Prospect rep honoured

Satnam Ner, an activist for professional and managerial union Prospect, has been presented with the 2010 One Workplace Equality Award by Scotland’s deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon for his campaigning on workplace equality issues.

The reward is in recognition of Ner’s dedication to ensuring equality issues are included in all policies and practices within his workplace, in particular issues facing black and minority ethnic workers.

“I hope that this award will encourage more reps in Prospect and other unions to take on the equality rep’s role so that they can work constructively with their employers to continue making a difference,” said Ner.

Satnam’s work on promoting race equality extends beyond his workplace to the STUC General Council on which he sits, as well as the STUC’s black workers’ committee where, having been elected for 11 consecutive years, he is the longest serving member.He has also been active within the STUC’s “unions into schools” initiative.