Patrick Roach of teachers’ union NASUWT says policy would not end discrimination against black workers
A “colour-blind” approach to the levelling up agenda would have a damaging effect on black workers, the UK’s most senior black union leader has warned.
Dr Patrick Roach, the general secretary of the NASUWT, the teachers’ union, and chair of the TUC anti-racism taskforce, said that the vast body of evidence shows black workers are discriminated against when they’re seeking employment, miss out on opportunities for career development and progression and find themselves disproportionately more likely to lose their jobs.
