Orbit Bin Liners letter to Bernie Grant
This is a letter dated 5 March 1986 from Orbital Plastics Limited to Bernie Grant, then leader of the Haringey Council. The letter responds to the Council’s decision to purchase black refuse sacks by…
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Bernie Grant Letter to the Mail on Sunday
This document is a letter written by Bernie Grant, then Leader of Haringey Council, addressed to the editor of the Mail on Sunday in June 1986. Grant responds to two published stories that he…
BTUSM statement (combine to pdf)
This document is a statement from the Black Trade Unionists Solidarity Movement (BTUSM) dated 30 October 1983, condemning the US invasion of Grenada. It outlines demands including the immediate withdrawal of foreign troops and…
Black International Construction Organisation
This document is a letter dated 31 July 1996 from the UK Commission for Racial Equality addressed to Bernie Grant MP concerning the Black International Construction Organisation (BICO). It discusses a complaint alleging that…
Global Trade Centre
The Global Trade Centre (GTC), founded by the late Bernie Grant MP in 1997 and based in Tottenham, was created to promote international trade as a way to boost local regeneration and employment. It…
BTUSM newsletter
This newsletter is the first issue of the Black Trade Unionists Solidarity Movement (BTUSM), highlighting the urgent concerns of Black trade unionists about racism within British society and the labor movement. It expresses opposition…
Bernie Grant letter to BTUSM after rioting
This letter from Bernie Grant to the London Steering Committee of the Black Trade Unionists Solidarity Movement addresses the urgent need for black trade unionists to organize in response to recent rioting and ongoing…
BTUSM conference poster
This poster announces the 1983 conference of the Black Trade Unionists Solidarity Movement held at County Hall, London. The event featured international Black speakers and aimed to promote unity and solidarity among Black trade…
Morning Star: Up Against Racism in the Unions
This 1983 Morning Star article features an interview with Bernie Grant, a prominent Black British trade unionist and local government leader. It discusses the founding of the Black Trade Unionists Solidarity Movement, which aimed…
Black Workers Conference poster
This poster announces a Black Workers Conference held on September 12th, 1981, in Birmingham. It was organized by a steering committee formed by black trade unionists concerned about the unique challenges faced by black…
