Black Members

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Launching UNISON Scotland’s of Year of Black Workers

Scottish Black Member Committee has two main objectives:

  • To raise a positive profile of the committee within UNISON.
  • To increase participation of black members in UNISON’s work, in Scotland.

Read about UNISON’s Year of Black Workers on our campaign page

Scottish Black Members Committee implements the above two objectives. All those who contribute to the are volunteers, who allocate time and energy to tackle issues affecting Black members in Scotland.

We thrive on support and fresh ideas of its members. To know more about what we do? Why not join us now to support our cause.

Scottish Black Members Committee needs you, if you have some thing to say. Scottish Black Members Committee always welcomes a new comer, keen activists, and those who can make Scottish Black Members Committee go from strength to strength.

Raising awareness of racism in the workplace

Scottish black members committee have produced this video on raising awareness of racism and racial discrimination in the workplace. The ...

Review of 2023 Year of Black Workers

Watch our short film reviewing UNISON Scotland's 2023 Year of Black Workers. Throughout 2023 UNISON prioritised the important issues that ...

Scottish Black Members’ Networking Day – 28 October

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Scottish Black Members' Networking Day is an opportunity for Black Members across Scotland to meet committee members, Black Members officers ...

Briefing 132 – Housing and the Cost of Living Crisis

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Rising housing costs are driving people into poverty. This briefing presents the findings of new research, based on a survey ...

Conference 2023 : Ethnicity pay gap

Conference 2023 : Ethnicity pay gap
Black members continue to face disparity in rates of pay and UNISON must continue to fight for equality. Members spoke ...

Year of Black Workers launch in Glasgow City Chambers

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UNISON Scotland Black workers committee officially launched its campaign in Glasgow City Chambers. Speakers celebrated the work of the committee, ...

For archive news for UNISON Scotland Black Members see https://unison-scotland.org.uk/blackmembers/index.html