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Racism at Work ReportDate: 15 April 2008
A report into the experiences of Usdaw members. Usdaw has led the way in campaigning against violence and abuse at work. Our Freedom From Fear Campaign continues to be a phenomenal success and has led to some real changes in the way abuse of staff is handled by employers and the police. It is important that our work on abuse and violence at work carries on. One of the ways we can develop this work is by finding out more about the issues facing particular groups of members. Violence and abuse is not the same for all our groups of members and Usdaw wants to develop a better understanding of this. One group of members whose experiences we still know very little about is our Black and Asian members. They face violence and abuse at work just the same as any other members but with the added burden of racism. So we wanted to find out more about what life is like for Black and Asian staff working in Usdaw organised workplaces. How are they treated by customers? Is racism a problem and if so where is it coming from? What can Usdaw do to make a difference? During 2006 Usdaw ran a survey of members to try and find answers to these questions. The following report is an attempt to shed light on what is going on at work for our Black and Asian members. Theirs is a voice that sometimes struggles to be heard, at work and in the Union, especially where Black and Asian staff are in a minority. Our challenge now is to translate words into action. At the end of this report you will find an Usdaw action plan. This sets out what we are going to do to try and make Usdaw organised workplaces racist free, as well as violence free, zones. This is work for all of us whether we are Black, Asian or white. It is in all our interests to challenge racism - we cannot create zero tolerance workplaces unless we stop abuse in all its forms. Finally can I thank all the members and reps who together helped distribute and respond to the Working Against Racism Survey which informed this report.
John Hannett Racism at Work Report was correct at date of publication April 2008. Download File: If you do not have the software to download this attachment you can download it here. Resources Library Equality
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