Challenging racism in the workplace is central to UNISON’s work.
Racism deepens the exploitation of Black workers – through open bullying and harassment to structural issues covertly disadvantaging Black workers.
It takes a strong organising and bargaining response to put this right.
This course and resources offer a range of ideas and checklists for activists to help them incorporate anti-racism in their day-to-day campaigning, organising, recruitment and negotiation work, which in turn will help end the isolation felt by many Black workers and encourage proactive involvement in fighting for a fairer workplace.
Following a decision of national delegate conference, all reps and branch officers are expected to undertake this training within three years of being appointed.
This course is only for branches covered by UNISON’s Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire team. If you’re in another branch, please ask your branch secretary about training.
What will the course cover?
The aims of this course are:
- To raise your awareness of the opportunity’s equality law provides to identify institutional racism and ensure that the issues are dealt with
- To improve your knowledge of the tools you can use to engage with your employer on tackling race discrimination
- To explore how an organising approach can be taken to tackling racism in the workplace
- To build confidence in negotiating with employers and anticipating any challenges
- To develop a realistic action plan for the branch
Can I get time off to learn?
Yes, if you are in a recognised workplace the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 and the 1997 Safety Representative and Safety Committee Regulations give you the right to time off with pay to attend trade union courses. You just have to give your employer reasonable notice.
Guidance towards establishing what constitutes reasonable time off can be found in the ACAS Code of Practice.
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