Blog: Because Black disabled lives matter

During the course of this pandemic, it has become evident that workers like ourselves, who are both Black and disabled, are more likely to be disproportionately affected by COVID-19 than non-Black and non-disabled workers.
Why? We’re more likely to be working in frontline, low-paid jobs. We’re also more likely to face dual discrimination related to our disability and ethnicity. We’re even more likely to die from COVID-19.
Like all of UNISON’s Black disabled members, we ha