Monday was pretty wet, windy and rainy but being from North Wales originally – I was used to it. I had some UNISON stuff to sort out in the morning and my first fringe was “Why we need to track social economic diversity to break the class ceiling…Read more…
Windrush 75th anniversary – London UNISON & Newham
This evening I attended two events remembering and celebrating the 75th anniversary of the ship, Empress Windrush, docking at Tilbury Port, Essex in 1948 with several hundred West Indian migrants, who came to the “motherland” in order to fi…Read more…
UNISON National Delegate Conference 2022: Day 3 (Why hasn’t our NEC resigned yet?)
This morning I started the day with another slow jog along the Brighton beach front. During breakfast at the hotel my branch delegation agreed which 6 motions that we want to be “prioritised” for debate on Friday afternoon (the infamous UNISON …Read more…
Some employers only paying lip service to Black staff’s Covid fears
The stakes are too high for employers to get this wrong
The article Some employers only paying lip service to Black staff’s Covid fears first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON extends solidarity to women in pensions appeal hearing
Court of Appeal will decide on lost pensions for women born in the 1950s
The article UNISON extends solidarity to women in pensions appeal hearing first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Step up, stand up and speak out against racism
The murder of George Floyd and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black communities has focused attention on inequality and racism. UNISON head of equality Gloria Mills looks at the union’s…Read more…
UNISON’s “Goodbye and thanks” to Rodney Bickerstaff
On Thursday I went to a packed out memorial in the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster to celebrate the life of our former UNISON General Secretary, Rodney Bickerstaff. The meeting was compered by UNISON National officer for Equalities, Gloria Mills,…Read more…
Gloria Mills elected as ETUC women’s committee president
Union congratulates senior equalities officer on new role in European trade unionism
The article Gloria Mills elected as ETUC women’s committee president first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…