Events

New stewards (hybrid)

23 March 2026

UNISON Eastern, Church Lane House, Church Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 1NH and Online

This hybrid course is for all new UNISON stewards in the Eastern region. It introduces the role, details responsibilities and gives information about support and resources available and leads to ERA accreditation. This blended course combines online educational materials and opportunities for interaction online. What will the course help me to do? Understand the role […]

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New stewards (hybrid)

20 April 2026

Church Lane House, Chelmsford, CM1 1NH and online

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Stewards recertification – 29/30 April

29 April 2026

Higdon House, Kempson Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7AR

Every five years UNISON expects our reps to participate in a course to learn about the new requirements, processes, legal changes and organising initiatives from across the union. Why take it? This is an opportunity for you to step outside of your current practice and reflect on what works for you as a UNISON rep […]

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Making equalities central to your union practice

29 April 2026 10:00am–4:00pm

Online via Teams

Equality is written into our rules and policies. But making equality part of everyday business is no small task. This course explores internal and external tools, which can support equality bargaining, negotiating, and representation. It also looks at how to identify equality themes in organising and recruitment, as well as considering the different equality roles […]

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