Busy morning looks at impact of Brexit, mental health issues, immigration and austerity, London mayoral election and Black representation
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Violence and abuse top the agenda at Black members’ conference
A busy afternoon at UNISON’s Black members’ conference began with Tania Ebosi McKee, for the national black members’ committee, introducing a motion on #BlackLivesMatter – solidarity to…Read more…
‘Hate is not anything someone is born with’
Black members’ conference discusses the challenge of fighting back against racism and Islamophobia
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‘It’s impossible? No it’s not!’
Dawn Butler MP addresses Black members’ conference and encourages delegates to put themselves forward as leaders
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Black members’ conference stress importance of building the union
Delegates discuss ways to increase engagement and encourage new activists to come forward
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‘Yes we can!’ UNISON Black members stress the need to fight back
Opening speeches to 2017 Black members’ conference come as Donald Trump is made US president, but members vow not to let bigotry win
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Let’s talk about racism
TUC asks Black workers and others to share any experiences of workplace racism, using an online survey which runs to 27 February
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Black worker representation in the police and justice sector ‘going in the wrong direction’
A white applicant to the police force has a better chance of getting a job than a Black applicant in more than two thirds of UK forces, UNISON’s police and justice conference heard today.
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UNISON launches Nelson Mandela Award
UNISON has launched the inaugural Nelson Mandela award, which will go to a Black member who has gone ‘above and beyond’ to represent Black members.
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Retired members sought for UNISON self-organised group conferences
National retired members’ organisations asks for submissions from members wanting to attend disabled members’, LGBT members’, Black members and women’s conferences as delegates in October, November,…Read more…
Are we making a difference for equality in your workplace?
Can you spare five minutes to help UNISON win equality in the workplace?
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♡ UNISON: it encouraged me to become the person I am
‘UNISON has backed me up … has encouraged me to become the person I am’
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♡ UNISON: it’s there to back you up
UNISON is a group of people having the same interests and the same cause
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